So, your explanation as to why the Canadian women are doing well is that the rest of world isn't trying? LOL, that's a pretty typical Canadian response but it seems absurd to me, I would suggest that only a few countries invest less money than Canada on their Olympians.
The Women's soccer team just beat France to get into the semis, that was a great game. Germans again, they'll be tough.
There's less women competing from around the world.
Canada's team is 60% women. The Olympics as a whole is 45% women.
Canada may not invest much in their Olympians but that's going to have a disproportionate impact on men and less so on women. A lot of these sports have professional leagues or circuit events where it's mostly men who compete... and if the women compete - they aren't making the same money as the men. So the competition at the Olympics with respect to women is a lot more amateurish in nature. That's just the reality without getting into how many cultures from around the world are much less accepting of female athletes than Canada.
If we want the cheapest and fastest way to win more medals in 2020 - just spend a **** ton on female athletes because there is less competition.
I get that it's uncomfortable to think and talk about... but denying reality and calling out people isn't going to fly.
I mean... people have no problem talking about the lack of competition in the Winter Olympics because so few nations have the winter conditions (or interest) to develop athletes...
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