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Why not show the gold medalists... Seeing as most never saw them, and they've got zero publicity compared to others.
Because the Olympics aren't good for anything but ruining nations and memes.
Are they not the people with steampunk glasses in the memes?
Nope, it was Serbia’s Damir Mikec and Zorana Arunovic.
Damir Mikec's eye wear looked more like something made from lego technic:
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/sports/turkish-olympic-shooter-yusuf-dikec-goes-viral-for-his-relaxed-attitude-at-paris-2024-34729/
....and he's gotten no love for having beaten all these meme based characters.
I feel like this is a great statment on how "meritocracy" works IRL
Because they're inferior in the minds of many.
Silver almost best them with no equipment.