February 26, 201016 yr Guzzling champagne, swigging beer and puffing cigars... how the Canadian women's ice hockey team celebrated winning gold By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 10:46 AM on 26th February 2010 Comments (20) Add to My Stories The IOC has launched an investigation into the Canadian women ice hockey players after they celebrated their gold medal by guzzling beer, swigging from bottles of champagne and puffing on cigars in front of thousands of fans this morning. Players came back onto the ice more than half an hour after the 2-0 victory over the United States. Still in their uniforms and with gold medals draped around their necks, they posed for pictures as they boozed openly even though some are not legal drinking age. Enlarge Bubbly: Canada's Haley Irwin, left, and Tessa Bonhomme, right, celebrate after Canada beat USA 2-0 to win the women's gold medal ice hockey Smokin': Meghan Agosta and Gillian Apps puff away on cigars after Canada beat USA in the final One player, Rebecca Johnston, even tried to drive the ice-resurfacing machine. Gilbert Felli, the IOC's executive director of the Olympic Games, said he was unaware of the incidents until informed by a reporter. 'If that's the case, that is not good,' Felli said. 'It is not what we want to see. I don't think it's a good promotion of sport values. If they celebrate in the changing room, that's one thing, but not in public. We will investigate what happened.' Felli said the IOC would talk to the international ice hockey federation and the Canadian Olympic Committee to get more information. 'We will first find the facts and then act accordingly,' he said. Enlarge Haley Irwin and Meghan Agosta of Canada kneel on the ice and celebrate winning the gold medal with bubbly and beer Enlarge On ice: The IOC has launched an investigation into the Canadian's exuberant celebrations Meghan Agosta and Marie-Philip Poulin posed wearing goofy grins. Haley Irwin poured champagne into the mouth of Tessa Bonhomme, gold medals swinging from both their necks. Poulin, who scored both goals in the victory, doesn't turn 19 until next month, when she'll be of legal drinking age in British Columbia. The drinking age in Alberta, where the Canadian team trains, is 18. Photos show Poulin on the ice, with a beer in her hand. 'We understand that they were asked to go back on to the playing field after the stadium had emptied to take a photo,' IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. 'We understand that some people may have felt that their behaviour was over-exuberant.' Steve Keough, a spokesman for the Canadian Olympic Committee, said the COC had not provided the alcohol nor initiated the party. Enlarge Haley Irwin of Canada celebrates winning the gold medal with a bottle of bubbly during the ice hockey women's gold medal game between Canada and USA Enlarge Dejected but dignified: Caitlin Cahow and Monique Lamoureux of the United States look on after receiving their silver medals 'In terms of the actual celebration, it's not exactly something uncommon in Canada,' he said, referring to raucous locker-room celebrations that are a tradition in some professional team sports. 'If these athletes were of legal age, then it's not something that's against the law,' he said. 'We can understand there's a lot of sensitivity around celebrations. 'We condone celebrations. We don't condone actions of irresponsibility,' he said. 'I think Canadians understand it's quite an emotional moment for our team. It was not our intention to go against any IOC protocols.' Other celebrations at these Olympics have raised eyebrows. After Jon Montgomery won a gold medal for Canada in skeleton, he walked through the streets of Whistler guzzling from a pitcher of beer that he gripped with two hands. American Scotty Lago, who won a bronze in halfpipe, voluntarily left the games after a photo surfaced of a woman kneeling below his waist to kiss the medal. Enlarge Canada's Rebecca Johnston rides on an ice surfacing machine as teammates celebrate their gold medal victory against the U.S. Enlarge The gold winning Canadian team enjoy a bottle of Champagne following the medal's ceremony Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1253923/Guzzling-champagne-swigging-beer-puffing-cigars--Canadian-womens-ice-hockey-team-celebrated-winning-gold.html#ixzz0ge2icvrA
February 26, 201016 yr Those are chicks? They probably have more testosterone than the majority of men.
