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Originally Posted by SALYBOW

This puts me in mind of the Olympics were the winner celebrates his or her own country flag. Unless he showed outward disrespect for our flag after he was told to carry it'. IMHO we are blowing this up into a international incident at a time when we need to step back as "the Ugly Americans, and become friendly congratulatory compassionate people Lets not blow it all out of proportion.
When Lance Armstrong winds his bike race, he wears Old Glory.

Rather single out my fellow Earl Wooster High School Graduate Greg LeMond. Greg LeMond - Wikipedia I had some classes with his sister at Wooster.

I do like your idea though. Mr. Sato won the race so he should be able to fly his country's flag while celebrating this.