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She is.... been killing it in every race I've seen.
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She is.... been killing it in every race I've seen.
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I think it's just a few SJW's making a big deal out of nothing.
Take for example Mitch Unrein's wife; she won bronze in a sport most people have never heard of. Would she have made the news is she wasn't the wife of a Chicago Bear? Of course not. The news cares about ratings, and anything that has to do with the Bears will bring in ratings in this city.
The other example they're bringing up is the female Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú, whose husband was shown on tv screaming in the stands as his wife was not only winning a gold medal, but also beating the world record. The announcer of the race gave credit to her husband, and feminists everywhere lost their minds... The reason why her husband deserves some credit is because he's not just her husband, but also her trainer.
The third example I've heard is that people call Katie Ledecky "the female Michael Phelps", as if being compared to the greatest swimmer/Olympian ever is some sort of insult. As I posted above, Ledecky is just a phenomenal swimmer. Nevertheless, she still only has 5 total Olympic medals in her life, compared to 25 for Phelps. Most importantly, Michael Phelps' greatness came before Katie Ledecky started competing in the Olympics, so naturally she'll always be seen in his shadow. It's like Kobe being compared to Jordan throughout Kobe's whole career; Jordan came first, and Kobe followed suit. It's certainly not an insult to Kobe when he's considered the Michael Jordan of the 2000s.
All in all, these issues are so petty. There are females being put through genital mutilation in the Middle East, yet SJWs in the West are focusing on millionaire athletes not getting enough name recognition.
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Announcers and interviewers are shitty.. and it's simple responses that are dumb that will continue and pointing out things like family or asking, what's the most surprising or famous congratulations you got that will continue and should be mocked as bad coverage.
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This is being brought up by feminist, feminist are irrational.
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The Olympics are much more enjoyable during the day, before prime-time, without NBC and Bob Costas covering them.
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Who gives a shit about the Olympics. The IOC are so fucking corrupt. The poor people in these countries get but fucked. The winners are all paid. All of it sucks.
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People representing a higher number than those that care about Chicago sports?
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I've seen highlights of phelps and simone biles dominate the competition. Biles is pretty fucking ridiculous. She gets some real air on her jumps.
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Can't believe our women's soccer team just lost in the first elimination round.
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I do agree with what you're saying. The one thing that draws me in is the fitness level these athletes are at and the competition. Sadly some judges have unjustly ruined dreams due to their dis-honesty. Not all of the doping is detected but it never can or will be as that science seems to stay a step ahead of the testing.
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Race walking is an Olympic sport...
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I love that the embossed eagle T-shirt brigade is raging over Gaby Douglas not putting her hand over her heart for the anthem.
Almost as amusing as the annual "war on Christmas" crisis.
Almost as amusing as the annual "war on Christmas" crisis.
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Glad to see Hope Solo is still gonna be Hope Solo.
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That chick has something incredibly funky going on with her vag. Seriously, look up the pics...
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Hope Solo needs to stfu.
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