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Speed skating hero Shani Davis sparks race row after ripping Team USA's luger Erin Hamlin for beating him in 'dishonorable' coin toss to carry flag at Opening Ceremony

Erin Hamlin will carry the flag at the Opening Ceremony after she won a coin toss

The vote was deadlocked at 4-4 between Hamlin and speedskater Shani Davis

Davis slammed the decision on Twitter saying it was 'dishonorably' made and bizarrely included a reference to Black History Month in a hashtag

Twitter users reacted with fury, with multiple people asking: 'Did you just make this about race?'

Hamlin, 31, will compete in the luge in her fourth and final Olympics

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