Sochi 2014 Summary

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On the February 2014, an article with the title of “Sochi 2014: Canada Seems to Be Taking Over the Olympics” by Sharon Terlep and Rachel Bachman was published on The Wall Street Journal. The following is the summary of this narrative.
It was a common thing among American fans to chant “U-S-A” in many sport events, however; the counter-chanting of “Ca-na-da” in Sochi 2014 Olympic was a novelty. Sochi was covered in red and white jerseys. Outstanding performance of Canadian in 2010 Vancouver Olympic pictured being a Canadian as being an athletic. Canadian looked very passionate and their gracious characteristic was becoming tough and hard-hitting. They felt they own the Olympics. They were so proud of themselves. They even made the Canadian Molson …show more content…

This is where individuals’ identity is tied to their nationality. As Dr. David Murry puts it, nationalism is believing in national identity. Nationalism is portrayed in many forms during Olympic games. It is worth noting that national identity and sport are closely related as international events such as Olympics bring both into one plane. Therefore, Olympic seemed more like an opportunity for Canadian identity to be reestablished. Canada is a country formed by immigrants, first with the European colonists and then by other Asian, Middle-Eastern etc. Therefore, the necessity to rebuild the identity was due to the fragile and vulnerable Canadian identity. On one hand, multiculturalism and respecting others was stated as a national policy in Canada. On the other hand, native Canadians were already neglected by the colonists (Eva 2005, 73-84). Colonization and industrial development in Canada established at the cost of economic, social and cultural genocide of native Canadians. To simply put it, as Dr David Murry said colonialism was an intention to wipe out belief systems of indigenous people. Therefore, an international event such as Olympic was an opportunity for Canadians to redefine their national identity to the world. In Sochi 2014, for instance, Canadian fans dressed in red and white represented their national pride toward their flag. They chanted “Ca-na-da” against their counterparts Americans to …show more content…

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