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Which country will Mondo represent?

Posted on 7/25/24 at 3:02 pm
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
54645 posts
Posted on 7/25/24 at 3:02 pm
Sweden?
Posted by Tshiz
Idaho
Member since Jul 2013
7974 posts
Posted on 7/25/24 at 3:07 pm to
Where the heck you been

Yes Sweden
Posted by Ryne Sandberg
Team Am Mart
Member since Apr 2009
19728 posts
Posted on 7/25/24 at 3:17 pm to
Sweden, baw
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
73078 posts
Posted on 7/25/24 at 3:43 pm to
Sucks, because I thought his plan was to represent Sweden the first time, but switch to USA for the next Olympics.

Guess that's never going to happen?
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38661 posts
Posted on 7/25/24 at 4:01 pm to
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Sucks, because I thought his plan was to represent Sweden the first time, but switch to USA for the next Olympics.
what made you think that? There was never a plan for him to switch representation.
Posted by grich31
Youngsville, La
Member since May 2008
2124 posts
Posted on 7/25/24 at 4:34 pm to
Sure Sweden is paying him an pretty ?? for him repping Sweden and not USA
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38661 posts
Posted on 7/25/24 at 6:57 pm to
Sweden is actually probably covering some of his travel/training costs unlike the states. He also doesn’t have to worry about trials there.
Posted by BawtHouse
Member since Dec 2021
437 posts
Posted on 7/25/24 at 10:41 pm to
Why wouldn’t it be Sweden?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
470008 posts
Posted on 7/26/24 at 6:54 am to
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Sweden is actually probably covering some of his travel/training costs unlike the states. He also doesn’t have to worry about trials there.

Why he chose Sweden way back when. Can confirm
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
7668 posts
Posted on 7/26/24 at 8:32 am to
You can't redeclare your national team representation once you've picked your senior team.
Posted by Slippy
Across the rivah
Member since Aug 2005
7536 posts
Posted on 7/26/24 at 8:35 am to
Didn't he get engaged to some Swedish smokeshow?
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
38831 posts
Posted on 7/26/24 at 11:34 am to
He's a massive star in Sweden. A legit celebrity in a way he would never be in the US.
Posted by GhostofJackson
Speedy Teflon Wizard
Member since Nov 2009
7174 posts
Posted on 7/26/24 at 11:45 am to
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You can't redeclare your national team representation once you've picked your senior team.


Khalid Khannouchi laughs at you.
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
36855 posts
Posted on 7/26/24 at 7:28 pm to
I still imagine him speaking Swedish with a Cajun accent

Probably wouldn't happen but it would be a hoot to have Hoda interview him on the Today show...

"World champion Swedish polevaluter from Lafayette, LA..."
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
23697 posts
Posted on 7/27/24 at 6:45 am to
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He's a massive star in Sweden. A legit celebrity in a way he would never be in the US.


I mean a gold medal winner is a pretty big star with the right marketing.

I’m curious what his income is in comparison? Sure he is a rockstar basically in Sweden, but it’s a whopping 10 million people population….

ETA: for example, I’d assume he could sign a pretty hefty shoe company deal? Does he have that anyway?
This post was edited on 7/27/24 at 6:48 am
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
37051 posts
Posted on 7/27/24 at 7:33 am to
The dude sucked up US taxpayer resources to learn and train at a state institution and then bailed on our country because he got scared he would mess up and not qualify.

He chose the easy route to be guaranteed a spot for Sweden.


If Mondo went to tamu y’all would be saying the same thing.

Posted by bcgator
bear country
Member since Nov 2018
126 posts
Posted on 7/27/24 at 7:49 am to
I hope his pole breaks
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
23697 posts
Posted on 7/27/24 at 8:39 am to
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still imagine him speaking Swedish with a Cajun accent


He has a hard time practicing Swedish because they prefer to speak English to him, that’s probably why
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38661 posts
Posted on 7/27/24 at 8:44 am to
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I hope his pole breaks
frick off
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38661 posts
Posted on 7/27/24 at 8:45 am to
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mean a gold medal winner is a pretty big star with the right marketing.
we have the best shot putter in history competing for us right now and hardly anyone knows who he is
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