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Olympic Medal Tossing, Swedes are #1
Seems like the toughest competitors are the biggest babies:
(CNN) Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian threw away the bronze medal he won in the Greco-Roman category in disgust in a protest over judging in his semifinal bout. Abrahamian was beaten in the 84 kg class by eventual gold medal winner Andrea Minguzzi of Italy but was disgusted by the verdict, shouting at the referee before confronting the judges. The Athens silver medal winner had to be restrained by teammates and later went on to win a bronze medal match. But the row continued at the medal ceremony as he only grudgingly mounted the podium and after receiving his medal made a point of taking it off and leaving it in the center of the competition mat. Swedish fans in the arena disagreed strongly with the original decision, jeering the judges, while coach Leo Myllari also weighed in. "It's all politics," he said. The medal was later returned to the sport's governing body. Video: http://www.wjno.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=244038&article=4097063
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Well, come on, it was Bronze. How many commercial endorsements can you leverage off of that?
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A fine example of good sportsmanship.
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That guy makes the Finish complaint choir seem appreciative.
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That guy is as Swedish as I am.
An idiot, that is what he is. alex |
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He is Armenian and not Swedish although he does represent Sweden, I saw that match and even though he got emotional over it, the match was close and there was some poor judging.
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Haha.. thats pretty funny.
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Go sveden
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He probably told all his friends he was getting the gold this time - imagine the shame...
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No new Volvo for him.
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How bout a SAAB then?
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don't forget watch making too.
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All the medals this year are made out of wrapped chocolate in line with the fake singing, fake fireworks, fake clean no homeless here cleansing, and fake passports.
Last edited by MTUpower; 08-16-2008 at 06:44 PM. |
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