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In response to "if you saw that The Olympians Sid Crosby vs Alex Ovechkin special" by lone canadian leafs fan

I hate that pro athletes are allowed to compete in the Olympics. Didn't it used to be reserved for amateurs? -- nm

Posted by Fuzzy (aka mrfuzzy) Feb 12 '10, 14:18

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It was always extremely arbitrary. But really it was just de Coubertin's way of keeping out the riff raff. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 14:20 1
- *ding* - znufrii Feb 12, 14:32
Just about every nation had their own pseudo-professional amateurs for decades so they just went with it. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 12, 14:19

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