February 26, 201016 yr Author Those are chicks? They probably have more testosterone than the majority of men. Good one!:lol: Serena Williams is in the same boat!:P
February 26, 201016 yr Author That is the ugliest bunch of broads I have ever seen. I take it you won't be wanting any of their phone numbers, then?:rolleyes:
February 26, 201016 yr Oi! Complain about their behavior if you want, but don't go "Daily Mail"-izing our hockey team. :angry:
February 26, 201016 yr Author I think you'll find they've brought it upon themselves............................ :rolleyes:
February 26, 201016 yr http://www.torontosun.com/sports/vancouver2010/hockey/2010/02/26/13037636.html Canadians defend women's hockey team They may have cracked that cold one in the wrong place according to Olympic rules, but Canadians are leaping to the defence of their Olympic hockey champions. The International Olympic Committee announced that they were launching an investigation into the on-ice celebrations of Canada's women's hockey Olympic team following their gold medal win on Thursday night. But the rest of Canada quickly condemned the action, filling online forums and Twittering their congratulations to their women's hockey team one more time. "I wish I was there with them," wrote el baz on ottawasun.com. 'Canadian Women' was a trending topic on Twitter on Friday morning meaning it was one of the most discussed topics on the social network forum. The women's hockey returned to the ice with cigars, beer and champagne about 30 minutes after the gold medal ceremony on Thursday night. Photos of the celebration appeared online shortly thereafter. But while the IOC's investigation is ongoing, some online commenters are curious that if it is so concerned about the image of its athletes' celebrations, it seemed strangely silent when Canadian skeleton winner Jon Montgomery drank from a pitcher of beer on live television following his gold medal win. "I didn't have a problem when Jon Montgomery celebrated and I don't have a problem with the women's hockey team celebrating," wrote another poster. "These athletes work hard to get where they are and they deserver to enjoy their moment as they see fit." Following Montgomery's gold medal win, he was filmed walking away from his event when someone from the crowd handed him a pitcher of beer, which he drank from liberally. This isn't the only time that post-medal celebrations have come under scrutiny at the Vancouver Games. After snowboarder Scotty Lago of the United States posed for photos with his medal at a party, with several women in biting his medal in risque poses, he offered to go home before the U.S. Olympic Committee had a chance to ask him to leave. "He made that call, and it was the right decision," U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Larry Probst said at the time. Hockey Canada has apologized for the actions of the women's team. "In the excitement of the moment, the celebration left the confines of our dressing room and shouldn't," they said in a statement. "The team regrets that its gold-medal celebrations may have caused the IOC or COC any embarrassment." That apology isn't sitting well with many online posters, either. "These people need to lighten up. The women did their job, (and very well I might add). A celebration at centre ice in an empty arena with a little alcohol, was neither inappropriate, nor should it be a reflection of any kind on the Olympic committee," wrote Jay on the ottawasun.com. "I'm sure the girls wanted to live in the moment a little longer, since it's one of the greatest milestones of their lives."
February 26, 201016 yr so...what's the big deal? I mean they're more manly than me, but hell, they just won gold medals, its not like they did anything horrible here. American Scotty Lago, who won a bronze in halfpipe, voluntarily left the games after a photo surfaced of a woman kneeling below his waist to kiss the medal. lolwut?
February 26, 201016 yr I hope they all got pissed and drank their weight in champagne and beer. When you win an Olympic gold medal for being a prick Mark, you can celebrate it whatever way you want. Well done to the women's Canadian hockey team.
February 26, 201016 yr The Daily Mail are totally blowing this up and out of proportion, which isn't a surprise. They make it sound like the team went nuts on the ice, like it was a frat party. They had a few beers, a few cigars and a bottle of champagne. Sentences like "One player, Rebecca Johnston, even tried to drive the ice-resurfacing machine." make it sound like she was in a drunken mad state! If there was no alcohol involved it would've simply been a hockey player climbing up on the machine to pose, for a bit of fun. Which it was.
February 26, 201016 yr IOC plans no investigation into hockey celebration VANCOUVER -- The International Olympic Committee is writing a letter to Canadian Olympic officials to get more details on the impromptu party the Canadian women's hockey team threw on the ice after winning gold. But IOC spokesman Mark Adams said there's no investigation. And he noted there had already been a quick apology from Hockey Canada. Canadian players, still wearing their uniforms and with gold medals draped around their necks, celebrated their victory by drinking champagne and beer at centre ice following a 2-0 win over the United States at Canada Hockey Place. The party girls have got a thumbs-up from the lead singer of Celtic rock band Great Big Sea. Singer Alan Doyle had no problem with the on-ice bash. He compared being on a hockey team to being in a band, saying you have to celebrate the good days to make the bad ones worth it. Doyle was on hand because it is Newfoundland and Labrador Day at the Games. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=52929.html?cid=rsstsn
February 26, 201016 yr Haha it's so funny to have a look at the DM article after seeing that. "The IOC has launched an investigation into the Canadian women ice hockey players after they celebrated their gold medal by guzzling beer, swigging from bottles of champagne and puffing on cigars in front of thousands of fans this morning."
February 26, 201016 yr They shouldn't have to apologise, they just won a gold medal at the Olympics, something they've worked hard for, something that may have been a dream come true for them. None of these dickheads who complain or look down upon it should be given the time of day or any consideration. This is the Canadian team's moment and they should be allowed to celebrate it.
February 26, 201016 yr Canadian women hockey team = male figure skating in terms of gayness. We're getting both ends of the spectrum here.
February 26, 201016 yr Author Canadian women hockey team = male figure skating in terms of gayness. We're getting both ends of the spectrum here. Are you suggesting they're all bull lesbians?:P If so, what gave it away? The cigars?:rolleyes:
February 27, 201016 yr Sentences like "One player, Rebecca Johnston, even tried to drive the ice-resurfacing machine." lol, didn't realize the writer didn't even know it's called a zamboni.
February 27, 201016 yr Author lol, didn't realize the writer didn't even know it's called a zamboni. Well the player concerned was probably so drunk, she couldn't remember what it was called, either!:lol:
February 27, 201016 yr ^^Everyone wants to drive the zamboni. *nods* Apparently she was no exception. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qRPNPyk8EY]YouTube- I Wanna Drive the Zamboni[/ame]
February 27, 201016 yr What a non-story! :dozey: The Daily Male wouldn't have blinked if it had been a mens team doing it. Seriously, who cares? They've trained their entire life for this, if they want to celebrate with a drink and a cigar, good on them. The "newspaper" is just pissed off because they didn't fix their hair and make up first! :veryangry2:
February 27, 201016 yr Well the player concerned was probably so drunk, she couldn't remember what it was called, either!:lol: I'm sure she was paraplegic after a mouthful of champagne and a half a can of beer.
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