[Utah Girl]

I'm proud these Americans won medals. It is making me a bit queasy to hear these media people say that the SLC Olympic Games were so successful because they were so diverse. Diversity is the end game in everything to them.

[Utah Girl]

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[FreeperinRATcage]

Yup...I feel the same way..I'm proud of these AMERICANS who obviously got their spots because they were the best in the world.

A new rule requires every American sports federation to develop a plan to recruit more minority athletes and administrators to their sport.

I have a MAJOR problem with this. One can see the quotas now.

[Dawgsquat]

Look at the bright side. The downhill events should have more spills, thus more entertainment value.

[Sangamon Kid]

Flowers was a long jumper who didn't make the cut at the U.S. Olympic trials. When her husband happened to pick up a recruitment flier looking for bobsled athletes, she signed up, and the rest will be told this week on Letterman's show.

I'm glad for her, but really now. How excited can you get over someone with this resume. Wasn't she the "legs" of the operation, not the driver. Seems to me that any number of girls could have filled in and done the same thing. Marion Jones on the other hand...she's got the goods.

[Saundra Duffy]

Am I the only one who noticed that when someone was trying to wrap the American flag around her shoulders, she pushed it away - TWICE?!

[hoot2]

"Dreams of diversity coming true..B.S. should be this:I'm proud these Americans won medals "

from her bio;
A native of Birmingham, Flowers is married to Johnny Mack Flowers,
who was a member of the UAB football and track teams. She is the daughter of Jimmie and Barbara Jeffery.
sounds all american to me.

[Bravu]

"Critics said that with more than 95 percent of the team being white, how were young people of color supposed to find role models to inspire them to Olympic greatness?" I think thats one of the main problems with black youth today, looking for role models in athletes.

[First_Salute]

The author of this article is a bigot.

Setting that aside; the principle that young people see in the news, good examples of achievement, is a good one.

[goodnesswins]

"Endorsements? She shrugged. There are some possibilities, she said. "But, c'mon," she said. "I'm a speed skater. Nobody really cares about us except for the Olympics." That may change this time, if U.S. Olympic officials have anything to do with it."

Sounds to me like the Olympic officials are going to be trying a little SOCIALISM in the endorsement arena too - how nice.