Lydia Jacoby's Alaska hometown erupts in celebration after huge upset to win Olympic gold

Fox News ^ | 7/27/2021 | By David Aaro

[NohSpinZone]

Yes, those numbers seemed weird. I screwed that one up good.

[marktwain]

Only those who do nothing never make mistakes.

[MarvinStinson]

Rodney Dangerfield said that

when he moved to a new neighborhood

he went out for a walk——

and a 15-mimute walk for his health turned into a

a 40-minute run for his life.

[Pining_4_TX]

The woke US gymnast who quit on her team. Clay Travis has a great video on Outkick about how some are calling her a hero for quitting, and how wrong that is.

Or were you being facetious? ;-)

[sphinx]

I hate the Olympic hype machine for several reasons that I’ll not go into here. Simone Biles has certainly profited from it as a designated star, but the level of added pressure must be grotesque. No athlete deserves that.

Biles was the gymnastics superstar of her generation. It’s probably fair to say that she got extra hype (and pressure) because, while the U.S. media tends to produce a gymnastics princess in each Olympics — just like they produce an ice skating princess each Winter Olympics — Simone was the first melanin enhanced U.S. gymnast to wear that crown. If she had been white, the U.S. media would still have turned her into an idol; the fact that she is black pushed them even further into absurd hero worship.

She’s a terrific gymnast, the best of her generation. And it’s all about to end. I wish her well.

[NohSpinZone]

I caught Clay's podcast and learned something - Simone actually has been putting "goat" on her leotards? It's one thing for others to call you that but for you to do it and then quit on your team? Sorry, my sympathy well just dried up.

[Pining_4_TX]

I know! What a prima donna.

[TonyM]

“ Humans can swim 28 to 30 MPH.”

Dude, Aquaman was a movie based on a comic book!

[God luvs America]

humans can’t run 30 MPH..Usain Bolt was under 28MPH

[NohSpinZone]

I totally screwed it up. Terribly Googling.

[The Antiyuppie]

I havent seen that much exuberance since…well…never.

[mcshot]

Have too much Neanderthal blood in me to get over 1.1 nauticals per hour.

[DAC21]

Glad to see USA King genuinely congratulate the Kid, King is more than intense trying to play head games her opponents.

[Rummyfan]

Just a humble teenager from the sticks of Alaska coming out of nowhere to win the gold as her friends and family go nuts watching her do it.

Congratulations Lydia Jacoby!

[God luvs America]

eh- we all screw up...don’t sweat it...

[broken_clock]

Michael Jordan needs to show her his 38 point flu game in June of 1997 to set the standard of GOAT.

[apocalypto]

Is it true that Simone supports BLM and others who dis this country?

[bwest]

I’m surprised to see so many masks in Alaska.

[Kid Shelleen]

18 year old Anastasija Zolotic seems like a great kid too. She became the first American to win a gold medal in women's taekwondo.

[GnuThere]

I wasn’t too enthusiastic about these games, but this is my favorite moment so far! Screw the celebrity prima donnas.