So the decision is based on the premius that "we can buy the medals"???

For me the Greatest moment in recent "Olympic History" happened during the Lillhammer Games when the Gold Metal Winner waited at the Finish Line for the last place competitor to finish the longest Cross-Country Skiing event. We watched as the competitor from some country in Africa struggled ... fell ... got back up ... fell again ... and again ... but he indured, percievered and struggled to the finish line ... where the gentleman from Finland (I think) waited, ignoring the pleas from the media for an interview ... The Finnishish gentleman waited and caught the gentleman from Africa as he collapsed across the finish line ... held him up and helped remove his skiis ....

TWO CHAMPIONS walked away from that FINISH LINE that day ... and it had nothing to do with metals!!!! (or money).

The pursuit of money will ultimately lead to the undermining of SPORTSMANSHIP !!! Its about sportsmanship-- then money ... NOT ... money --then sportsmanship. The order of the words is important and criticial!!!

HarryMurphey

ps: do you want to piss-off the average American ... just tell them they don't count because they are not "Rich". See what happens ...