It's all international sports, don't blame soccer

by Jack , Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 12:57 (5138 days ago) @ NDTerp
edited by Jack, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 13:05

Olympic sports are the same way.

The most blatant example I recall is the skier Marc Ghirardelli back in the early 90's. He was Austrian but skied for Luxembourg. Why? He didn't like the Austrian coach. And Luxembourg, a mountainless place called one of the "Low Countries" for good reason , just wanted some Olympic medals. They got their wish when Ghirardelli won a gold.

The man had no ancestry from Luxembourg and had barely set foot in the place.

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OT: Auf Wiedersehen, Timmy Chandler - Slainte Joe, 2012-05-15, 16:46
- One more point on Chandler. - Slainte Joe, 2012-05-18, 06:17
- Soccer blows - NDTerp, 2012-05-16, 10:48
  - It's all international sports, don't blame soccer - Jack, 2012-05-16, 12:57
    - If you delete, I'll delete - Greg, 2012-05-16, 13:00
      - Yep, just edited my post, realized that. Yer too fast - Jack, 2012-05-16, 13:01
- I'm glad to see Guch made it. - Pat (Moco), 2012-05-15, 20:02
- Any back story? - River, 2012-05-15, 17:42
  - Well, he's German. - Slainte Joe, 2012-05-15, 17:51
    - That was my initial thought. - River, 2012-05-15, 18:03
      - OT question about Croatia - ndbk32, 2012-05-15, 21:13
        
        I am. - River, 2012-05-16, 06:54
        
        Awesome - ndbk32, 2012-05-16, 10:58
        
        My bad. - River, 2012-05-16, 17:20
        
        Also Croatian - FunkDoctorSpock, 2012-05-16, 11:19
        
        I would like to move in, please - ndbk32, 2012-05-16, 11:49

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It's all international sports, don't blame soccer