"To our deep regret, the current Olympic Games have brought us moredisappointment than joy and pride in our country," the Duma speaker said, according to Russian newspaper Vedomosti.
"The achievements of Russian sportsmen have turned out to be even further from the most pessimistic forecasts," he continued. "I hope that [Vancouver] will be analyzed and lessons will be drawn."
The Russians, who hadn't spent Thursday's predawn hours watching the Russia-Canada men's hockey game, woke up to news of the Russians' thrashing at the hands of the Canadians.
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