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Meet the most dysfunctional team in Sochi (American)
Yahoo Sports ^ | February 16, 2014 | Martin Rogers

Posted on 02/15/2014 5:23:28 PM PST by cunning_fish

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1 posted on 02/15/2014 5:23:28 PM PST by cunning_fish
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2 posted on 02/15/2014 5:25:35 PM PST by tomkat
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It’s the fault of their speed suits, right?


3 posted on 02/15/2014 5:26:32 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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Are we now seeing the result of schools having to give everyone in any kind of competition an award so their self esteem isn’t harmed ?


4 posted on 02/15/2014 5:28:26 PM PST by diverteach (If I find liberals in heaven after my death.....I WILL BE PISSED!!!)
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Every reason described in the article is congruent with the gay subculture in America. It’s all about me, no sense of team and larger sacrifice. It’s all about me. When they decided to make the Olympics about showing the world how awesome gayness is, they were hosted on their own petard.


5 posted on 02/15/2014 5:29:05 PM PST by mongrel
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Uh, no.


6 posted on 02/15/2014 5:29:16 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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Gee, what other leader does this sound like?


7 posted on 02/15/2014 5:30:29 PM PST by bray (The Republic of Texas 2022 coming soon)
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Uh, no.


8 posted on 02/15/2014 5:32:25 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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Exactly my reaction and not just speed skating.


9 posted on 02/15/2014 5:34:43 PM PST by steve86 (Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
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Whining doesn’t get a medal, does it?


10 posted on 02/15/2014 5:36:25 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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Winning makes a lot of problems go away. Losing, it seems, brings them out. No real surprise there.


11 posted on 02/15/2014 5:38:01 PM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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You’re quite persuasive. I think I’m coming around to your point of view.


12 posted on 02/15/2014 5:38:42 PM PST by mongrel
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And they say values don’t matter......


13 posted on 02/15/2014 5:41:11 PM PST by griswold3 (Post-Christian America is living on borrowed moral heritage)
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Thanks. Can’t blame homos for everything. /s


14 posted on 02/15/2014 5:41:26 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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“There’s no ‘I’ in team! But there is a ‘T’ and that’s a drink with jam and bread.”

Coach Von Trapp.


15 posted on 02/15/2014 5:43:22 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Too much media hype? These athletes are mostly professionals, competing against mostly professionals, but distractions and overconfidence can creep in despite thoroughly professional preparation.


16 posted on 02/15/2014 5:44:42 PM PST by sphinx
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zing! :)


17 posted on 02/15/2014 5:45:22 PM PST by Walrus (America died on November 6, 2012 --- RIP)
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My stepson has been connected with the Pettit Ice center on the hockey side for years. He has no love for the speed skaters who he generally refers to as pricks.


18 posted on 02/15/2014 5:48:43 PM PST by UB355 (Slower traffic keep rigsupreme Splasht)
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That was a pretty brutal article.

I don’t understand what they mean by having the training camp “at altitude”. At what altitude? Too high up? Sochi’s at sea level, isn’t it?

Thanks if anyone can fill me in.

Normally I’d be inclined to say “suck it up” but it does seem like something went sideways for these folks, since they were so favored and have done so poorly.


19 posted on 02/15/2014 5:51:09 PM PST by jocon307
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He has no love for the speed skaters...

You know what the difference is between a porcupine and a BMW?

A BMW has its pricks on the inside.

20 posted on 02/15/2014 5:53:36 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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