By Tossing His Silver Medal In The Stands, Sweden's Lias Andersson Bunched No Shortage Of Panties1/6/2018
By god, the horror! A pissed off teenager disrespecting the holier-than-thou sanctity of international sports by getting rid of a medal that symbolizes that time he came oh-so-close to winning an amateur tournament? A highly competitive player letting his disappointment get the best of him following a disheartening result in a showcase that, with it's increased popularity, has become thought of as far more significant than it actually is? How dare Sweden's captain disparage the honor of a circular piece of silver he backed into by giving it to someone that would undoubtedly give it a better home than the dark and dusty bottom of an unused desk drawer! He'll definitely live to regret that when he's potting goals for the New York Rangers as soon as next year! By not forcing a smile through the presentation of something that he has as much use for as the ugly, ill-fitting sweater his grandmother got him for Christmas, Lias Andersson display of ungratefulness shattered the feelings of no shortage of disgruntled viewers who have never in their lives let their emotions dictate their (offline) actions. For that, he absolutely must feel the wrath of every sheriff of sportsmanship with a Twitter account! Well, either that, or the people sitting at home stewing that a heartbroken 19 year old isn't class personified need to have a little looksy in the mirror. Maybe do a little self reflection and realize they've never received a token of their failure and been expected to stand their appreciative while those responsible for that defeat get lauded for their success. It's not like the kid refused to shake hands. All he did was peel back the curtain for overly sensitive fans that - for some reason - thought players whose futures mostly reside in the NHL give a lick of a shit about a runner-up medallion in World Juniors. If you consider Lias Andersson to be a sore loser then you probably make a fair point. However, to be such he would have had to have cared deeply about winning in the first place and I'd rather see that out of an athlete of any age than any sort of satisfaction with second place.
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