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February 15, 2014 08:00 am GMT

The Under Armour Saga: Controversy Engulfs U.S. Speed Skating Uniforms

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Team USA's speed skating contingent has had an awful trip to Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympics so far. Shani Davis, the gold medal favorite in the men's 1,000-meter race on Wednesday, was supposed to become the first speed skater to win that event in three straight Olympics. Instead, he finished eighth. A day later, Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe — the world's top-ranked female skaters at their distance — failed to medal in the women's 1,000-meter race

The rash of unexpected failure prompted a search for answers among Team USA athletes, fans and the media. On Wednesday, a Wall Street Journal article seemed to nail the problem. The Americans, apparently, blamed their poor performance on a design flaw in the high-tech uniforms that team sponsor Under Armour produced for the games Read more...

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