Bryant Gumble, meet Shani Davis. Great timing! Too funny

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<p>Too bad Shani Davis has a horrible attitude. Did you see his interview after winning gold? You’d have thought they just pulled all his teeth with no anesthesia.</p>

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<p>I too was wondering what was up with that, what’s the whole story? He made me feel uncomfortable…cheers for the interviewer who asked him “are you angry?” and nice “oh well that’s odd” face she made.</p>

<p>Definitely the weirdest reaction to winning a gold medal I’ve ever seen…at least I was glad to see a little emotion on the awards platform.</p>

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<p>I missed the interview, mainly because I haven’t been watching the winter olympics. I am eagerly awaiting the completion of the skiing competition so I can revive my “Who is Bode Miller” thread. </p>

<p>Anyway, didn’t see the interview, but I understand Davis was criticized by teammates for passing up a relay (team) event to concentrate on his individual event. Perhaps that was bugging him.</p>

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<p>I didn’t see the interview with Davis either. It does sound odd. Anyone else feeling a little sorry for Miller and Jacobellis? I feel bad for Miller because he doesn’t strike me as a grandstander–the press just understandably hyped him like crazy, and so when he craps out it’s big, embarassing news. I feel a little bad for Jacobellis (Philadelphia Inquirer headline: From Hero to Hotdog). She definitely hotdogged at the end, and cost herself a gold. But it didn’t hurt anyone else, and this is the first year for a sport that has been, in its short history, defined by style–hotdogging–rather than sheer speed. And they’re both younger than my daughter. Lots of pressure, beyond the athletic competition itself, and a little too much harsh couch potato criticism in the aftermath, IMO.</p>

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<p>I think NJres is correct. Here’s an article about the controversy.<a href=“http://www.wcnc.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/olympics/stories/021806dnolyspeed.3cea51c5.html[/url]”>http://www.wcnc.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/olympics/stories/021806dnolyspeed.3cea51c5.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;