Everyone loves a good scandal, and the Olympic games, no matter how highly regarded, has had it's share of scandals over the years. The fact that the games only happen every four years only makes an Olympic scandal juicier. Check out...
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Everyone loves a good scandal, and the Olympic games, no matter how highly regarded, has had it's share of scandals over the years. The fact that the games only happen every four years only makes an Olympic scandal juicier. Check out some information on some of the most scandalous events to take place at the Olympic games.
Everyone loves a scandal, and the ones associated with the Olympics may be the juiciest. The allure of an Olympic scandal is far too tempting. Maybe it’s because the games only happen once every four years, or maybe it’s the caliber of the athletes that make scandals so interesting. Either way, people love 'em, and the Olympics have yet to disappoint. The games deliver some of the juiciest scandals, and we’ve gathered the top 10 in Olympic history (and it’s a long history!). Enjoy! 10. Time... Read Full Story
Four days into the Beijing Olympics , Laure Manaudou 's performance can be summed up as, disappointing. The French swimmer , that was expected to do so well, has been unable to finish above seventh place in most of her races. The last straw was the women's 100m backstroke final, where Manaudou finished seventh and left the Water Cube feeling defeated, head covered in a towel and suggesting that it may be her last event in Beijing. Manaudou's successful swimming history suggests that her poor... Read Full Story
Olympic bound U.S. swimmer, Jessica Hardy, has tested positive for the banned stimulant Clenbuterol. With the Olympic games fast approaching, arbitration proceedings will begin to decide if she will be eligible for the games. The 21-year-old from Los Angeles, Calif., tested positive for the drug at the U.S. Olympic Trials. But, Hardy denies taking any illegal drugs and her lawyer, Howard Jacobs, says the test results are questionable. Hardy was tested three times. Her first test, on July 1... Read Full Story
Spain’s Olympic basketball teams have offended their Chinese hosts by making racist, slant-eyed gestures in a print ad for a Spanish courier company. Sadly, this isn’t surprising, since the Spaniards are well known for their rampant racism. In 2004, Spain’s soccer manager, Luis Aragonés , publicly referred to French footballer Thierry Henry as “that black sh*t” while monkey chants greeted Henry and other black soccer players on the field. Read more. Read Full Story
Several players on Spain’s racist Olympic basketball team have defended the print ad where both the men’s and women’s squads are photographed slanting their eyes in an obvious racist gesture. “We thought it was going to be something nice, and that it would be interpreted as an affectionate gesture,” says Jose Calderon , who also plays for the Toronto Raptors . It’s “absurd” that anyone would consider the gesture racist, he says. Read more. Read Full Story
To underscore that racism is accepted and institutionalized in Spain, the 2008 Spanish Federation Cup Team posed for a group photo in April making slant-eye gestures after Spain beat China to reach the Fed Cup tennis finals. The photo is still visible on the official website of the Spanish Tennis Federation . Read more. Read Full Story
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