That's a good question.
I'm excited about Rio for a couple of reasons. First of all, we're in a bit of a transition year. Many of our athletes retired after London, so we have some really new and exciting faces that we're going to see for the first time on the international stage. We have so many team sports that have qualified. Perhaps historically we haven't been as lucky in having that many teams. We have a lot of female teams, including women's field hockey and women's wheelchair basketball.
I think our athletes are ready. Our athletes are always going to be as ready as they can be. Quite frankly, regardless of the systems that are in place for our athletes, excellence is just part of their DNA, and they're going to be as ready as they can be. Our job is to support them as much as we can.
I think we're doing that. I think Own the Podium is doing that, and I think the national sport organizations are doing that. I think we're going to have some breakout performances in Rio, both on the Olympic side and on the Paralympic side. I'm not sure what the medal count will be. I think we're in a year of transition, and I wouldn't want to speculate. That's not my job. It's up to the COC and Own the Podium to make those predictions, but I'll be there.
I think we need to remember that qualifying for the Olympic or Paralympic Games is pretty darned impressive. About this focus on medals, on the one hand, I understand, as a competitor and as someone who went there and a couple of times who said, “Oh, so close”.... But being 12th in the world, being on the Olympic team and wearing that jacket for Canada, that's an impressive accomplishment in and of itself. We need to celebrate all of our athletes who make these teams and, as we sit on our couches and judge, remember that maybe 12th isn't such a big deal, but 12th in the world in any sport, in anything, is pretty darned impressive.