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Hypocrisy at its core, they dont know what patriotism means unless it aligns with what they think it should be. >> the americans olympic basketball team won the gold medal and won the gold medal game by beating france. the team they lost to early in the tournament but what the game that mattered to win the gold. and we should not lose sight of how challenging these olympics were for all athletes of every country, not having the support system, family and friends not being there, scaling down on ...

Most of my family lives in michigan, im hoping to drive there soon, but coming home to my life was the best thing. i wasnt gone for that long. coming home and being super happy with how i rode, super stoked to take the silver, so just coming home was an amazing moment, and it was relief, because now i dont have anything to stress about, and i get to kind of sit at home and enjoyjust my downtime now. you started bmx riding when you were nine years old. these olympics have huge audiences around th...

Into bmx riding? definitely try it. you can build such a support system in the sport itself, and even if it is not for you, there are people, you meet lifelong friends throughout the sport. a boat shaped like a giant violin which has been built as anonymized to people who died from covid, has had a test run in venice. the 12 metre long vessel is called the violin of noah and was designed during the pandemic. it symbolises the rebirth of venice and it will be formally launched next month when it ...

Who watched you, who were inspired by you and want to get into bmx riding? definitely try it. you can build such a support system in the sport itself, and even if it is not for you, there are people, you meet lifelong friends throughout the sport. dennis "dee tee" thomas, a co—founder of the soul funk band kool and the gang, has died aged 70. thomas enjoyed a music career that spanned almost 60 years as the alto sax player, flutist and percussionist in kool and the gang. the band were known fo...

Just coming home was an amazing moment, and it was released, because now i dont have anything to stress about, and i get to kind of sit at home and enjoyjust my downtime now. you started riding _ enjoyjust my downtime now. you started riding when you are nine years old. these olympics have huge audiences around the world, what would your advice to be two young boys and girls who watch you, who were inspired by you and want to get into bmx riding?— into bmx riding? definitely try it. you into b...

Most of my family lives in michigan, i�*m hoping to drive there soon, but coming home to my life was the best thing. i wasn�*t gone for that long. coming home and being super happy with how i rode, super stoked to take the silver, so just coming home was an amazing moment, and it was relief, because now i don�*t have anything to stress about, and i get to kind of sit at home and enjoyjust my downtime now. you started bmx riding when you were nine years old. these olympics have huge audienc...

Girls watched you and inspired to use to get into bmx pattillo definitely try it. you can build a family in the community in such a support system in the sport itself and even if its not for you theres definitely people where you meet lifelong friends in the sport. definitely give it a try and go to your local skate park and dont give up, you fall and you win some and you lose some but youve just got to enjoy the little moments and go out there and make some friends. riding bikes is superfun. ha...

Theyre the ones that make this fun. >> how do you manage the pressure of being you and the expectations that come with being you? >> i try to stay focused on my goals. and i feel like i have a really great support system around me. i live a pretty balanced life, i think. its not just about swimming, for me. its -- i just finished up school at stanford. my family keeps me focused on my goals. but they, also, allow me to have fun. and -- and do things out of the pool. >> how will you remember thes...

Ultimately made the choice that carrie and dominique could not? >> i had not spoken to any of them directly about that situation. the gymnastics coaches for listening as an athlete and for me personally, i had a great support system in my coach and my parents even reminding me every single day, youre not a gymnast. gymnastics is what you do. so that really helped me handle pressure and also remember i had a confident voice to share what i was feeling. i had a vault i was very scared of as a gymn...

Olympics since the scandal first broke. this is her first olympics since then. a lot of pressure on her which she has voiced. maybe some post traumatic stress. i throw that out there. theyre very isolated in tokyo. she doesnt have her support system there. by the way, she did this before. this is -- she had a learning experience. ghago, simone biles was competing in -- in a domestic meet in 2013. she fell. she hurt her ankle. she tried to push on. it was her coach at the time said, you need to s...