A good number of the "international" athletes are actually Americans, that's

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Aug 4, 2021
11:14:14pm

Mitty All-American

also part of it. Somebody said the gold-medal pole vaulter representing Sweden as an example.

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Mitty

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I think what we're seeing is the fruit of the "everyone gets a medal" mentality

Beggar

8/4/21 9:04pm

Um…aren’t we leading the medal count?

CommodoreCoug

8/4/21 9:06pm

Compare results to previous Olympics

Beggar

8/4/21 9:08pm

And the only explanation for that is “everyone gets a trophy”?

CommodoreCoug

8/4/21 9:12pm

Yeah because in 2016 that generation hadn't hit the olympics yet, duh.

TheLoneCougar

8/5/21 6:58am

only by the US method of counting total medals, not the way everybody counts of most gold medals

byujag

8/4/21 9:11pm

Used to be total medals for as long as I can recall

WallaX2

8/4/21 9:33pm

yeah the US always does it that way so it seems normal to us, but apparently nobody else shows medal charts like that

byujag

8/4/21 9:39pm

The US has listed total medals first for as long as I can remember.

EtTuKalante

8/4/21 10:25pm

Jamaica beating you isn't everyone gets a medal mentality.

unctoothman

8/4/21 9:08pm

I know I want to argue with this, but I don't know if I should go down the a) thanks for the everybody gets a medal

shimmy

8/4/21 9:09pm

Is there a connection between every one gets a medal (lack of competition) and kids not being interested in sports?

Real G Man

8/4/21 9:14pm

No. Video games just got a lot better and added literal gambling features that

joelvandyne

8/4/21 9:15pm

I don't think so. In my experience sports are more competitive at a younger age now than they ever were when I was a kid

shimmy

8/4/21 9:17pm

"Everyone gets a medal " IS a huge societal issue. I don't think it has much

boogers

8/4/21 9:43pm

It’s really not a problem. It’s a trope. There is more competition available for kids now than there ever was. The only

shimmy

8/4/21 9:53pm

The problem isn't with sports. It's the moving the moving target parents today

boogers

8/5/21 6:19am

Ok, boomer.

immacougar

8/4/21 9:10pm

Brilliant!

Beggar

8/4/21 9:15pm

RE: Ok, boomer.

boogers

8/4/21 9:44pm

I am pretty sure Olympic athletes don’t have issues with mental fortitude

violetjazz

8/4/21 9:11pm

The fruit is just showing up now? In 2021?

Social Distance

8/4/21 9:12pm

I love America, but I’m ok with the best athlete winning when it comes

USMCdad

8/4/21 9:23pm

Hmm, who is more likely to have benefited from the “everyone gets a trophy” mentality?

spinner

8/4/21 9:28pm

I think it's funny that two people gave you POTD for this.

ryebrye

8/4/21 9:30pm

A lot of it is also other countries are better able to send their youngest, best, & brightest to America for college and

Spiff

8/4/21 9:31pm

This is a HUGE reason.

coug10278

8/4/21 10:20pm

A good number of the "international" athletes are actually Americans, that's

Mitty

8/4/21 11:14pm

Has more to do with the rest of the world catching up than anything. And guess

Tare

8/4/21 9:57pm

I feel like a hack… hadn’t seen your post till after I posted mine below.

LumberCoug

8/4/21 10:17pm

I’d argue it’s that the world is more competitive than ever. We’re no longer

LumberCoug

8/4/21 10:16pm

Access to that training in the US.

coug10278

8/4/21 10:21pm

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