Radio talkback callers have blasted our Winter Olympians, but
Dunedin sports experts Kereyn Smith and Dr Dave Gerrard have
adopted a more measured approach.
The need to get results under the belt before arriving at a
Winter Olympics is seen as one of the lessons for New Zealand
athletes at the Vancouver Games.
The Vancouver Olympics ended in ecstasy for the host
Canadians when the men's ice hockey team beat the United
States 3-2 in overtime Sunday to win the country's record
14th gold medal.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee today said it was committed
to promoting winter sport after a Winter Olympics in which
New Zealand athletes fell short of selectors' hopes.
Dunedin's Ben Koons brought the curtain on New Zealand's
Winter Olympics involvement this morning, finishing 46th in
the men's 50km massed start cross country skiing event.
The Netherlands has withdrawn from the four-man Olympic
bobsled competition after its driver said today that he's
lost confidence, while his coach criticised him for simply
being "scared."
