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the equivalent of Tebowing would not occur during the medal ceremony. Improved women's soccer team entry also.
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|How many athletes will do the equivalent of [[Tebowing]] after a victory?  American Meb Keflezighi, who won the silver medal in the marathon in 2004, typically gives glory to [[God]] with the sign of the [[Cross]] after finishing a race.<ref>http://www.letsrun.com/2009/nycmen1101.php</ref>
 
|How many athletes will do the equivalent of [[Tebowing]] after a victory?  American Meb Keflezighi, who won the silver medal in the marathon in 2004, typically gives glory to [[God]] with the sign of the [[Cross]] after finishing a race.<ref>http://www.letsrun.com/2009/nycmen1101.php</ref>
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|ranked #1 and won the gold in the last two Olympics, most recently with a foreign coach. Now that this [[U.S.]] team is [[politically correct]], will it underachieve?<ref>Pia Sundhage, a [[Sweden|Swede]] who is reportedly a lesbian was selected as the head coach of the American Olympic women's soccer team in 2007, and led the team to a gold-medal performance the following year.  Aren't there American soccer coaches good enough to run the Olympic team?</ref>  Major rivals will be Japan, Brazil and France.
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|ranked #1 and won the gold in the last two Olympics, most recently with a foreign coach. Now that this [[U.S.]] team is [[politically correct]], will it underachieve?<ref>A foreigner, reportedly a lesbian, was selected as the head coach of the already champion American Olympic women's soccer team in 2007, and in the following year that team repeated its gold medal-winning performance of 2004.  Aren't there American, although perhaps not politically correct, soccer coaches good enough to run the Olympic team?</ref>  Major rivals will be Japan, Brazil and France.
 
|Overcame an early 2-0 deficit to beat France 4-2 in their first game. Two remaining group stage games against North Korea and Colombia. Top two in each group, plus the two best third place teams (out of 3 groups) advance to the quarterfinals.  
 
|Overcame an early 2-0 deficit to beat France 4-2 in their first game. Two remaining group stage games against North Korea and Colombia. Top two in each group, plus the two best third place teams (out of 3 groups) advance to the quarterfinals.  
 
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