And you're competing for...which country?

Has anyone else noticed that countries seem to be giving away citizenship to attract Olympic athletes? Canadian Tanith Belbin received her US citizenship in December 2005 so that she could ice dance for the US in the Olympics. Which was close to the cut off date - but not as close as Jamaican bob sledder Lascelles Brown, who received his Canadian citizensip in January 2006 so he could be part of the Canadian 2 man team. The Israeli ice dancing pair were born in Russia (him) and the US (her). And those were just from yesterday's events.

So, who do you root for? The athletes wearing the uniform of your country? The athletes born in your country? Or is there some other factor that makes you root for an athlete?
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I just don't watch. I know...it's terrible of me, but I really just don't care for it. Ever since they started allowing PAID athletes to compete, it's just ruined the whole idea of it for me. :twisted:
Mmmm very hard one there, we just won gold for the downhill mougles and just learnt who it was, no one has heard of this bloke. Turns out he was born in Canada, lives abroad and competes for Australia. Go figure that one????? :?
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