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Originally Posted by GeorgiaGreek
Malala would definitely be up there.
Americans might remember Viktoria Komova from the Olympics, but probably as the "pouty Russian girl who lost to Gabby Douglas," or Ye Shiwen, the Chinese female swimmer who swam a split faster than Lochte, but I don't know how many would know the names and not just the stories.
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Ehh, maybe I'm just speaking for myself but I don't think many people care about or remember Olympic athletes after the Olympics other then the US team (specifically medal winners). For example, I have no freaking clue who those people you mentioned are other than Lochte and Douglas. Has Malala been getting a lot of national news here? I've seen some reporting on that story but clearly it wasn't as important as the last twilight movie or who's currently boning Taylor Swift.