USA Sportsmanship in the Olympics?

Question

Disregarding others comments in this forum. I have notice a lot of questions and answers in this forum regarding the as US of being bad sport or sore loser.

So we are a bad sport because of:

0) We make faces because we don't have huge smiles when we get

the silver.

1) We haven't thrown down/rejected our medals.

2) Don't mind that some of the track and field and swimming athletes

come to the US to try and go back to compete for their country.

3) Tyson g*y and Lauryn Williams accepted fault for dropping the

baton. Williams did that the last Olympics, but we didn't that

stop her from earning her spot again.

4) Questioning the ages of the Chinese gymnasts, even though the

accusations started before the Olympic games.

5) The US focuses on Total Medal count than gold count, even

though they always valued it when they did win the gold count

inpreviouss Olympics.

6) We have only led the gold count in the last few Olympics, look

how many the USSR led. USSR and East Germany pretty much

cleaned out the 1980 games.

If we such bad losers, than why hasn't IOC take action or something? Poor sportsmanship shouldn't be tolerated right?

Answer 1

Great points.

And, don't forget about the way Usain Bolt acted, too. Even the IOC said that was inappropriate behavior from a champion.

Also, Dara Torres held up one of the swimming competitions because one of her competitors's suits ripped and she had to put a new one on. She didn't have to do that & none of the other competitors did that.

And, don't forget about when Phelps & his team won the 4x100 relay, they still shook hands and congratulated the French trash-talker. Same goes for Shawn Johnson & Nastia Liukin, congratulating the Chinese gymnasts & for Dara Torres who won silver.

True sportsmanship.

Answer 2

Excellent points and excellent first answer.  I'm glad you brought up the women's gymnasts, I thought they showed such class.