5 ring circus

[niteowl]

That's all the Olympics are. Has there ever been a games that there is no controversy of any sort?

Look at Karen Cockburn. Despite stumbling China still got Bronze denying Cockburn of what should be her Bronze Medal.

All these judging sports should be gone and leave the fastest and scoring most points winners.

It's overrated too many cheaters.

Figure this one out. Ben Johnson lost his Gold Medal because he tested positive for steroids and the gold went to Carl Lewis but he too tested positive for drugs and yet he keeps his gold? WTF???

Should pro athletes be allow to compete in the Olympics? The Canadian Men's Hockey team got something like $2,500 for winning Gold. Did they really need it?

 

[blazejowski]

To be honest, I am not a huge fan of the Summer Games, I much prefer the Winter ones - I think it stems from the Ben Johnson incident. Hard to have your heart broken like that as a kid....

 

[Dgodus]

Yup, I haven't watch any of the summer games and watched nearly everything of the winter ones.

I'm surprised you didn't mention the boxing match where the Japanese boxer knocked his opponent down SIX TIMES but not only still managed to lose the fight by decision, but that round as well.

Oddly enough they kicked out the referee after the fact (as the fight should have been stopped after 3 knockdowns) but somehow the judges were left untouched (or from the last thing I read about it anyways)