Canadian Olympic Committee CEO and secretary general David Shoemaker, second left, didn’t try to keep appearances up when he spoke about Canada’s relationship with the U.S. at a Thursday news conference in Milan.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
In their opening comments on Thursday, the Canadian Olympic Committee tried to telegraph that there are two Games happening here in Italy.
There’s the hands-across-the-water version they use in Canadian Tire commercials. And then there’s the real one – good guys vs. U.S.A.
For years, the crew charged with running our Olympic operation hasn’t said boo to a goose, unless it’s Russia and everyone else has already piled in. Now all of a sudden, they’re out…