Langely McNeal Disqualified from X Games Skier X for Wearing Sarah Burke Arm Band

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Sorry if this is a repost. I'm shocked.
http://unofficialnetworks.com/langl...aring-sarah-burke-arm-band-story-games-71515/

Earlier this afternoon, Langely McNeal (USA) was disqualified for

wearing a Sarah Burke armband in the women’s Skier X event. Langley had

advanced to the finals, before being disqualified. Although reports

around the incident are hard to find, it appears as though the French

team protested McNeal’s wearing of the armband.

Preliminary reports indicate that the disqualification was due to

regulations in Skier X, limiting the clothing an athlete may wear in

order to make him/herself more aerodynamic. Although this may have been a

Skier X regulatory issue, it appears X Games has been doing its best to

mute the incident. Subsequently, the X Games Facebook page has deleted

all comments related to the event.

This appears to be an outrageous display of classlessness, even for

the French. Please post your support for McNeal below, or let X Games

know how you feel via Facebook or Twitter.

 
If you read the article.... It said she had a hair tie around her pant leg that was holding her pants tighter, she was disqualified because you can't have anything on you that reduces drag... aka a hair tie holding her pants tighter... THE SARAH BURKE band in question was on her OTHER leg.

 
Langely McNeal Fan Page

Was pretty pumped to ski in an X Games Final and to have it taken away for a clothing infraction involving a Sarah Burke band and a hair tie around my boot left me in shock. Wish it could have been handled differently but I guess that is sports at this level. Thank you everyone for the support and the kind words....I was skiing for you!

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From her FB as well:

"X Games and ESPN made an amazing tribute to SB all week. My disqualification was not about the band but about a hair tie around my boot. I broke the rules and for that I'm sorry. I wasn't aware there was clothing violations at the X Games. My Fault. My Bad."
 
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