Similar to the race card, this has been a phenomena in the
2004 Olympic Games in Athens used by
non-U.S. athletes or by fans of
non-U.S. teams as to why an American wins a gold medal or why an American finishes above another country's athlete. The claim is that the IOC is in collusion with the U.S. teams and predetermines results when the truth is that after the 2002 scandals in Salt Lake, the IOC is very
anti-American at this point. It serves a double purpose:
1) To justify a loss from an athlete.
2) To voice
anti-American sentiment had by athletes, staff, and fans since before the games began.
Prime example: Svetlana Khorkina says the reason she didn't win the All-Around was because she wasn't American.
Another example: S. Koreans are attacking
Americans for the scoring error more than the judges that committed the error. Where were they when judges from
France and Russia were in
collusion to guarantee their skaters gold medals?