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- Why Won’t Team USA Dip the Flag at the Olympics Opening Ceremonies?
For decades, Olympic spirit has come with an asterisk for the United States: we're the only country that refuses to dip its flag when passing the host country during the event’s opening
- Why does USA not dip their flag at the Olympics opening ceremony?
The USA has a long-standing tradition of refusing to dip their flag at the Olympic opening ceremony, which is believed to have started back at the 1908 Games in London
- Ralph Rose: Why the US doesnt dip its flag at the Olympics - IrishCentral
Irish American Ralph Rose is behind the longstanding tradition of the US not dipping its flag during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics As a sign of respect, flag-bearers customarily
- Why Team USA Wont Dip the Flag at the Olympics
It's custom for each country's team to dip their flag as a sign of respect when they pass the host country at the Olympics opening ceremony — but Team USA never does Here's why
- Why The United States Doesnt Dip The Flag At The Olympics
Each nation’s flag bearer should dip their banner when passing the heads of state and dignitaries from the host nation, as a sign of goodwill and respect By all accounts, American flag bearer Michael Phelps did not do that this year in Rio, which comes as no surprise
- Americas flag shall not dip: The curious history of the US . . . - SFGATE
Namely, will the United States dip its flag to Brazil? The answer: probably not The tradition of dipping — lowering the flag briefly as a sign of respect — has been a part of the Olympic opening
- Why does Team USA choose not to dip the flag during the Olympic Opening . . .
For many years, Olympic spirit has been marked with an asterisk for the United States: it is the only country that does not dip its flag when passing the host country during the opening ceremonies Traditionally, each nation’s team enters the opening ceremony venue, with a member carrying the country's flag
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