American Shani Davis Skips Olympic Opening Ceremony for Team USA

American Shani Davis Skips Olympic Opening Ceremony for Team USA
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U.S. Skater Shani Davis boycotted the Olympic opening ceremony in South Korea after Erin Hamlin was named as the flag carrier ahead of him.

Davis had called the method to decide the role “dishonourable” in a tweet on Thursday when Luger Erin Hamlin was selected to carry the flag instead.