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  • Jesse Jackson objects to ‘unfair’ coin flip that decided tie vote for Team USA flag bearer

    02/10/2018 3:27:33 AM PST · by C19fan · 80 replies
    Twitchy ^ | February 9, 2018 | Greg P.
    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:
  • Shani Davis Says USA 'Dishonorably Tossed a Coin to Decide Its 2018 Flag Bearer'

    02/08/2018 7:49:03 AM PST · by simpson96 · 52 replies
    Bleacher Report ^ | 2/8/2018 | Mike Chiari
    American speedskater Shani Davis criticized Team USA's flag-bearer selection process in a tweet Thursday morning. After luger Erin Hamlin was chosen as the United States' representative for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Davis wrote the following: Shani Davis‏Verified account @ShaniDavis I am an American and when I won the 1000m in 2010 I became the first American to 2-peat in that event. @TeamUSA dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. No problem. I can wait until 2022. #BlackHistoryMonth2018 #PyeongChang2018 According to the Associated Press, Hamlin and Davis were two of...