Contention seems to follow Lolo Jones wherever her fast feet run.
Jones, who is set to become just the ninth American to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, was selected to the U.S. bobsled team last Sunday, joining teammates Aja Evans and Lauryn Williams. But now the very women she beat out for the third and final spot are making their opinions known that Lolo’s fame, not her athleticism, earned her a spot on the team.
“I should have been working harder on gaining Twitter followers than gaining muscle mass,” Emily Azevedo, one of three women fighting for the final spot on the U.S.’s three-person bobsled team, told USA Today Sports.
“I feel this year there was a certain agenda,” Katie Eberling, the other athlete who was vying for Jones’ spot, told the paper. Eberling ultimately was named an alternate for the team. “It’s no fault of my teammates. There’s been a lot of inconsistencies and that makes you wonder what’s going on. It’s not right.”
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