Is Alex Ovechkin the most beloved Washington athlete?

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Anonymous wrote:Carl Ripken still. Not close. Ovi great but it is hockey.

Hello? Ripken played for Baltimore.

The question is about athletes in Washington.

NP but the Orioles were the only baseball team in the entire area until the Nats moved in, and the Nats are fairly recent. Cal “Carl” Ripken is popular and beloved in Washington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carl Ripken still. Not close. Ovi great but it is hockey.

Hello? Ripken played for Baltimore.

The question is about athletes in Washington.

NP but the Orioles were the only baseball team in the entire area until the Nats moved in, and the Nats are fairly recent. Cal “Carl” Ripken is popular and beloved in Washington.

The Washington Senators were here for years and years, and Frank Howard was beloved by Washingtonians for years.

Recency does not automatically equal the greatest of all time.

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It’s always going to be a Redskin/Commander.

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Wes unseld

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Anonymous wrote:The most beloved Washington athlete is Cal Ripken. 6ft20” the reason why Ovechkin chose #8 most likely. Also - try going into the office 2131 times in a row. Pandemic wouldn’t have stopped Cal and neither did Kevin Costner. That is the end of the discussion.

But if I check my own ballot box I’ll find: #28 Darrel Green. Then Brady Anderson. Then Dale Hunter/Adam Oates. Then Coach Gibbs

I am a Washington Native. I cannot even describe how important Baltimore Orioles were from the beginning of my youth right up until Jeffrey Mayer stole the ball over Tony Terasco’s head. That night I learned just how evil the Yankees were and how life is often unfair and we should just grab whatever we perceive to be ours - regardless of respect for others.

And that is how you know I’m a true Washingtonian.

How embarrassing for you. He chose it because his mother wore it as an Olympian.

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Anonymous wrote:The most beloved Washington athlete is Cal Ripken. 6ft20” the reason why Ovechkin chose #8 most likely. .Also - try going into the office 2131 times in a row Pandemic wouldn’t have stopped Cal and neither did Kevin Costner. That is the end of the discussion.

But if I check my own ballot box I’ll find: #28 Darrel Green. Then Brady Anderson. Then Dale Hunter/Adam Oates. Then Coach Gibbs

I am a Washington Native. I cannot even describe how important Baltimore Orioles were from the beginning of my youth right up until Jeffrey Mayer stole the ball over Tony Terasco’s head. That night I learned just how evil the Yankees were and how life is often unfair and we should just grab whatever we perceive to be ours - regardless of respect for others.

And that is how you know I’m a true Washingtonian.

False and very false.

Cal is beloved, for sure. He is not the most beloved WASHINGTON athlete.

Huge hockey fan here, but it's a niche sport and so while Ovi will go down as the greatest goal scorer in history, probably not the most beloved athlete. Who is? Depends on the age of the respondent. Could be Sean Taylor. Could be Jayden, depending on the next decade.

Regarding the Gre8t, sweater number.
Ovi wears 8 as a tribute to his mother, who wore 8 when she played basketball for the Soviet Union. She was a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

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Art Monk

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Braden Holtby is a DC nhl player that more closely aligns with the people of DC

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Anonymous wrote:He is one ugly mofo

Ovi? Strongly disagree.

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Anonymous wrote:Braden Holtby is a DC nhl player that more closely aligns with the people of DC

This is true. Real nice dude.

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Katie Ledecky -14 Olympic medals
Tori Huske - 5 Olympic medals so far.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He is one ugly mofo

Ovi? Strongly disagree.

He personally met with Putin!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He is one ugly mofo

Ovi? Strongly disagree.

He personally met with Putin!

I hate him.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He is one ugly mofo

Ovi? Strongly disagree.

He personally met with Putin!

I hate him.

I agree with these commenters. I personally love hockey although not a Caps fan, but there's no way it can be Ovi given his political leanings. A hell of a player but beloved? Gross. No.

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I mean, I don't know how you're defining "Washington" here, but Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky have to be part of this conversation.