Is any Aussie such a poor loser?

The media has been the weak link in this whole Olympics. They keep bleating on about disappointment, pre-games dramas, whinging, etc. I don't think they are in step with the rest of us (except the couple of members here who appear to have ODD). I've given up on the Channel 9 and News Limited coverage and get updates from ABC radio news.

I think it's fantastic that the Kiwis are having a good Games. All power to them.

You've lost me here. Why the query on Australia being a poor loser? Why congratulate the Kiwis on their medal tally?

If you want to congratulate a country for punching above their weight - what about Kazakhstan ................ with six gold medals.

I must have missed what was written by "some journalist". I'm afraid I don't belong to the PC brigade & want to be seen to handing out laurels to our competitors - until the games are over I will only be barracking for the Aussies & the Kiwis can all go fly a kite, as far as I am concerned.

Anne, so what, congratulations to the Kiwi's, but so did Hungary by that young girl in the swimming, who is jumping for her?

I can't see any of you Australian's being poor losers, you guys will bounce back, you always seem to, in anything Australian sports men and women are involved in.

Congratulations Australia, your Sally Pearson has just, won gold in the 100m Hurdles, great effort.

Of course we congratulate New Zealand with their three gold and six other medals. Australia only has four gold and 21 other medals.

Everyone should be congratulated whichever nation wins. Its only ones own fault if one cant congratulate the other but not everyone in the world are poor loser its whats in the head I think.

I wasn't aware of that,I thought we had all sang their praises(joking aside) I don't think some of the media have done their best but on the whole every other Aussie has been generous in their praise.

The term 'Journalist' should have been a misnomer, or pejorative for quite some time, by now.

Good on the K1's.

Australians are probably the most unsportsmanlike athletes on the planet. I think that it's the Australian culture's sense of entitlement.