"We have this nice reputation, and it's good to be thought to be a nice country and a compassionate country, but I think it's also good for people to go, 'Hey, these guys really compete".' Own the Podium is of course ripe for satire if the Canadians falter (Loan the Podium? Bemoan the Podium?).
There was Canada's struggle to live up to its slogan, Own the Podium, and, of course, Del Bosco's crash.
In China, while on the podium (for gold, of course), she discovered a bee in her bouquet.
Unless of course the podium boys arrive in gilded hotpants and jackboots, serving to highlight the sheer absurdity of it all.
Mr. Levine, of course, also has a home podium in New York, at the Metropolitan Opera.
Not only did Simon Ammann of Switzerland soar downhill with the greatest of ease, but he also performed a nifty little leap to the top of the medal podium -- after he had removed his skis, of course.
In a sport marred with controversy, constant competition for sponsors, funding, and, of course, a spot on the podium -- Tyler understands the harm in letting external influences take away from your perceived goals.
Visceral, of course, is what Mr. Maazel's podium manner is all about.
Oh, the curling chaps are getting flowers - not their medals, of course, but the Canadians still leap onto the podium and whoop it up big style.
