"What would you have written if she were your daughter?"

Great question. Sometimes I forget too.

Bad news sells better than good news.

Sasha is a big girl. she doesnt need anyone to put juice in her sippy cup. if she was under 18. i would agree. but once you are legally an adult, your failures can be put on display for the world to see. It sucks that she fell but that was a big moment. she won the silver medal. good job but what if she hadn't fallen? it all goes back to the fall.

Carol,

These gentlemen have made valid points. I think we all felt badly for Cohen. However, I am sure she did not expect the media to ignore the reason she didn't win the gold. And for the media to mention "the reason" is not necessarily a criticism of her performance. Just an acknowledgement, imo.

While I personally think you are being a tad sensitive on behalf of Cohen, I commend your sense of fairness and justice. Not many folks would have taken the time to write a letter about something they thought inappropriate. You made a stand. That is important.

Oops, that comment should have been addressed to Shirley. Sorry. My only excuse is not proof-reading.

Failure? Silver metal in the Olympics? Don't see how the two could possibly go together. Not finishing first doesn't make you a failure. It's sad that people still believe that.

Really, are you serious? You are in dis-belief that they would print that picture? We are talking about a paper that shows pictures of people jumping to their deaths from buildings and legs coming out of a burning tank. A picture of a girl buting her butt is the least of my worries, I shudder to think of waht picture they may have used if they didn't use that one.