Originally Posted By: gman2304
Originally Posted By: dnewton3
Good on him for winning. Always nice to see the team do well, and individuals contribute to the overall team performance.
Bad on him for his flag conduct. Certainly wasn't intentional, but more careless. However, intent isn't the complaint here; end results are what matter. Dragging and stepping on the flag are a big issue for some of us.
What follows will dictate how I view this:
- if he comes out with an apology, sincere in his remorse, and makes note to not let it happen again, I can forgive and easily chock it up to a mistake
- if he comes out with an attitude, as if it's no big deal and doesn't understand why some of us are upset, then I'll think much, much less of him.
. NBC edited the flag dragging early and hasn’t shown it since. Shaun White has apologized and said he wasn’t aware in the emotional moments after the event that he was dragging the flag on the ground, so I’m good with it.
A mistake in the heat of the moment that wasn't intentional, and the now subsequent apology, I'm good with it too.
As for him being overrated, I don't think that's in any way, shape, or form, true either. He clearly had the biggest, and most difficult run, and he put it down cleanly while under immense pressure, on the biggest stage in the sport.
Congrats to the deserving gold medal winner, Shaun White.