A Comparative Analysis Of Team Canada And Women's Sports

The Olympics have not only been a prized achievement for many athletes throughout the years, but have been a huge influence of societies all over the world through producing viewpoints, social roles, and societal hierarchies. Observing the continuities and discontinuities within the Olympic games one can gain clarity on how past events still shape the present. Recently new rules set by the International Associations of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have declared that female athletes with abnormally high rates of testosterone must lower their hormone levels or be forced to compete with men. This rule amendment in women’s sports highlights only a small factor of how women have been segregated and discriminated against by a higher power. Through

When he was only 6 he was already playing as an all-star in novice hockey with 10 and 11 year old boys and by 1977 he was playing at the Junior World Cup Competition where he was made the most goals at the youngest age competing. The first NHL team he joined was the Edmonton Oilers and he led four victories with the Stanley Cup and was later traded to the Los Angeles Kings and by the early 1990’s broke Gordie Howe’s record of points and career goals. To go on, the Canadian Olympics started in 1904 and the canadian athletes have always participated in every Olympic game since its founding in 1904. The 1976 summer games and 1988 winter games were hosted in Montreal, and then in Vancouver for the 2010 winter olympics. Some of the main events in the Canadian Olympics are figure skating, track and field, and swimming, but Canada has dominated ice-hockey more than anything(“Canada”).

The members of the U.S. Women’s Hockey Under-22 Select Team were chosen after participating in the USA Hockey Women's National Festival from Aug. 11-16 in Lake Placid, New York. The team will compete in a three-game series against Canada from Aug. 19-22 at the Lake Placid Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York.

During the 2012 summer Olympics in London, the Canadian women’s soccer team was able to accomplish something that Canada had not since 1936, earn a medal in a traditional team sport (Ewing). This team was led by their captain and arguably the greatest Canadian soccer player of all time, Christine Sinclair. Sinclair was Canada’s top player all tournament including an incredible performance in a heartbreaking loss in the semi-finals to the United States where she netted a hat trick (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca). Ever since this time, women’s soccer has grown tremendously in Canada and much of this is due to Sinclair’s performance (http://www.statcan.gc.ca). Her dedication, leadership, and tremendous talent has inspired a nation and forever changed the game of soccer in Canada.

After reading the story it is easy to see that forecasting demand is difficult in the toy industry. Particularly with toys that depend on trends and have limited marketability. The expert commentator M. Eric Johnson mentions, “Santa needs to stop reacting to fads and start creating them.” (McNulty, 2014) Just because the singer said Meowrrr was ‘so yesterday’ does not take into account the kids who don’t follow fads, nor does it take into account regional saturation of this singer’s popularity. Market analysis may show that the product may be more popular and sustainable in another region.

Many young females in Canada grow up with the dream of playing professional hockey just like their heroes, but who are those heroes? All men, because women have not been given the same opportunities as men when it comes to professional sports opportunities in hockey. This essay examines how race, religion, and sexual orientation impact the knowledge of women's hockey in Canada, the problem of gendered and racist sports practices in Canadian women's hockey, and how there is a relationship between patriarchy, capitalism, and white heteronormative masculinity. Includes information on the new PWHL league and specific players. It also explains why certain mindsets are so deep-rooted and have endured the test of time.

In the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympic Games, Canada had a tremendous amount of success. In fact, it is considered “Canada’s Golden Age of Sport.” Canada won a total of 15 medals. Comparatively, in the previous Olympic Games, the 1924 Olympics to be specific, Canada only won a total of 4 medals. This rapid increase in success caught the interest and imagination of Canada. It motivated the nation to engage in recreational sports, especially for women as female athletes had immensely evolved following the 1928 Olympics. In addition, track and field for both men and women in the 1928 Olympics was a major success as Canada had a total medal count of 8 in track and field. The track and field section of the Olympics for Canada also witnessed a

Hope Solo, a goalie for the United States Women’s National Team, as well as the Seattle Reign FC in the National Women’s Soccer League, is widely regarded as the best goalkeeper the women’s game has ever seen. With over 100 career shutouts on the international level, and numerous individual and team awards including two FIFA Golden Glove awards and a World Cup, it’s hard to deny her prowess. Solo has been on the national stage for over a decade now, and while heralded as a world class player, her career has been fraught with controversy. Solo: A Memoir of Hope was published in August 2012 and provides a unique look into the major events in Hope Solo’s life through her own eyes.

But it was during the early and mid 1990s that Canadian women, given a decade's access to the sport, began to dominate. 1990 brought gold in the LW4- and HW4-. The latter had finished second last the previous year.i Additional success in 1990 included a silver medal in the HW1x, and bronze (by 0.06 seconds) in the LW2x. The 1992 Olympics saw gold awarded to the HW2-, the HW4-, and the HW8+, a great showing of the women's national team, which was happily received by the Canadian public.ii The next year, at the World University Games RCA was responsible for 13 medals, which included many women who had started rowing for their respective university teams.iii

In 1994, the Canadian Federal government compromised and voted to make hockey Canada’s National Winter Sport and lacrosse Canada’s National Summer Sport. Which Sport should be named Canada’s true national sport? Hockey is in the blood of all Canadians. Millions can vividly remember the first time they put on a pair of skates and stepped onto the ice. Providing nation-wide entertainment, Canadians are overcome by emotional realization that “Canada is hockey.”- Mike Weir. Generations of Canadians were brought up listening to Hockey Night in Canada every Saturday evening on the radio. It is more than just a sport in Canada, it defines the culture. Look no further than the five-dollar bill. One will observe a group of children playing a game

This section will outline how, throughout history, the role of Women in Society that has been reflected in the role of Women in Sport.

Women. Men. They are both a unique and special being that is on earth. In a perfect society, men and women would have the same physical strength and they would be completely equal. The idea of women and men being able to play against each other is wonderful but realistically it might not work out as great. Of course, women can do anything men can do, but in a competitive situation like this, the results of this change could bring forth more negative impacts than positive ones. In professional sports, women and men should be kept separate due to being biologically different and because of the possibility of the quality of the performances in the sports decreasing.

Prayer in public schools has been a controversial issue in our country for a very long time.  According to the First Amendment, the government shall not establish any official religion. Therefore, as long as the government doesn't make it mandatory for the students to pray, they should be allowed to at least have that choice. One minute set aside for a student to either have a moment of silence or to have their own prayer isn't hurting anyone, as long as students are not forced to pray. By taking away that right, it is violating their rights as American citizens and their right to have freedom of religion.

The article discusses its argument, stating that men are being oppressed in today’s society, similar to how women once were. The article argues it’s three main points: that men are negatively portrayed in the media, restricted of their necessities at schools, and always viewed guilty in the eyes of society and the law. The issue raised is whether or not men are truly being oppressed in today’s world. The article concludes stating that the only difference between the ways men are currently being treated and the ways women were once treated is that men do not fight back.

Since the beginning of this century women like Babe Didrickson and Billy Jean King have brought female athletes into mainstream acceptance. In earlier times women had not only not been encouraged to be physical it was thought to be harmful for