28-year-old Ashton Eaton is an American who is participating in the men’s decathlon in Rio de Janeiro. Eaton won gold for the United States in London in 2012, but he’s making headlines for different reasons this year.
Yesterday, Eaton was spotted weating a Team Canada hat to support his wife, Canada’s Brianne Theisen- Eaton who is competing in the heptathlon.
U.S. gold medalist decathlete Ashton Eaton currently cheering on wife, Canadian Brianne Theisen-Eaton, in Canada hat pic.twitter.com/TxfLlrPQC5
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) August 12, 2016
.@AshtonJEaton is wearing a 'Canada' hat to support his wife, @btheiseneaton! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/OSn1GkwaQC
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 13, 2016
After receiving some backlash on Twitter Eaton had to address the haters.
Have I not represented USA well? Yet u demand more. Ur respect is hard earned. I support the country that produced my wife;who ru2 shame me?
— Ashton Eaton (@AshtonJEaton) August 13, 2016
Are your grandparents from another country? Will your grandchildren be? What then? Hopefully you'll adopt a more reasonable view.
— Ashton Eaton (@AshtonJEaton) August 13, 2016
Man, people suck sometimes.