Flag bearer at the opening ceremonies was 1500 meter runner Lopez Lomong and flag bearer at the closing ceremony was archer Khatuna Lorig.
Mark Grimmette, Luge athlete.
Decathlete Rafer Johnson at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.
no
Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming for figure skating.
Here is a clip of the guy: http://vimeo.com/1392246
Peggy Fleming for figure skating.
I would say yes. It would have been big news if the U.S. Olympic team had denied an athlete to go to the Olympics just because they were gay. It's much more likely that the athlete's will stay closeted so they can go the games.
Peggy Fleming won the gold in women's figure skating.
Because China doesn't think Taiwan is a country, although we have everything we need to be a country. China thinks Taiwan belongs to them, so especially in the BEIJING OLYMPICS, china won't let us use our flag.
Janet Evans was the female swimmer from the United States that won three gold medals in 1988 at the Olympics. She was an outstanding athlete in college before the Olympics.
The United States flag bearer at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville was cross country skier Bill Koch and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was long distance runner Francie Larrieu at the opening ceremony and fencer Peter Westbrook at the closing ceremony.