Team USA Skater's Tweet Draws Mixed Reactions After Coin Toss Decides Olympic Flagbearer. (parade, racism)

[jimj]

Does everything have to come down to race nowadays? Whatever point this athlete might have had was lost when he decided to go down the road he did. I think he needs to look into a mirror for his issues.

A speedskater on Team USA lambasted the organization Thursday for not allowing him to be the flag-bearer for Friday's opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.

The skater, Shani Davis, 35, lost a coin toss to luger Erin Hamlin, 31, after a vote ended in a tie, the Daily Mail reported. Both were among eight athletes vying to become the U.S. flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations.

I am an American and when I won the 1000m in 2010 I became the first American to 2-peat in that event. @TeamUSA dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. No problem. I can wait until 2022. #BlackHistoryMonth2018 #PyeongChang2018 pic.twitter.com/dsmTtNkhJs

One Response:

Shani, you're one hell of an athlete and more than qualified to be the flag bearer. It wasn't right to be narrowed to a coin toss. It equally wasn't right to reference black history month reference in your retort. Only a person's accomplishments, not race, should be emphasized.

— TheRealBobBirsinger (@robertbirsinger) February 8, 2018

Team USA skater's tweet draws mixed reactions after coin toss decides Olympic flagbearer | Fox News

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Glad to see a racist azzhat and bad sport isn't the face of the US Olympic team. Send him some Play-Doh.

[uggabugga]

what a whiny sore loser. embarrassing to have him representing the USA.

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[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

Glad to see a racist azzhat isn't the face of the US Olympic team.

Not racist, just another overly entitled American.

There was nothing "dishonorable" about the coin toss and the fact that he thinks there was, well, I hope that #whinybaby is trending on twitter.

[Zenstyle]

His offense, in my opinion, is passive-aggressive use of language; e.g; "No problem; I can wait until 2022."

If a thing's not a problem, then it's not a problem. Say what you mean; mean what you say.

[shiftymh]

Is heads the racist side of the coin or is it tails?

[T-310]

There was a coin toss at the Olympics?

Oh a black guy lost a coin toss to carry the flag and now is crying racism.

He needs to **** and be a man instead of acting like a child who didn’t get any candy.

[skeddy]

Obviously the guy has some personal issues. Being petty and childish at his age is unappealing. I'll root for him to lose.

[Erratikmind]

blah blah blah . . . just skate.

[SparklesNShine]

31 years-old and crying that a coin toss was unfair? Grow up, snowflake.