Games of the XXXII Olympiad - Tokyo 2021 (1 Viewer)

Larisa Latynina held the olympic medal record count for 48 years, but because of Russian bigotry nobody in the US cared until Michael Phelps broke her record.
 
Larisa Latynina held the olympic medal record count for 48 years, but because of Russian bigotry nobody in the US cared until Michael Phelps broke her record.
What a weird way of looking at the US's indifference to that record. Another explanation, a more accurate explanation would be most of the the competing countries were indifferent to that accomplishment because of the Russian reputation of extreme doping.
 
What a weird way of looking at the US's indifference to that record. Another explanation, a more accurate explanation would be most of the the competing countries were indifferent to that accomplishment because of the Russian reputation of extreme doping.
From the 1950s?
 
From the 1950s?
Sure. Why not? I just found it odd that you would attribute our lack of knowledge of her accomplishments and our celebratory response to Phelps to Russian bigotry. It seems pretty normal for Americans to celebrate an American success over another nation's.
 
It’s only Iran but USA basketball might of finally got it’s head out of it’s arse
 
It seems pretty normal for Americans to celebrate an American success over another nation's.
And sort of the point of the whole running tally of the daily medal count ... part of the whole Olympic immersion.
 
Watched a lot of the live golf tonight. Justin Thomas had all pars. The rest of the US team finished under par.

 

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