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Originally Posted by Frankster
Any powerhouse countries pulling out of the Olympics would just serve to provide more Russian chest thumping as their medal count rises. I envision WBC style rhetoric "God gave Russia more medals because he hates gays and gay lovers".
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I am not sure about this, but if there aren't enough competitors, do they really hand out medals by acclamation? I would think events would get cancelled, hopefully, before giving Russia the satisfaction of being given a medal just for showing up, even if they are the strongest in that event and probably would have won anyway.