If her ability is as good as she claimed they could have used her in the second round and all this bad press would have been avoided. It would've been even better in fact as NI would have a medal. So I don't believe this marketable 'wonder team' guff.
Perhaps they just didn't like her and thought that they would string her along for the ride just in case.
Perhaps they just didn't like her and thought that they would string her along for the ride just in case.