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re: Skier from Cali spurned US Ski Team and joined China's Olympic Ski team

Posted on 2/1/22 at 2:49 pm to
Posted by Tbonepatron
Member since Aug 2013
8447 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 2:49 pm to
People do this every year. Why is this a story?
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25885 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 3:07 pm to
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People do this every year. Why is this a story?


Outside of the China angle, it used to be that most athletes that competed for a different country had stronger ties or didn't make the team in a more competitive country. That has been going on for many decades. We have been seeing a small but growing trend of athletes choosing teams of countries where they had less connection and they were also good enough to make the team of the country most would expect them to compete for. It is usually a result of more opportunities and more money.

There was a lot of discussion here about LSU's Mondo Duplantis competing in the 2020(1) Olympics for Sweden. He won gold in the pole vault.
This post was edited on 2/1/22 at 3:09 pm
Posted by thotpocket
Dana Point, CA
Member since Sep 2017
2600 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 3:46 pm to
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People do this every year. Why is this a story?


Because she's hot and she has a poonanny.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
54997 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 3:49 pm to
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People do this every year. Why is this a story?

Because it is china. If it was Latvia or Belarus or Italy you probably wouldn't hear shite about it.
Posted by Evolved Simian
Bushwood Country Club
Member since Sep 2010
20645 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 8:55 pm to
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Why is this a story?




Because she's not Chinese.
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