What people don’t realize is that when a QB is mentally not sharp, they throw a few interceptions. When a gymnast doing a dismount of two flips and a double twist are not mentally on their game, they land on their neck and die. She knows her body and her mind and if it ain’t right at any moment, it could be a matter of life and death.
Yeah, I think her real issue has gotten lost in the noise. People saw "mental health" and thought she was having some sort of a mental breakdown, when really she was just having the gymnastics equivalent of the "yips." She was having trouble controlling and feeling her body in the air which is why she couldn't land anything in practice. She's not a hero. She's not a bum. She stepped down because it was obviously the only choice.
What about the fact that the awful judges were scoring her lower than she deserved because she was doing routines that no one else can do? (Let's not make the lesser athletes feel bad!) There's some validity to her stepping down for the benefit of the team scoring. It's a shame that the "Everyone gets a trophy" mentality rears it's head even at the highest level in the Olympics.
The once every 4 year stage I can only imagine it’s much like NASCAR…every person or logo has camera time measure.
And of course, future sponsors. Not criticizing her, just pointing out the opportunity. I don’t care for some of the remarks in the article but understand the bottom line.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2.ic-withdrawal/
That's why if I were in the Olympics, I would not want to compete in an event that's judged. You work your tail off for most of your life, and some crooked or incompetent judge takes it away from you. In swimming or track if you cross the finish line first, you win, period.
It's Japan. Just like China in 2008, the judges are biased towards the home team. Anything they can do to put the Japanese/Chinese over - they will.
Gold Medal Count since 2000
2000 Games (Sydney) - USA 37 China 28 (3rd)
2004 Games (Athens) - USA 36 China 32 (2nd)
2008 Games (BEIJING) - China 48 USA 36
2012 Games (London) - USA 46 China 38 (3rd)
2016 Games (Rio) - USA 46 China 26 (3rd)
2021 Games (Tokyo) - China 24 USA 20 *Unfinished
See a pattern? Guess who is in 3rd place with 17? Japan. FYI We lead total medal count 59 to 51 (China). They could care less about silver and bronze. They want first - but for a totally different reason.
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