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【原文标题】 Cyclists want apology from USOC over mask flap
【中文标题】 自行车运动员要求美国奥委会为口罩事件道歉
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【来源地址】 http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics ... lists-masks&prov=ap&type=lgns
【译者】 中国大家庭
【声明】译文版权归AC所有，谢绝转载
【翻译方式】个人原创翻译
【原文】
Cyclists want apology from USOC over mask flap
By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer Sep 5, 8:53 pm EDT
The four American cyclists who arrived for last month’s Beijing Games wearing black masks and were subsequently ordered to apologize for offending the host nation are seeking an apology from the U.S. Olympic Committee.
In a letter sent to the leadership group of the Athletes Advisory Council, an attorney for the four cyclists—Michael Friedman, Sarah Hammer, Bobby Lea and Jennie Reed—not only asked the USOC to apologize, but said the flap was “emotionally devastating” and adversely affected their performances at the Beijing Games, where none of them medaled and only Hammer managed a top-five finish.
The athletes were provided the masks before the Olympics by the USOC because of ongoing air-pollution concerns in Beijing.
“No athlete who has trained for years to become an Olympic athlete should be subject to such disrespect,” wrote their attorney, Christopher Campbell. “It was their first Olympic Games. They should have been in a supportive environment so that they could enjoy their Olympic experience and perform at peak levels. The false accusations, done in such a public fashion, was humiliating and emotionally devastating. It affected the Athletes’ performance.”
The athletes also want “an unequivocal statement from the USOC that they did not engage in any inappropriate conduct” and “systemic assurance that something like this does not happen to future Olympic athletes.”
The USOC did not comment Friday on whether they had received the letter.
Hammer and Reed were among USA Cycling’s top medal hopefuls entering the games, yet both struggled in Beijing.
Hammer, a two-time world champion, was fifth in the individual pursuit, and Reed finished eighth in the sprint after coming down with a flu-like illness during the Olympics. Lea led the men’s points race before dropping out of the event, citing fatigue, and he and Friedman combined to finish last in the 16-team madison race.
After that race, Friedman had harsh words for the USOC, saying he felt betrayed and insisting that he should have been allowed to wear the masks— because they were distributed by the USOC. More than 200 of the masks were distributed, but only a handful of American athletes publicly revealed wearing theirs at any time in Beijing.
“It is unfortunate that those that are supposed to support the athletes in their Olympic dreams were so quick to look out for their own interests,” said Andy Sparks, Hammer’s personal coach and fiancee, who also served as USA Cycling’s track coach for the Beijing Games.
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【译文】
自行车运动员要求美国奥委会为口罩事件道歉
By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer Sep 5, 8:53 pm EDT
四名在上个月到达北京时带黑色口罩后被要求向东道主道歉的美国自行车运动员请求美国奥委会向他们道歉.
这四名运动员分别是 Michael Friedman, Sarah Hammer, Bobby Lea 和 Jennie Reed. 在由他们的代理律师交给运动员顾问委员会的领导的信中不仅要求美国奥委会道歉, 还称口罩事件是及其坏情绪的, 影响了他们在北京奥运会的发挥, 使他们没能拿一块奖牌, 而只有 Hammer 得到第 5 名.
在奥运会前, 美国奥委会以北京的空气污染为由为运动员提供了口罩.
代理律师 Christopher Campbell 在信中写道 : "任何一个为奥运会而训练了多年的运动员都不希望如此不敬. 这是他们的第一次奥运会, 他们应该受到支持, 使他们可以享受奥运会的经历并且比出好成绩. 在如此公共的形式的错误指责(指戴口罩)使他们蒙受羞辱, 影响了他们的情绪和运动员的水平发挥."
运动员还要求"美国奥委会明确声明他们没有从事不当行为, 并且保证次类事件不会在今后的奥运会上发生."
美国奥委会在星期五还没有确认他们是否已经收到这封信.
Hammer 和 Reed 在美国自行车手中被认为是有希望得到奖牌的运动员, 但是双双失败了.
Hammer 曾经是两次世界冠军, 在个人争先赛中得到第 5 名. Reed 在追逐比赛中得到第 8 名. 他在奥运会期间的了类似感冒的疾病. Lea 在男子计分赛中在因过度疲劳退出比赛前曾一度领先, 他和 Friedman 在麦迪逊赛（赛车场内两人交替接力，赛程为50公里) 得到最后一名.
赛后, Friedman 对美国奥委会提出了尖锐的批评. 他感觉被出卖了. 他强调说他被允许戴口罩, 因为这些口罩是美国奥组委发放的. 大约发放了 200 个口罩, 但是只有几个美国运动员在公共场合戴了.
Hammer 的个人教练和未婚妻 Andy Sparks 说:"很不幸的是, 那些声称支持运动员的奥运会梦想的人如此快的根据他们的兴趣而变化". 她也是美国自行车运动的北京奥运会教练. |
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