Originally posted by PeirsolFan
I may be a Peirsol fan (Salo has coached Aaron since he was 7), BUT to talk like that without clear evidence is poor sportsmanship. I also find it a bit hypocritical considering there were no moves made to reclaim Hansen's gold medal after the entire swimming community clearly saw Kitajima perform an illegal kick.
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Peirolfan,
If Hansen was from another country, FINA would have looked into the illegal kick. But, there seemed to be an anti-US bias in that particular situation. But, in the end, Kitajiama is not the breatstroker that Hansen is and Hansen wasn't at his best at the Olympics.
Originally posted by PeirsolFan
I may be a Peirsol fan (Salo has coached Aaron since he was 7), BUT to talk like that without clear evidence is poor sportsmanship. I also find it a bit hypocritical considering there were no moves made to reclaim Hansen's gold medal after the entire swimming community clearly saw Kitajima perform an illegal kick.
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Peirolfan,
If Hansen was from another country, FINA would have looked into the illegal kick. But, there seemed to be an anti-US bias in that particular situation. But, in the end, Kitajiama is not the breatstroker that Hansen is and Hansen wasn't at his best at the Olympics.
