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Originally Posted by jinx
Why are we only morally superior in the Summer?
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Haha.
Really stupid article, but not surprising considering who the author is. The US has tons more money than most other countries, and therefore better coaching and facilities to train in. During the gymnastics competition one of the announcers mentioned that some of the Russian gymnasts were training in a "crumbling" facility. Yet they always seem to perform well, despite the fact that they have almost nothing to work with. Not to put down the American athletes, but I think it takes a lot more determination to show up in a gym like that every day than cushy, top-notch gyms like most of our athletes train in.
I'm sure it's not very "patriotic" but I found myself rooting for the non-American athletes in most of the competitions. What else do the girls on the Romanian gymnastics team have to look forward to in life? Carly Patterson will become a zillionaire overnight, but those girls will pretty much just end up with the medals around their necks. For some guy from Kazakhstan to win a gold medal in track and field event is HUGE deal in a country like that. He'd be a national hero. How much do people in this country really care, anyway? And the show-boating by some of those American track and field guys was embarrassing. Again, I'm not putting down the American athletes, I just hate all the "Rah rah we're better than you" crap.