An event that the United States previously dominated is now looking like \u201ca total embarrassment\u201d for Team USA \u2013 at least, that\u2019s what one of \u2026<\/b>
\nAn event that the United States previously dominated is now looking like \u201ca total embarrassment\u201d for Team USA \u2013 at least, that\u2019s what one of its greatest legends thinks. Carl Lewis \u2014 who won nine gold medals in track for the U.S. between 1984-96 \u2014 slammed the men\u2019s 4x100m team for its performance after to failing to even qualify for the final. \u201cThe USA team did everything wrong in the men\u2019s relay,\u201d Lewis tweeted. \u201cThe passing system is wrong, athletes running the wrong legs, and it was clear that there was no leadership. It was a total embarrassment, and completely unacceptable for a USA team to look worse than the AAU kids I saw.\u201d A botched baton handoff between Ronnie Baker and Fred Kerley was the main reason for the disappointing effort. It took three attempts before the sprinters were able to successfully make the pass. For the fourth consecutive Summer Olympics, the US failed to medal in the event, this year coming in sixth in its qualifying heat with a time of 38.10. Only the top five teams advance.<\/p>\n