I don't have the full story, but I may be on to something..,

>! This has something to do with a sport. the males section.  
>! first symbols are "mass $\times$ speed" and "acceleration".  Could be racing, could be sking, could be a lot of them.  
>! And second palce was won by NETH**E**RLAND**S**.  

Now this is were I got lost.  
>! Toronto is a city in Canada. But in never hosted an Olympic event (summer or winter). But maybe this is not a reference to Olympics and I'm way off. Or maybe I'm supposed get Canada from "Toronto".  
>! Anyway... I'm lost... Canada hosted 3 Olympics. Summer 1976, Winter 1988 and 2010.  
>! It's not Vancouver because Netherlands only got second place in women 1000m speed skating.  

That's all I got for now. Trying to connect everything else.