Americans embarrass themselves in Torino

Flyah · Post by **Flyah** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:02 pm

What an embarrassment from the American athletes at the Winter Olympics. From Jacobelllis, to Miller to Davis, do any of the American's understand the Olympic spirit? Thank goodness for Ohno.

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:06 pm

Fortunately, I completely ignored the Olympics, so I'm clueless! $\:D/$

ajamj · Post by **ajamj** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:07 pm

And we wonder why the world views us the way they do.

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:11 pm

Who are the middle two?

-Cowboy

Jennifer Doyle · Post by **Jennifer Doyle** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:52 pm

Because of the actions/ poor choices of four Americans, the Americans were embarassed?

And the world thinks of us the way we do because we support Israel and Christianity AND we will go against the UN. [Well, we don't outright outlaw Christianity anyway.]

That all said, I think Bode is an embarassment to the sport period. And the other American won it because he worked harder and wasn't a screw off.

Thursday Next · Post by **Thursday Next** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:18 pm

The whole thing with Shani Davis and Chad Hennrick irked me because while I can understand Henricks irritation of Davis not participating in the pursuit I think it was really unsportsmanlike to hold it against him for the entire time they were there. By the same token I think it was unsportsmanlike for Shani Davis to make it officaial four days before the event when he's known since he was first appointed to the pursuit team to say he wasn't going to do it. Oh well...hopefully things get better before Vancouver.

Flyah · Post by **Flyah** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:31 am

Jennifer Doyle wrote:Because of the actions/ poor choices of four Americans, the Americans were embarassed?

Absolutely Jennifer D.

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:38 am

Watching Lindsey Jacobellis was just sad. But she deserved the silver, really.

J-man · Post by **J-man** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:29 am

I wasn't impressed with Bode at all.. After he messed up in the last event I saw an interview with him and his attitude was that he came there to have fun and not to get medals. He sure did a good job of that.. >_>

And I echo the though 'Thank goodness for Ohno'..

Thursday Next · Post by **Thursday Next** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:19 pm

J-man wrote:I wasn't impressed with Bode at all.. After he messed up in the last event I saw an interview with him and his attitude was that he came there to have fun and not to get medals. He sure did a good job of that.. >_>

And I echo the though 'Thank goodness for Ohno'..

However I'm sure Nike had some words with him considering they were his sponser.

Jennifer Doyle · Post by **Jennifer Doyle** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:08 pm

Flyah wrote:
Jennifer Doyle wrote:Because of the actions/ poor choices of four Americans, the Americans were embarassed?
Absolutely Jennifer D.

I disagree. Maybe you were embarassed, but I was not. I judge on an individual basis. And I look to the people that make our country proud.

Samwise · Post by **Samwise** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:33 am

Trent DeWhite wrote:Watching Lindsey Jacobellis was just sad. But she deserved the silver, really.

I saw that right after I came back from a snowboarding trip. It was so sad... WAAH j/k

I just hate watching anybody fall snowboarding.

*especially after trying to teach my good friend how to snowboard.

MDB17 · Post by **MDB17** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:09 pm

i said bode only because i thought he was the bigest disappionment. But the partying before events was just rumors.

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:19 am

MDB17 wrote:i said bode only because i thought he was the bigest disappionment. But the partying before events was just rumors.

In an interview, he said that he was partying.

-Cowboy

mr. mellow · Post by **mr. mellow** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:02 am

being a Canadain I thought you guys embarrassed yourselves. like really there are prolly so many othere good athletes in your Country who would have down it and taken pride in it, insted of not taking seriously.

MDB17 · Post by **MDB17** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:58 am

COWBOY OF TEXAS wrote:
MDB17 wrote:i said bode only because i thought he was the bigest disappionment. But the partying before events was just rumors.

In an interview, he said that he was partying.

-Cowboy

he said he was partying but not before any of the events

jasodia · Post by **jasodia** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:27 pm

While the Americans kinda embarrassed themselves, I don't really care. It's over, and I can't do anything about it. Besides, we're always better in the summer Olympics anyway.

Jennifer Doyle · Post by **Jennifer Doyle** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:44 pm

mr. mellow wrote:being a Canadain I thought you guys embarrassed yourselves. like really there are prolly so many othere good athletes in your Country who would have down it and taken pride in it, insted of not taking seriously.

Well, that is your personal opinion and you're entitled to it, but I think it's rediculous to take the actions of individuals and attribute them to a group. *shrugs* I'm sure other nations don't want us doing it with their athletes. Americans just have the highest profiles because the majority of countries already don't like us. I don't really care, we aren't in a Global popularity contest.

mr. mellow · Post by **mr. mellow** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:57 pm

Jennifer Doyle wrote:
mr. mellow wrote:being a Canadain I thought you guys embarrassed yourselves. like really there are prolly so many othere good athletes in your Country who would have down it and taken pride in it, insted of not taking seriously.
Well, that is your personal opinion and you're entitled to it, but I think it's rediculous to take the actions of individuals and attribute them to a group. *shrugs* I'm sure other nations don't want us doing it with their athletes. Americans just have the highest profiles because the majority of countries already don't like us. I don't really care, we aren't in a Global popularity contest.

its ok dont take anything that I say to seriously I was only trying to get your goat.

Thursday Next · Post by **Thursday Next** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:19 pm

Jennifer Doyle wrote:
mr. mellow wrote:being a Canadain I thought you guys embarrassed yourselves. like really there are prolly so many othere good athletes in your Country who would have down it and taken pride in it, insted of not taking seriously.
Well, that is your personal opinion and you're entitled to it, but I think it's rediculous to take the actions of individuals and attribute them to a group. *shrugs* I'm sure other nations don't want us doing it with their athletes. Americans just have the highest profiles because the majority of countries already don't like us. I don't really care, we aren't in a Global popularity contest.

Unfortunatly those who are put into the spotlight are the standards by which other countries judge us. And those people will either reinfoce those stereotypes or make people re examine what Americans are like. As an Olympic athlete you go there with the understanding that you are representing the people in your country. Besides I've been in a situation where my presense was resented because I am an American and trust me it's no cake walk. The sad thing was that it was in a situation where it shouldn't have mattered.

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