Why???
Are these people still representing the USA???
Judging from the comments from multiple athletes at the start of the Winter Olympics in Italy, the Games are at risk of turning into a version of the Grammy Awards that lasts two full weeks.
One U.S. snowboarder named Hunter Hess is already expressing mixed emotions about representing the U.S.
Full article, HERE from Twitchy.
I have to disagree with Eruzione, if ‘I’ were in charge, they would have been on the next airplane back to the USA without any Team USA gear.
You can bet this kid, along with Chris Lillis, and Amber Glenn have ‘benefitted’ from all the free training, coaching, etc. from the USA Olympic Committee, along with all the support of the majority of the US people. And they do this?
They could have learned something from the tennis players in Australia, if they had bothered to listen.
Grrrr...
America has become a place where athletes and entertainers are mistaken for people of significance...
I've long held that the government should provide no support to the Olympics, here or abroad. No military athletes, no federal money or help in getting Olympic hosting, and absolutely no involvement when a city prepares for and hosts the Olympics.
It's no longer about demonstrating the best of our country, it's about personal aggrandizement and virtue signaling. Both of those can be done on their own dime and time.