Russia's Dismal Olympics Peeves President

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is demanding sports officials step down over the country's dismal performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Russia, a traditional winter sports powerhouse, won just 15 medals - with only three golds - in one of its worst-ever performances. Officials said before the games that 40 medals and a top-three finish in the medal standings was the target.

Russia placed 11th in the number of golds and sixth in overall total of medals.

In televised comments, Medvedev said Monday that those responsible for preparing the athletes "must have the courage to step down."

He did not state the names of those he had in mind.

[newsworthy8]

Russia, train more, practice more, train more, practice more..eventually you will be able to compete like the old days..just leave the dam vodka alone..

[erasmus111]

Maybe their poor job isn't because of the coaches, maybe it's because they are depressed under the leadership that they have. Medvedev/Putin.

[Turbidite]

And maybe they were going to defect to the USA until they found out that Sarah Palin might become our president in 2012. Believe me, they have it much better under the present Russian regime than under Communism, and that may be the problem....they may have become too complacent.

[erasmus111]

by Turbidite March 1, 2010 1:38 PM EST
And maybe they were going to defect to the USA until they found out that Sarah Palin might become our president in 2012.


Yikes! Well, if you are going to put it that way, I would take Medvedev/Putin before Palin, any day!

[grheller]

Ahh - Shades of the former Soviet Union -- to the Gulag!!!!

[Turbidite]

No different from here. "Send him down to the minors.""You're fired", (in the words of Donald Trump). Happens every day, all across our nation.

[martin9p2]

Medvedev is being lenient. The Soviets sent coaches to Siberia all the time.

[newsworthy8]

Now, this is communism!!!!

[antoniof123]

No that is business just like here if we had a showing like that many would lose their jobs.

[jackp32]

Time for Oh!Bama to apologize to the world for the athletic success of America. Maybe he will order the U.S. to give some of our medals to the Russians so they will feel better about themselves.

[nujac123]

You are both wrong. He gives morons a bad name.

[Turbidite]

An ignorant moron.