{"id":30733,"date":"2016-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/sam-willoughby-at-bottom-of-brutal-olympic-pecking-order\/"},"modified":"2016-08-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T00:00:00","slug":"sam-willoughby-at-bottom-of-brutal-olympic-pecking-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/sam-willoughby-at-bottom-of-brutal-olympic-pecking-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Willoughby at bottom of brutal Olympic pecking order"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Sam Willoughby &#8212;&nbsp;South Aussie BMXer and two-time Olympian &#8212;&nbsp;found himself at the wrong end of the Australian pecking order on the flight home from Rio.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI was one of the ones at the back of the plane this time,\u201d Sam tells FIVEAA.<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/279660285&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the hierarchy works, according to Sam \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Win gold, fly first-class &#8212; win silver, fly business \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think bronze gets a little bit of love as well \u2026\u201d but the rest? \u201cStanding room only.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said keep walking, Sam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sam &#8212; who won a BMX silver medal in London 2012 &#8212; was in top shape in Rio and a favourite to win gold \u2026 but tiny error early in the final ruined his chances \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike I told my friend when I got home &#8212; it felt like we were winning the grand final and ran into an open goal and just shanked it,\u201d Sam says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt stings, but I had a bit of a moment of clarity across the line &#8212; its sport, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/eddie-betts-on-banana-throw-i-ve-forgiven-her-so-should-you\"><strong>EDDIE BETTS ON BANANA THROW &#8212; \u201cI\u2019VE FORGIVEN HER \u2026 SO SHOULD YOU\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/fuming-cornesy-floats-rory-sloane-conspiracy-theory\"><strong>GRAHAM CORNES FLOATS SLOANE CONSPIRACY THEORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Willoughby &#8212;&nbsp;South Aussie BMXer and two-time Olympian &#8212;&nbsp;found himself at the wrong end of the Australian pecking order on the flight home from Rio. \u201cI was one of the ones at the back of the plane this time,\u201d Sam tells FIVEAA. 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