Remember the story we told you yesterday about how black Olympian Shani Davis was angry that a coin flip decided that white Olympian Erin Hamlin would be the Team USA flag bearer in today’s opening ceremony?
Well, the story got worse. Davis skipped the parade of athletes over the entirely fair process to decide a tie:
Speedskater Shani Davis boycotts the opening ceremony of the winter Olympics over flag bearer controversy. #Olympics2018 https://t.co/LRvwWt3xNI pic.twitter.com/adTxOpQ67M
— Inside Edition (@InsideEdition) February 10, 2018
What an ass, but kudos to Erin!
Erin Hamlin leads #TeamUSA into Olympic stadium after flagbearer controversy https://t.co/vYldC7edlf #WinterOlympics #PyeongChang2018
— KTVA 11 News (@ktva) February 10, 2018
#UpstateProud: Erin Hamlin leads the delegation from the United States during the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Games. She is from Remsen, near Utica.
Images from the ceremony: https://t.co/9dKnFYdR4B pic.twitter.com/Ssnh3EnYv2— Democrat & Chronicle (@DandC) February 10, 2018
Rev. Jesse Jackson decided to weigh in, too, demanding the US Olympic Committee develop a different way to decide ties when athletes vote for the games’ flag bearer:
The choice to represent our country as #flagbearer in the @Olympics should never be determined by the flip of a coin. The Committee should immediately institute a more appropriate system to make such a significant determination. @ShaniDavis pic.twitter.com/OmR7C9o1GM
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) February 9, 2018
Who wants to tell him?
The flip of a coin is literally the fairest option. https://t.co/NWkzGgVfIi
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) February 10, 2018
Or maybe it’s the coin that’s the real problem:
Apparently coins are racist now too… https://t.co/ILJkQ8PoxN
— BD (@MrBigFingers) February 10, 2018
Well, this might work as long as it’s best 2 out of 3:
Rock, Paper, Scissors? https://t.co/rCe6J3uMoo
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) February 10, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 8, 2018
'Sour grapes': U.S. speedskater references Black History Month after losing flag bearer coin toss to white athlete https://t.co/ck6TIcq7MQ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 8, 2018
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