CONTROVERSY: Shani Davis vs. Chad Hedrick?
Question:What's your take on the controversy between Shani Davis & Chad Hedrick, the Olympic Speed-Skaters? Do you think Shani is treated as a team member or as an outsider? Who are you pulling for? Shani or Chad? Although they're both Americans, if you had to choose which would you be rooting for??
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Two competative guys, both with their own personal agendas and priorities. I'll root for both Americans. You know people want to use the race card here but I don't see how it's applicable. Go USA!Which individual has the highest no of gold medals in olympics?
Chad is being childish. I'm glad Shani beat him in the 1500m today.Do you know which ice dancing couple from Russia won the Olympics in 1994?
I guess, I come down more on the side of Chad Hendrick in this one. Though I can at least see why Davis did what he did...On the one hand, if Shani felt he needed the rest in order to give himself the best chance to win his gold medal in the 1000m, it is difficult to fault him for that.
Having said that, as a former athlete my competitive juices would be flowing so hard that I don't think that you could keep me from entering the team pursuit event. Throw in there the chance to represent your country and it would even heighten. Many athletes skate and win multiple events (Eric Heiden 5 golds) so I do not know how much being a good teammate would have hindered Davis from his ultimate goal of winning gold, and in fact would have given him a pretty fair shot at another medal.
Ultimately, I think Davis should have skated in the team pursuit, if evewn for his own glory ...But that is just me
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Both are completely in the right. Chad wanted to win another gold and needed Hedrick. Hedrick wanted to win a goal individually and needed the rest. Essentially this argument is not about Davis/Hedrick, it's about which do you feel is more important -- your country or yourself? If I had to choose a side, I'd take Hedrick, only b/c I think you represent country first. Barely.More Questions & Answers...