[circlecity]

“That’s all fine, except for the teammates who probably won’t be back for another Olympics, this was their shot at a gold because she quit they didn’t get it...”

Yep. And it happened. She let the team down for the first time. Have you ever let the team, or anyone, down? I have. You have too. It sucks. It happens. She plays on such a big stage that the whole world saw it happen. That it happened will not define her - how she responds will define her. And all of us.

[srmanuel]

Sure, if you have ever competed in a team sport, you have screwed up at key times which probably cost your team a win....

But I know one thing for sure, I never quit on my teammates......as another poster said, she wasn’t exactly Storming the Beaches of Normandy....