Crushed Olympic Dreams
Of course everyone has been cheering for USA’s Mike Phelps and his victory at the Olympics.
Yet, I can’t help but wonder how awful some of the athletes must feel going home empty handed. Even worse are athletes like Alicia Sacramone, US gymnast who was dragged through the media as the reason why the US Women’s Gymnastics Team took silver instead of gold. Alicia wasn’t he only member on the team and all the girls on the team recognized that, but the media shined the light on her.
Then today, Alicia competed in the vault competition. She did good and things looked hopeful for her. When one of the athletes from China vaulted and fell on her knees, I thought Alicia will at least take silver. She scored higher than Alicia Sacramone. It didn’t seem right that an athlete who wasn’t able to execute the vault got such a high score.
Hugs,
marlene
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