August 2 - Russians aren’t bothered by their Olympic demotion

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Russian sports fans are cheering their athletes on despite a prohibition on national symbols at the Olympics. Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

Russians aren’t bothered by their Olympic demotion

Russia’s athletes are competing at the Tokyo Games in unmarked uniforms, without the country’s flag, as the Russian Olympic Committee team.

- demotion : 좌천; 강등, 격하

The ban on Russian symbols stems from a doping scandal, but the downgraded presence is not bothering many Russians. Spectators at home are feeling pride after the Russian athletes racked up 12 gold medals, 19 silver and 13 bronze.

- rack up : 달성하다, 획득하다, 득점하다; (상대방을) 때려눕히다. (=get, obtain, score; defeat completely.)

“Will this stop our guys?” Tina Kandelaki, a social media influencer, wrote. “No. The Olympics become one of those situations when you want to prove and show to everybody that you are Russian.”

- influencer : 영향력을 행사하는 사람, 감화시키는 사람, (SNS상에서 팔로워가 많아) 영향력이 있는 사람, 인플루언서