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Shani Davis Turns Down a Chance at the Olympic Sendoff He Deserves
Sports Illustrated ^ | February 23, 2018 | Michael Rosenberg

Posted on 02/23/2018 11:05:25 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia

GANGNEUNG, South Korea – It ended with a duck and a dodge, which was sad. Shani Davis deserved better than that. He finished seventh in what was probably the final race of his Olympic career, and then he ducked out of the rink without walking though the mixed zone so that he could dodge the media. As athlete crimes go, this was a parking ticket. Not a big deal. But by doing it, Davis robbed himself.

Maybe he doesn’t care about a grand sendoff. More likely, he didn’t trust us to give him one, and that is what is sad: After four Olympics and one of the great American careers in the history of the Games, Davis still feels unappreciated. It’s a good thing speed-skating ovals don’t have corners. Davis would see an enemy around every one.

So let’s say what we mean, whether he believes it or not: Shani Davis is an American Olympic legend. He was the first black athlete to win individual gold in the Winter Olympics. He has won two gold medals and two silvers, and he competed in four Olympics.

His seventh-place finish here is actually another testament to his greatness. There were 26 skaters in this event. Davis, 35, was the oldest. The three medalists are 28, 25 and 23. And still he finished seventh.

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To: rlmorel

He agrees with George Lincoln Rockwell. His skin color is his uniform.


21 posted on 02/23/2018 11:39:53 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: HamiltonJay
The only man EVER to win the Olympic 1000 meters speed skating event twice in a row.

That is only a meaningful accomplishment in the last 25 years or so. Before that, amateur athletes rarely competed in consecutive Olympic games.

Eric Heiden won five gold medals in speed skating in 1980. He won the gold medal in EVERY speed skating event held at the time, and set Olympic records for all of them.

THAT was greatness.

22 posted on 02/23/2018 11:43:50 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Without sportsmanship victories mean nothing IMO.


23 posted on 02/23/2018 11:45:31 AM PST by V_TWIN (oks like)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
His seventh-place finish here is actually another testament to his greatness.

No doubt.

I recall fondly the years of my youth when the losers of the Super Bowl and World Series were welcomed and celebrated at the White House.

24 posted on 02/23/2018 11:46:45 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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To: HamiltonJay

I felt that his focus on racisn probably distracted him from the degree of concentration required to excel at that level. The other skaters were thinking about nothing but skating.

Miss Vonn too with her focus on the President must have lost her edge as well. You would think Olympic athletes would know better than that.


25 posted on 02/23/2018 11:48:02 AM PST by ichabod1 (People don't want to believe it be what it is but it do.)
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To: rlmorel

IF he was that old and slow, why was he there?


26 posted on 02/23/2018 11:48:39 AM PST by Haiku Guy (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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To: HamiltonJay

You should wash the sand out of your vagina.


27 posted on 02/23/2018 11:51:21 AM PST by EEGator
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To: HamiltonJay
Ignorant, apparently.

I'm surprised the minority-loving media has not made him a household name, if he was that accomplished.

28 posted on 02/23/2018 11:54:01 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: Alberta's Child
Awesome:

Meh:


29 posted on 02/23/2018 11:54:03 AM PST by EEGator
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To: HamiltonJay

Michael Phelps is an Olympic Legend. Usain Bolt is an Olympic Legend. Bonnie Blair is an Olympic Legend.


30 posted on 02/23/2018 12:04:26 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Legend?? LOL! This arrogant, racist punk isn’t fit to clean Eric Heiden’s jock strap.


31 posted on 02/23/2018 12:07:17 PM PST by montag813
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To: Salvavida

Whiny cry baby


32 posted on 02/23/2018 12:09:04 PM PST by Josa
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

He’ll be working at Home Depot by May.


33 posted on 02/23/2018 12:09:53 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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To: EEGator
Here's something else that makes Shani Davis' accomplishments look very small compared to Eric Heiden's:

Davis has been a competitive speed skater for his entire adult life. He's 35 years old, for heaven's sake. By the time Heiden was 35 he had completed medical school and was in the early stages of his professional career as an orthopedic surgeon.

34 posted on 02/23/2018 12:17:36 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

He’ll have a chance to win gold in the Summer Olympics’ new event— the Drive-By-Athalon debuting in (large U.S. city of your choice).


35 posted on 02/23/2018 12:32:54 PM PST by VietVet876
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Worst.Olympics.Ever!


36 posted on 02/23/2018 12:34:23 PM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP!)
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To: HamiltonJay

He started it.


37 posted on 02/23/2018 12:58:27 PM PST by FrdmLvr
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To: rlmorel

Almost as good as Jeb Bush...7th


38 posted on 02/23/2018 1:01:45 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: SJSAMPLE

Two gold and two silver in 4x Olympics is “good” - certainly better than I can do! - but it isn’t “outstanding” by any means.

Winning four golds at one Olympics is outstanding.
Winning 4 or five golds and silvers at one Olympics is outstanding.
Winning 4 or 8 golds or silvers at 4 or 5 Olympics? That’s outstanding!

Oh wait. Black-social-justice Anti-American protester mad-as-hell-at-Trump athlete? That makes all the difference in the world!


39 posted on 02/23/2018 1:09:39 PM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Doogle

Now, that made me laugh...:)


40 posted on 02/23/2018 1:25:28 PM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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