The Olympics Blog » Slovakia http://theolympianblog.com How Much Money Do Olympians Make? | London 2012 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:15:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Peter and Pavol Hochschorner Wins Second Gold for Slovakia http://theolympianblog.com/peter-and-pavol-hochschorner-wins/ http://theolympianblog.com/peter-and-pavol-hochschorner-wins/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:50:00 +0000 bill http://theolympianblog.com/?p=337 Slovak twins Peter and Pavol Hochschorner bag their third consecutive gold medal in the Canoe/Kayak Slalom Canoe Double. This is the second gold medal for Slovakia. Earlier, Martikan Michal ruled the men’s slalom canoe single to win Slovakia’s first gold.

If American athletes were contenders in this event, expect their “crybaby fans” encouraged by their media to moan and complain about how unfair it is that twins — who think alike, have better coordination, and who communicate via ESP — have an unfair advantage over their American idols. But maybe not, maybe they will only complain against Chinese girls.

Related:
Michal Martikan Bags Slovakia’s First Gold Medal

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Photo credit: Shaun Botterill via beijing2008

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