Posted by: I_think_so August 22, 2008
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Thats true the only way to show the Ameican dominance on Olympic sports by counting in total winning medals. Is not it this an american culture of boasting what you have than accepting others? Media people get paid fat check for this because their audience is not other world than its US market where they have to please their own audience. Someone who been born and raised in different world and naturalized later in his life in the US even does not accept this superiorism and domincism but you have to live with it because green buck and its power speaks well. Thats what I have been feeling as one of diaspora who is living in the US.
There are many events I noticed how much they complain about china's gold medal winners when american could not win. For example, chinese gymanstics have been in contnious attacts by US media on their age where medias suspect that they are under age. International Olympic Committee (IOC) requires olympic participants must be atleast 16 yrs old. Chinese Gymanstics athelete won such events based on their talents and performance. You have to live with that facts and results because scoring and judging are more transparent and fairer than ever. If you win, you are okey, if you don't win complaining and whining is a bad attititute that dicourage the professionalism. Learn to admit the mistake and improve it as a way of professionalism. USA Olympic committee and its medias need to see their own face on mirror and evaluate what went wrong for not winning medals on expected events.
Another event was 4x100m relay semi qualifying heats by US Men and Women athletic teams. Look the Anchor leg man and woman even could not hold grip on Baton and were ousted from finals. What a upset of US athletic track and field teams who were favorite to win Gold medal. Who should be blaime for that ofcourse noone but themselves. There are many revealing facts about Lightning bolt and Jamaicans who are on the way to replace US track and field dominance who spearheaded new dominance that will continue for forseable future. Astnoshingly, NBC host had no words on those two failures because it was too much of both teams defaulting on dues when they could not deliver the results as they expected.
On the positive side for the US though Michael Phelps and his unbelievable eight gold medals record would be hard to break for a while. I don't know about you guys but I agree with someone who told me that this Michael Phelps came from future in time machine. Looking back other players, I conclude that US has well developed infrastructure on swimming sport and its dominance will continue in foreseeable future that's where US wins scores of medals and put it on winner table. If you look at Judo, Wrestling, Takwondo, Badminton, Weightlifting, and Table Tennis, there are not many US athelete as qualified as in other sports to compete. Why? Because those sports have no large audience in the US and US sports flourished only when they can make money by advertizing and marketing the super stars and olympic winners atheletes.
Last but not least, I would not say US is a pathetic loser why because it is a venue where everyone who has talent can grow and achieve his or her dream. Olympians who represented the US had dreams to compete in Olympic and oneday win gold medal thats what US provide the sanctuary for them who has real talents. Other countries have not many programs and social environment to flourish such many talents to produce as many Olympians but certainly US does. US will be always winner as long as it continues its tradition and culture for sports as its been doing.
There are many events I noticed how much they complain about china's gold medal winners when american could not win. For example, chinese gymanstics have been in contnious attacts by US media on their age where medias suspect that they are under age. International Olympic Committee (IOC) requires olympic participants must be atleast 16 yrs old. Chinese Gymanstics athelete won such events based on their talents and performance. You have to live with that facts and results because scoring and judging are more transparent and fairer than ever. If you win, you are okey, if you don't win complaining and whining is a bad attititute that dicourage the professionalism. Learn to admit the mistake and improve it as a way of professionalism. USA Olympic committee and its medias need to see their own face on mirror and evaluate what went wrong for not winning medals on expected events.
Another event was 4x100m relay semi qualifying heats by US Men and Women athletic teams. Look the Anchor leg man and woman even could not hold grip on Baton and were ousted from finals. What a upset of US athletic track and field teams who were favorite to win Gold medal. Who should be blaime for that ofcourse noone but themselves. There are many revealing facts about Lightning bolt and Jamaicans who are on the way to replace US track and field dominance who spearheaded new dominance that will continue for forseable future. Astnoshingly, NBC host had no words on those two failures because it was too much of both teams defaulting on dues when they could not deliver the results as they expected.
On the positive side for the US though Michael Phelps and his unbelievable eight gold medals record would be hard to break for a while. I don't know about you guys but I agree with someone who told me that this Michael Phelps came from future in time machine. Looking back other players, I conclude that US has well developed infrastructure on swimming sport and its dominance will continue in foreseeable future that's where US wins scores of medals and put it on winner table. If you look at Judo, Wrestling, Takwondo, Badminton, Weightlifting, and Table Tennis, there are not many US athelete as qualified as in other sports to compete. Why? Because those sports have no large audience in the US and US sports flourished only when they can make money by advertizing and marketing the super stars and olympic winners atheletes.
Last but not least, I would not say US is a pathetic loser why because it is a venue where everyone who has talent can grow and achieve his or her dream. Olympians who represented the US had dreams to compete in Olympic and oneday win gold medal thats what US provide the sanctuary for them who has real talents. Other countries have not many programs and social environment to flourish such many talents to produce as many Olympians but certainly US does. US will be always winner as long as it continues its tradition and culture for sports as its been doing.