Canadian supremacy

[George C]

Originally Posted by ErvinI

Out of the top tier of Ontario teams, only 1310 benefited from a wild card. 1241 and 1334 both won EI's (with 1334 also winning the Western Canadian Regional), while 4039 got in from the waitlist, I believe.

Our win in Calgary gave another team the chance to go using that wildcard. They chose not to go.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Nemo

Canada succeeds for all of the usual reasons, plus they have Tim Horton's doughnuts, whereas in the U.S. we mostly don't.

They're building a Tim Horton's in down the street from my apartment. Expect Rochester FIRST to dominate in the near future....

[nuttle]

Whatever it is, congratulations to all of these teams and a really nice job by everyone who has contributed to this success. It is more than just the winning too, which is very good to see. Here's hoping our neighbors to the North have to work even harder to keep it going in the future, and also that all teams can be inspired by their example.

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by LedLover96

Canada reigned supreme on an international level this year.
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What makes them so good?

Canadian Bacon?

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by LedLover96

Canada reigned supreme on an international level this year. They had 5/7 winners of major international events (IRI+Champs) this past year, 2/3 world champs, 3/4 IRI champs. Not only that, but none of the IRI winners won champs, and vice-versa.

What makes them so good? Is it the collective drive to get good enough to beat the powerhouses? Does FIRST Canada have a really good mentoring program? Does all of that maple syrup make them somehow super robot-minded? Did the new wildcard system present many new opportunities for them? What is it that makes these guys so good?

I think the radioactive pulsation of awesomeness got blown westward from Michigan over the border and caused the Canadian teams to become even more awesome than they already were.

[Boe]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I think the radioactive pulsation of awesomeness got blown westward from Michigan over the border and caused the Canadian teams to become even more awesome than they already were.

Hopefully it pushes to Minnesota soon

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Boe

Hopefully it pushes to Minnesota soon

The wind blows west. One can only hope that stuff spreads all over New York!

[dodar]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

The wind blows west. One can only hope that stuff spreads all over New York!

Maybe in the winter it can come down south to some warmer weather.

[Ilovepineapples]

Originally Posted by Boe

Hopefully it pushes to Minnesota soon

I don't think Minnesota teams have discovered the power of Maple Syrup yet.