How do you feel about China not sweeping 8 for 8 the diving gold medals?

Question

Since i am chinese, i have a strong allegiance toward the Chinese olympic team and i'm happy whenever they win gold. (In fact, sometimes i identify more w/ the Chinese team than the US team!) However, I didn't know how to feel when Matthew Mitcham took the last diving gold because i felt terrible for the Chinese but happy for Mitcham b/c he also deserves the gold and he is g*y (and so am I!) so i felt like i also needed to support him w/ some g*y pride. so i'm conflicted in my allegiances! How do you feel?

Answer 1

Why should g*y or straight matter? I don't support guys because they are straight.

Answer 2

well china will be even more determined to do better in 2012! this will be a firm goal of china to clean sweep 8 of 8 in diving! this dream never ends! if not in 2012 then it will be in 2016! that diving really does not matter now because china won the olympics and won golds in sports they never won before! i hope in 2012 china dominates the swimming to really rub it into the americans and australians! that will really hit their egos! ever heard the saying 'what goes around come around'! never forget that saying!  

Answer 3

I think that it is fantastic! It is better for the sport not to have one country be too dominate. He was so surprised and so natural ,I love an underdog

Answer 4

Go the Aussies

i was wathcing that and only found out that he had "stolen" the eight gold medal china needed to make it a 8/8 after the event which is ironic i guess

good on him though any btw highest ever score in olympic diving history.. 112 points.. good on him : )  

Answer 5

The g*y thing didn't even really rate a mention i recon. I was glad to see him win with such a fantastic final dive, he deserves plenty of credit for a guttsy effort.

The Chinese bloke was very gratious in defeat and although blew it on his last dive said it was nice to see a non chinese person win a gold in the diving

Answer 6

It was great the aussie got Gold.. he fully deserved it too!

hey at least China swept Tabletennis completely this time.. Gold Silver Bronze in BOTH men n women events!

so the diving sweep maybe can be done in 2012 :D

Answer 7

He done us proud and so have you with those kind words.

Answer 8

I'm an Australian and I'm so proud of that young man, Matthew Mitcham.

He handled the pressure and did an outstanding dive.

I did feel for the young Chinese fellow who had one of his worst dives as his last.