Originally Posted by joefrog
Refresh my memory, didn't Cael Sanderson win gold in 2004? That was to cap off a perfect collegiate wrestling career also. I don't seem to remember him getting near this much attention, and his gold medal was just as hard to come by.
I said it before and I'll say it again, Cael was an ugly wrestler, Shawn is a cute gymnast. And Cael did get his share of attention, but wrestling is not the marquee sport for the olympics like gymnastics is.