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One thing I hate about the Olympics committee demanding Americans not yell "USA! USA! USA!"

Another thing I hate about the Olympics is the refusal of Avery Brundage to restore Jim Thorpe's medals. There is no doubt in my mind that Brundage was such a jerk because Jim best him in two events. Throughout his life Brundage proved himself to be a man of no character or integrity.

Brundage's reasoning? Jim Thorpe played a little professional baseball for very little money. Jim Thorpe didn't even understand that was against the IOC's rules and opted for the Olympics tryouts for the 1912 games. But Jim was vindcated later when it was discovered that there had indeed been 30 days between his last professional earnings, and his participation in the tryouts, as required by the IOC. Brundage's retort was "Ignorance is no excuse."

The IOC eventually restored his medals.

No thanks to Brundage.