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“Apolo Ohno”. Nostalgia Thread of Olympians NBC hyped up and they then let us down.

Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:50 pm
Posted by UncleLester
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:50 pm
Who else you got?

Did Lolo Jones ever get any medals?
This post was edited on 7/27/24 at 1:51 pm
Posted by TigerFanatic99
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:51 pm to
Simone Biles 2021.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:51 pm to
Lol dude won more Winter Olympics medals than any American in history
Posted by UncleLester
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:52 pm to
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Lol dude won more Winter Olympics medals than any American in history


One of his two Golds was because the Korean slipped.
Posted by Pedro
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:52 pm to
You don’t pay attention much do you?
Posted by Keys Open Doors
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:52 pm to
Bode Miller in 2006 (who had a great 2002 and again in 2010)
Posted by nvasil1
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:54 pm to
Did I miss something about Apolo where he let "us" down?
Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:55 pm to
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One of his two Golds was because the Korean slipped.

No he had a gold stolen from him in SLC because he was pulled down during the final turn when he was in the lead.

He won a gold in SLC from a semi-questionable interference call on the winner. Koreans gave him death threats over that.

He won another gold in Torino.

If you want to talk overhyped short track speed skaters the answer is J. R. Celski who was supposed to take over after Ohno retired.
Posted by MSUDawg98
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:58 pm to
Lindsey Vonn was supposed to win a bunch but she only won one.

And then there's the infamous Dan & Dave Nike ad campaign.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:59 pm to
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Bode Miller in 2006 (who had a great 2002 and again in 2010)


Mikaela Shiffrin in Beijing but that course was a shitshow.
Posted by cfish140
BR
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 2:33 pm to
Lolo Jones. Won all kinda world championship medals….0 Olympic medals
Posted by emanresu
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 2:48 pm to
Dan vs Dave
Posted by SpqrTiger
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 2:49 pm to
Mary Decker, in the 1984 games.

Was the world champion in the 1500 and 3000 in 1983, heavily favored to win the 3000 in Los Angeles.

Then… the Zola Budd incident.

Posted by Cracker
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 3:05 pm to
2004 Athens Basketball BUMS
Posted by nvasil1
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 3:24 pm to
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Dan vs Dave

Good one. Another I remember from '92 is Kim Zmeskal.

She was the three-time US national champion, gold medal favorite in the all-around, and was expected to collect multiple event medals. She was getting pushed as America's next Olympic sweetheart.

She only ended up with one bronze from the team competition, and finished 10th in the all-around. It was quietly reported after the Olympics that she was injured the whole time.





Posted by UncleLester
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 3:29 pm to
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2004 Athens Basketball BUMS


LeBronze
Posted by Ghost of Colby
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 6:38 pm to
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Bode Miller

Eskimo brother
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 6:41 pm to
Dan and Dave
Posted by Bama Bird
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 6:45 pm to
Michelle Kwan. I remember she was on yogurt cups when I was a kid
Ended up winning bronze
Posted by Bulldogblitz
In my house
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 7:00 pm to
Bruce Jenner. Wheatties boxes, now you can't pick him out
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