The Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva yesterday got the Olympic gold and a world record and Jenn Stuczynski of the United States got the silver and a lesson in humility …
“I hope we do some damage,” she [US athlete said], “and, you know, kick some Russian butt.”
Big mistake. Isinbayeva is Russian but understands English. The greatest women’s pole vaulter of all time heard Stuczynski’s challenge loud and clear …
Read the Associate Press report, here.