Coca Cola Commercial Promotes the 1980 Olympics (The One We Boycotted) Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Spawns Olympic Boycott Talk. Russians start invasion Christmas Day, 1979 The Soviet Union began its invasion of Afghanistan on Christmas Day, 1979. On New Years Day, 1980, with already more than 10,000 Russian troops engaged in heavy fighting near Kabul (eventually the … [Read more...] about Carter Announces Olympic Boycott Threat January 20, 1980
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Nancy Kerrigan Attack Orchestrated by Tonya Harding January 6, 1994
World Watches Nancy Kerrigan Attack in Disbelief http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T09XWRkq5M On January 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan had just completed a practice session in Cobo Hall in Detroit. She was preparing for the U.S. Women’s National Figure Skating Championship which was going to be held there, the following day. As she was leaving the ice, an unidentified man struck … [Read more...] about Nancy Kerrigan Attack Orchestrated by Tonya Harding January 6, 1994
Marathon Runner Attacked at Athens Olympics – August 29, 2004
Wack-Job pushes the leader off the course. He manages to finish the race in third place. At the 22-mile mark of the 26.2 mile race, Brazilian marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima looked like he was cruising toward the gold medal, when a deranged, defrocked priest from Ireland, adorned in a red kilt and green knee socks, ran out onto the course and pushed de Lima off to the … [Read more...] about Marathon Runner Attacked at Athens Olympics – August 29, 2004
U.S. Olympic Basketball Streak Ended – September 10, 1972
This one still stinks – The Olympics at its worst. The U.S. Olympic basketball streak ended, after being unbeaten since the sport was introduced at the 1936 games. Going into this game the U.S. team's record was 62-0. In fairness to the Soviet team that allegedly won, it wasn’t their fault that they had played superbly and were within a point of the Americans when the game … [Read more...] about U.S. Olympic Basketball Streak Ended – September 10, 1972