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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Except that when the Eastern Europeans were really good and the US weren't as good, they were the beneficiaries of this rule. All of a sudden the rule is stupid now?
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I would have always said this is a stupid rule, but yes the Americans are only complaining now since it is in their advantage.
My thoughts on this are the Olympics only occur every four years, and usually for a gymnast you only really get one shot to compete.
It isn't fair that a gymnast spend her whole life training for it, is likely a medal contender but since there are two gymnasts on her own team that had a better day then her at the Olympic Trials she likely doesn't get to compete.
If a person deserves to be in that event they should be there, who cares if two other members of the same country are there already. If there are 5 Americans that are better then the other athletes then all 5 Americans should be there.
The Olympics are supposed to put the best in the world against each other, not just to give each country an athlete who can have a participant ribbon.