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Olympics - AIBU or does anyone else have a problem with this kind of thing?

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somenonsense · 13/08/2024 13:01

Thinking about the American gymnasts bowing down on the podium. It was written about as being so sportsmanlike and women supporting women etc.

Does anyone else think it's kind of uncool to make a spectacle of yourself and draw attention away from the gold medalist?

I feel like the articles and commentary ended up focusing on how heartwarming the bowing from the silver and bronze gymnasts was rather than letting the gold medalist have her moment?

Just curious if it didn't sit well with anyone else.

I'm sure it was well intentioned etc, I just felt a bit sorry for the winner.

Olympics - AIBU or does anyone else have a problem with this kind of thing?
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123ZYX · 13/08/2024 13:04

The gold medalist didn't look at all bothered by it. The gymnasts in particular seen very supportive of each other.

That result in particular was important as it was the first time in the Olympic gymnastics where all three medals were won by black women so they were celebrating that as much as their individual medals