Following the defeat, Lindsey Vonn responded to a criticism of the United States Women’s National Team by saying, “How About Giving These Athletes Some Respect?”
A critical tweet about the United States Women’s National Team was addressed by the Olympic gold champion on Sunday, and she provided her response. Lindsey Vonn is not someone you want to cross.
On Sunday, the athlete, who is 38 years old, responded to a critical tweet that was posted on X (previously Twitter) by someone who was critical of the United States Women’s National Team and included Vonn in the criticism.
The user captioned a clip of a very unhappy Megan Rapinoe during the United States Women’s National Team’s match against Sweden in Melbourne, Australia, with the phrase “almost better than Lindsey Vonn falling on her ass after criticizing Trump!” The match, which resulted in a historic 5-4 loss for the United States soccer team, was played in Australia.
In response to an internet critic who had mentioned Vonn’s performance in 2018 at the South Korean Winter Games, Vonn retorted, “Your comments are almost as bad as your bio.” Vonn was competing in the women’s ski cross event. “I don’t see you out there on the pitch,” the coach said to the player. How about showing some respect to these athletes, regardless of whether you agree with their political stance or not?
“My word,” the former alpine ski racing World Cup champion responded after that.
This is the quickest exit the professional soccer team has ever made from a major competition, as observed by USA Today. They often make it to the semifinals at major tournaments like the World Cup and the Olympics. After the game, Rapinoe, 38, discussed the loss as well as the failed penalty shot she had earlier in the contest. In July, she declared that she would be retiring soon. “From my perspective, it’s as if someone were playing a cruel joke. “I’m like, ‘This is a dark comedy, I missed a penalty,'” she told Fox Sports. “I’m like, ‘This is a dark comedy, I missed a penalty.'” “I still simply feel extremely grateful and glad, despite the fact that I know it’s the end, and that makes me sad. But the fact that this is really the first time that I’ve been in one of these [situations] this early speaks a lot about how much success I’ve been able to have and just how much I’ve loved playing for this team and for this nation. This is the only time I’ve ever been in one of these [situations] this early. It has been a privilege to serve.”
Rapinoe was later called out by former President Donald Trump online, which appears to have spurred the cyber criticism by MAGA fans. Rapinoe has now apologized for her comments.
Fox News reports that Trump, who is 77 years old, made disparaging comments about Megan Rapinoe and the entire women’s soccer team on his Truth Social account. After the game, Rapinoe, 38, discussed the loss as well as the failed penalty shot she had earlier in the contest. In July, she declared that she would be retiring soon. “From my perspective, it’s as if someone were playing a cruel joke. “I’m like, ‘This is a dark comedy, I missed a penalty,'” she told Fox Sports. “I’m like, ‘This is a dark comedy, I missed a penalty.'” “I still simply feel extremely grateful and glad, despite the fact that I know it’s the end, and that makes me sad. But the fact that this is really the first time that I’ve been in one of these [situations] this early speaks a lot about how much success I’ve been able to have and just how much I’ve loved playing for this team and for this nation. This is the only time I’ve ever been in one of these [situations] this early. It has been a privilege to serve.”
Rapinoe was later called out by former President Donald Trump online, which appears to have spurred the cyber criticism by MAGA fans. Rapinoe has now apologized for her comments.
Fox News reports that Trump, who is 77 years old, made disparaging comments about Megan Rapinoe and the entire women’s soccer team on his Truth Social account. Rapinoe stated that she is thankful to be an American and believes the United States of America is a wonderful country, but that this “doesn’t mean we can’t get better” or “shouldn’t always strive to be better.”
Rapinoe made the observation that while our country was formed on a number of admirable principles, it was also established on the institution of slavery. “And I think we just need to be really honest about that and be really open in talking about that so that we can reconcile that and hopefully move forward and make this country better for everyone,” she said. “And I think we just need to be really honest about that and be really open in talking about that.”
Regarding Vonn, she was subjected to more than her fair share of trolling assaults in 2018, with some Trump fans claiming that her defeat at the South Korean Winter Games was “karma.”
She stated that she would “absolutely not” go to the White House after competing, echoing Rapinoe’s sentiments in this regard. Other members of Team USA, including Nathan Chen, Gus Kenworthy, and Adam Rippon, have previously stated that they would not be attending the event.
