Looks like the 1972 basketball team can pick up their silver medals now.

This is such a well-written and interesting article that I *almost* started to care about figure skating. High five!

It says "Dave McKenna", but it *has* to be Hamilton Nolan.

Oh well, there's that.

"Who would even know who he was or that he finished 10th in Vancouver?"

there it is. That's the one that wins this comment section.

I feel like what's in Bob's eyes.

props to The Amazing Sneijderman I totally stole his joke w/o knowing.

Son of a...tried to delete but can't? Must've stuck in my subconscious. Sorry for the theft.

what? DANG.

"So you see, it's nothing serious, I'm just overly tiRED."

That's what happens when you're constantly walking around at fart level.

Here's pink in your eye!

yes, a white guy on the Jamaican team would be a huge story, and it would be totally fine to say, "He doesn't exactly look, um....Jamaican." They only make up 3% of the population. Also, they're probably not as fast.

"a spade is still a spade"? Racist!

OMG....I just saw the Italian teammates waving an Italian flag. THAT'S SO RIEFENSTAHL!!!

Sheesh...getting offended in the U.S. is now a full time job.

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Yeah, but that's not the point. We fielded our best team, at least in the minds of the federation. If it's not good enough to compete with the world's best, oh well. Over the past few years Wagner has been our best skater. (note: all I know of this is what I've read that last 2 weeks. Other than that all I know…

I think it's ok to not like her and to think she feels entitled, HOWEVER, our Nationals are NOT how the skating team is formed. The US Federation has the option to take whomever they wish, based upon career numbers. Wagner was the 2012 and 2013 National Champion, and because she fell in the 2014 competition was not…