Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen who won the gold medal in the javelin throw is probably the best medal biter I’ve seen in the Beijing Games. Seriously, have you seen a better practitioner of the art of Olympic medal biting than Andreas?Congratulations to you Andreas. May you have another gold medal to bite in London 2012. Photo [...]
Posts on ‘August 23rd, 2008’
Angel Matos: The UnOlympian
Ban this guy. There’s no excuse for this kind of stupid and unsportsmanlike behavior. From Newsweek: Cuba’s Angel Matos deliberately kicked a referee square in the face after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal match, prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to recommend he be banned for life. “We didn’t expect anything like what you have [...]
Matthew Mitcham Wins Gold, IOC to Look Into Allegations That He is "Young"
Australia’s Matthew Mitcham just became China’s public enemy number one when he denied his hosts a clean sweep of the diving gold medals. If I am one of them Chinese authorities, I will start digging dirt on this guy to disqualify him so the gold medal will go to China. In fact, I personally believe [...]
Nike Really, Really Loves Liu Xiang
Earlier, I wondered whether Liu Xiang’s withdrawal from the 110 meter hurdles competition will negatively affect his relationship with Nike. Thanks to this tip from snactres, we find out that Nike will continue to feature Liu in its ad campaign. From CNBC: Despite the disappointment of one of their biggest endorsers, Nike will salute hurt [...]
