Ban all judged Olympic events.

[bluntforcemama]

Rigging the Olympics: Is everything so corrupted? Just because the Russian couple's iceskating team has won the last eleven years, it doesn't mean that no matter what, it should stay that way. And the man who won the gold is such a twit to not even admit that maybe he wobbled on his triple axel. I felt so badly for the Canadian team. They deserved to win, even the crowd thought so. I hope that the people who were involved in this scheme live their lives in terror; afraid that an angry fan will T.P. their homes.

 

[tigerjen]

The roar of the crowd....

was much louder for the Canadians, for sure!

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

"Brennan, one of the world's leading authorities on figure skating, says that reliable sources within the ISU told her that the French judge, Marie Reine Le Gougne told ISU members that she was forced to vote for the Russians by her union.

It was allegedly part of a deal that would trade a vote for the French ice dancing team of Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, who will compete later in the Olympics, for a vote for Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze."

Source: ABCnews.com

 

[tigerjen]

"Brennan, one of the world's leading authorities on figure skating, says that reliable sources within the ISU told her that the French judge, Marie Reine Le Gougne told ISU members that she was forced to vote for the Russians by her union.

It was allegedly part of a deal that would trade a vote for the French ice dancing team of Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, who will compete later in the Olympics, for a vote for Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze."

Source: ABCnews.com

That is what I initially heard...a vote trade-off......BRIBERY

 

[cymbidia]

Is it better than The Gods Must Be Crazy?

Oh gods!
THAT was a great movie!
I'd forgotten...


Where's that newbie thread that had us list our favorite movies...? I have a change to make.

 

[tigerjen]

Please stay on topic of thread...thanks much

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