Reuters: "Denied U.S. flag with coin toss, Davis snubs ceremony"
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - American speed skater Shani Davis will not march at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening ceremony after losing out on a coin toss to carry his country’s flag, a U.S. spokesman said on Friday. ...
The flag-bearer is chosen by a vote of the eight U.S. winter sports federations but the vote was tied 4-4 between Hamlin and Davis, and a coin was used to break the tie, in keeping with USOC rules.Today, the US Olympic Committee, in a desperate bid to ensure continued support for the Olympic teams by American Social Justice Warriors, announced that henceforth all ties to carry the flag or any other honor would be broken by awarding the honor to the athlete who could answer three questions without being cast bodily into a chasm of eternal flame.
In his tweet, Davis added the hashtag “BlackHistoryMonth2018”, suggesting racial bias was involved.
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