QuietColours said:
Steve answered that criticism in an interview with Debbie Decker of USA Today: Why should the Olympic Team hinge on one competition when you've been building up to it for years? If we want healthy kids on the team, why should we beat them up? Why would you want to keep star athletes off the team?

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