Gangneung, South Korea • Shani Davis kickstarted the first on-the-ground controversy of the 2018 Games with the single tap of a button.
The 35-year-old five-time Olympic speedskater took to Twitter on Thursday to voice his displeasure with the United States Olympic Committee’s decision to choose U.S. luger Erin Hamlin as the flag bearer at Friday night’s Opening Ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist, who also happens to be the most-decorated U.S. Olympian in South Korea (two gold and two silver medals) claimed that the USOC “dishonorably” tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer.