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@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

2 жыл бұрын

Top ten LGBT television characters

@thejoker8293

2 жыл бұрын

No.20

@luisledezma96

2 жыл бұрын

Top 10 horror video games opening scenes

@heypatk

2 жыл бұрын

the worst scandal is you ignoring the slaughter of Israeli athletes during the 1972 olympic games

@paulmeade4862

2 жыл бұрын

The most outrageous was the way the narrator treated the 1972 basketball championship. She acted like the Americans were in the wrong

A big one is the Paralympic 2000 summer games where Spain's winning intellectually disabled basketball team was made up of men with no disabilities

@amamsurri5454

2 жыл бұрын

One man was disabled but the other members weren't

@souljynx

2 жыл бұрын

@@amamsurri5454 two were disabled actually

@carhawara3394

2 жыл бұрын

@@souljynx and i bet they didnt knew it before

@Aeoxander

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was... they're spanish.

@michaelalvarado9950

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a Jhonny Noxvill movie. Or a good episode of South park

Another big controversy was falsely accusing Richard Jewell of the Atlanta bombing. He was actually a hero who saved a lot of lives.

@HamboneyGamezYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying that....

@Noone-jn3jp

2 жыл бұрын

who actually did it. i can’t remember the details

@WeaponXI666

2 жыл бұрын

@@Noone-jn3jp IIRC it was Eric Rudolph.

@arianebolt1575

2 жыл бұрын

@@Noone-jn3jp I think they tried to avoid broadcasting the guy's name, since that's what he was after.

@Noone-jn3jp

2 жыл бұрын

@@arianebolt1575 As we should with all people of their ilk. This is the first summer olympics i remember

Tommie Smith and John Carlos were banned by the IOC for their so called Black Power salute in 1968. Peter Norman, who won silver in that race supported their cause and for that support had his whole country of Australia turning against him. He never wavered even though that stopped him representing his country again. Ostracised and denied employment, he stuck by his principles and stood up against injustice right to the end. At his funeral, who helped carry his coffin? Tommie and John. Friends for life.

@ComaDave

2 жыл бұрын

It was also Peter who suggested they each wear one of Tommie's gloves, as Carlos had forgot to bring a pair. That's why they have different hands raised. The treatment Peter received here was a disgrace, but it was such a touching gesture to have the two guys as pallbearers. ✊

@789uio6y

2 жыл бұрын

Well done to IOC☺☺☺ Never BLM should take a part in sport!

@Watcher413

2 жыл бұрын

Olympics is for sports NOT politics of your own country and country’s shouldn’t use the Olympics for politics.

@akinokusami3623

2 жыл бұрын

That is one of the most enduring parts of this tale of humanity. People don't know that all 3 were protesting up there on that podium! Smith & Carlos as pall bearers at Peter Norman's (who was treated disgracefully by the Australian authorities & public) funeral is one of the most undertold stories in the fight for civil rights. These 3 guys exemplify the phrase: "never compromise; not even in the face of armageddon!"

@belletaunde102

2 жыл бұрын

@@Watcher413 sure. However when it comes to using his platform to stand up for his fellow man, he can be applauded for taking that risk. Sports aren't everything. The impact that you have on the world with your life is.

"The media couldn't decide who to blame" is a very eye opening quote. Since when does the media decide what is the truth?

@LLlap

2 жыл бұрын

Since inception.

@stevehill9673

2 жыл бұрын

for at least the last decade or so the media has been 'tailoring' the news to make people believe what they want them to.

@J3diMindTrix

2 жыл бұрын

​@@stevehill9673 Most definitely. Mainstream news is now just propaganda. You have to look beyond the big networks to get any degree of truth. Independent sources are the only ones free from heavy bias and political partisanship. Timcast is one I would recommend, as well as WION/ Gravitas, China Uncensored, and Jake Tran, to name a few. Have a look at them and then the blatant editorialising and tailoring of facts to prop up a particular narrative of the typical news agencies will become readily and quickly apparent, and the fact they hide what's news if anything, rather than report on it... sadly, the public generally doesn't know because they remain under the spell of their news sources they agree with that tell them what they want to hear (and not what's actually happening)

@richardtherichard26

Жыл бұрын

Since roughly 2014 when they started to pretend donald trump was “racist”

@robpolaris5002

Жыл бұрын

In the 2016 Presidential election in the US, Trump had won but the media kept waiting for something to “change”. Trump came out and said he had won. The media came back saying “Nobody is President until we announce it” If you like or hate Trump, Imagine that level of arrogance that the media thinks they “run” the US.

Peter Norman deserved better from Australia. Took until 2006 for him to be recognised as a successful Australian athlete. He's an Aussie legend!

@yellowlynx

2 жыл бұрын

He's a hero by himself for supporting Smith and Carlos.

@coolcal19

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. 🙏🙏🙏

@heusie18

2 жыл бұрын

Still holds the Australian record for the 200m, 54 years later.

@finished6267

Жыл бұрын

Australia is backwards and racist. The citizens are world class though.

@havanadaurcy1321

Жыл бұрын

Black gangs matter, right Peter?

Let’s never forget that Kurt angle won a gold medal with a BROKEN FREAKING NECK!

@theluchabrotha1175

2 жыл бұрын

Best comment here

@badouplus1304

2 жыл бұрын

And how is it related to this video ?

@neneolivares6743

2 жыл бұрын

@@badouplus1304 exactly

@chada75

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. But not scandalous, just Awesome.

@neneolivares6743

2 жыл бұрын

@@chada75 I agree and I know it has nothing to do with this video but while I was watching it that’s all I could think of lol

You forgot the 1904 Olympics where one dude literally hitched a ride during a foot race 😂

@Anita_sensei

2 жыл бұрын

I know Jon Bois made a good video about it

@Kaddywompous

2 жыл бұрын

What I wouldn’t give to see a Coen Bros movie about that whole race.

@manueltapia1859

2 жыл бұрын

Those were a dissaster olympics, and in marathon the winner take a ride and one take a nap and later won hehe

@naahmahlamia5653

2 жыл бұрын

And everyone else almoat died the winner was a dude who drank rat poison because they didnt have water stations

@naahmahlamia5653

2 жыл бұрын

@@manueltapia1859 the guy who won was the guy on rat poison lol who got the peaches stole by a guy who got chased by a dog

I thought the 1972 Munich games where two Israelis died and nine were taken hostage would be on this list.

@PhinneusPrune

2 жыл бұрын

What did you expect ... this is Watchmojo.

@tanmaybhadauria5423

2 жыл бұрын

Even though it is watchmojo, they can't leave out the Berlin games

@jayp5359

2 жыл бұрын

I'm gobsmacked it wasn't number 1

@Ori_Shaked

2 жыл бұрын

The 9 hostages were killed too later. Anything other than first place or at least 2nd (with the nazi propaganda in first) is outrageous and disrespectful to the victims

@grimgamertv

2 жыл бұрын

I was expecting that as well. Pretty disappointed they didn't even mention the fact the entire Olympic team save for one got massacred...

The only pairs figure skating team I care about is Michaels and MacElroy. 🤠

@-cali-gbpacker559

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@riggs2992

2 жыл бұрын

Lets capture the dream

@Garland042

2 жыл бұрын

yepp, only team to nail the iron lotus!

@chriscripplercruz1833

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I just watched that yesterday

@SansoHumar

2 жыл бұрын

Loved that movie. It’s mind bottling

I'm going to say the 2012 badminton scandal was pretty big. 4 sets of doubles deliberately playing to lose. Im biased because I was officiating for the first one and it was shocking

@raimarulightning

2 жыл бұрын

The very thought of going to the Olympics and trying to lose just baffles me.

@amazingabby25

2 жыл бұрын

What, where can I learn about that, how did you officiate badminton

@blablablaj

2 жыл бұрын

What does officiating means ? What did you do exactly -?

@willdallas53

2 жыл бұрын

@@blablablaj you don’t know what a referee is?

@willdallas53

2 жыл бұрын

@@raimarulightning They weren’t trying to lose the olympics, they were just trying to get a better matchup. Apparently, unlike in most sports where you play to get the best seed possible so you play the worst team possible ( like in ncaa where 1 plays 16, 2 plays 15, etc etc) badminton seeds you with the next highest ranked team so 1 plays 2, 3 plays 4, etc) so if you lost your first match than you could play a team that’s on the bottom of the rankings. You could end up an 8 seed playing a legitimate 7 seed, win that one match and your on the podium.

How on earth did this list fail to mention the 1972 Munich Massacre? That should have been NUMBER 1

@spdutahraptor777

2 жыл бұрын

Because it's about controversies....not tragedies

@disneyfan8178

2 жыл бұрын

@@spdutahraptor777 Actually there is a controversy in regard to the Munich Massacre. To this day, the IOC will not acknowledge it, or sanction ceremonies honoring it, for fear of upsetting Arab nations!

@spdutahraptor777

2 жыл бұрын

@@disneyfan8178 you said it yourself, the massacre on itself isn't the controversy......the controversy is the IOC not acknowledging it when the US pays tribute every 9/11, they don't pay tribute to the conspiracy theories surrounding the whole thing.... they pay tribute to the people that died when the planes hit the towers

@dickdongler1044

Жыл бұрын

I was 9 years old when that happened I remember it very well I got to stay up late to watch it also how can you have the 1936 Olympics without mentioning Jesse Owens defeating the German Supermen

Really… People are still trying to save face for Lochte? Even after camera recordings and his own admission? Shameful.

@patrickracer43

2 жыл бұрын

I mainly blame NBC (mainly Billy Bush) for making the incident worse

@misstaylorxd

2 жыл бұрын

I saw the video and i could believe there are people still on their side. This is incredible :(

@lornarettig3215

2 жыл бұрын

He’s awful, isn’t he ☹️

@ZhangtheGreat

2 жыл бұрын

It's because he's hot. I guarantee you that nobody would stand by him if he was ugly.

For number 11. You didn't mention the fact that they restarted the final three seconds three times form two sections of the court Frist from the. Full Court line , then twice form half court. And only said that the game was over when USA lost. Pure bullshit

@tulkdog

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was a very dumbed down telling of those events

@lexkanyima2195

2 жыл бұрын

Was it more pressure ? And she said in not going in detail

@shawnchandler8719

2 жыл бұрын

I was about to say the same thing, but wanted to see if anyone else had mentioned it. She made it sound like a case of sour grapes. I get it's a bit to explain, but there was no issue giving the back story on other controversies on the list.

@johnanderson9765

2 жыл бұрын

@@shawnchandler8719 I concur, she needed to go more into detail. If I didn't know the situation, I would accuse team USA of being sore losers based on her description of events.

@Josh-ut4wv

2 жыл бұрын

The issue was they need to actually talk about what happened as it was pure and simple cheating and I don't think the US has ever picked up the silver medal as they didn't even show up to the ceremony

I know this is the Olympics but the 2000 Paralympic basketball for those with learning difficulties tops the lot. Spain won the gold but it was later found that they had faked documents to get players with no learning difficulties into the team and into other events to win medals to gain more sponsorship.

I’m glad you mention that the Australian sprinter also supported the stance that the two others were taking because everyone I talk to always forgets that

@traj7196

2 жыл бұрын

He also gave the US athletes the gloves

@pattierotondo1108

Жыл бұрын

The Olympics not a place for political statements. They ruined the lives of a lot of people with that stunt.

@aj_killjoy

Жыл бұрын

@@pattierotondo1108 What “people got hurt”? lmao Bro thought we were gonna agree with him lol By “people”, you mean a bunch of old white guys who didn’t want those guys competing in the first place?

In equine showjumping, an Irishman was riding on their horse for the qualifying round. It got to the last obstacle. Suddenly, someone ran across the horse causing it to be frightened and not perform the last jump. The guy who was responsible for scaring the horse wasn't reprimanded and the jockey wasn't allowed to have another go.

@Paige-pk8dr

2 жыл бұрын

Never heard of that one but it made me wonder if something worse happened like the rider fell then they could of easily gotten seriously injured. What would of happened then?

@redpandamurphy

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paige-pk8dr That is a very serious concern that showjumpers do face when they are riding their horse. Fall off wrong and you could easily be damaged beyond repair.

@foxymetroid

2 жыл бұрын

@@redpandamurphy The guy who played Superman in the 1970s Superman movies was paralyzed for life after a horse riding accident.

@dspsblyuth

Жыл бұрын

That’s total horseshit

@dspsblyuth

Жыл бұрын

@@redpandamurphy that’s what took out Superman

What they did to Vila Autódromo should never be forgotten. I'm from Rio and it was enraging and painful to see what the people there went through.

I'm Canadian and I well remember the 1988 100M final. You could clearly see by Ben Johnson's added muscle that he had been doping. It's just frustrating knowing that everybody else in that race had been doping as well.

@lexkanyima2195

2 жыл бұрын

It's visible how

@BunnEFartz

2 жыл бұрын

@@lexkanyima2195 Take a look at Johnson at the European Championships from about six months earlier and then look at him at the Olympics. You can't add that much mass in that amount of time without juice. Same with Barry Bonds of the MLB. It was obvious.

@lexkanyima2195

2 жыл бұрын

@@BunnEFartz it's so scary to see it

@kissit012

2 жыл бұрын

If they were all doping, then it’s fair

@donsmeltzer4083

Жыл бұрын

The only thing newsworthy about Ben Johnson is that he got caught.

The thumbnail is hilarious. The refs face is priceless

A very important event that is left out is the Tlatelolco Massacre

@manueltapia1859

2 жыл бұрын

It is true despite happened days before, saludos desde México!!!

@nerosteel5786

2 жыл бұрын

The way I see it, this is especially about athlete entries, in which none of the massacres or terrorist attacks are mentioned

@thedevilsrockstxr2309

2 жыл бұрын

I mean it happened before the Olympics, 10 days to be exact, so wht does tht have to do with the Olympics

@robkitchen5344

2 жыл бұрын

@@thedevilsrockstxr2309 ajhh it happened to members of an Olympic team ...in the official Olympic dorms. In tje city that tje games were about to take place Ahhhh what the hell more.dp you need to make a connection???

@robkitchen5344

2 жыл бұрын

@@thedevilsrockstxr2309 oh my bad...i didn't notice that rag on your head.. .explains your statement.

Roy Jones Jr losing gold was so upsetting

The awarding of the centennial (1996) Olympics to Atlanta over Athens was controversial, yet not even getting a honourable mention

It appears that,lots of people clearly DON'T understand the difference between CONTROVERSY and MURDER/MASSACRE ! Sincerely, A Crayon eating Marine

@sensarmy

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr lots of people in the comments

@PrinceIsot

2 жыл бұрын

The crayon eating part made laugh 😂

Wait a minute... there was controversy in Olympic boxing? Boxing has always been such an upfront and honest sport... I just can't believe it! 😉

@christineparis5607

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@disneyfan8178

2 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget what happened to Evander Holyfield in '84 (but we probably have).

@usaskjock

2 жыл бұрын

@@disneyfan8178 not to mention Canadian Mike Strange in the 1996 Olympics robbed of at least a bronze medal in his QF match

@belletaunde102

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 the most honest there is!

The way you sound italian while saying portuguese words made my day ahahahah

This is interesting information. Thanks for the list!

Her voice infamous and iconic

@taehyungteahyung.1357

2 жыл бұрын

I literally just came here from the Tom Holland video where he's like "oh no way!! you're the watch mojo lady???"

Peter Normal was vilified for just being there! That poor man.

@phtuber5469

2 жыл бұрын

He was wearing the bagde as you can see in the picture. So yes he was supporting them and not just standing there. They way he was treated in Australia for this during the next few decades was just shameful and its sad he didn't live to see the end of it.

@postyman86

2 жыл бұрын

@Wynn Wynn Oh i know he was supporting them, It was Norman who suggested that Smith and Carlos share the black gloves used in their salute

@postyman86

2 жыл бұрын

@@phtuber5469 I never claimed he wasn't supporting them? I know he was and he is a champion for it. It's very sad how they treated him. His nephew made a doco about him called 'Salute' and it's worth a watch.

@postyman86

2 жыл бұрын

@Wynn Wynn Yes, but what i was point out is the fact that he got hate also for just being there. Says a lot about society back then.

@phtuber5469

2 жыл бұрын

@@postyman86 My bad, Its just that you didn't specify in the comment so I thought you didn't know the details of what happened. Also thanks for the extra info, I didn't know that there was a doco about him. I'll watch it for sure.

What about 1996 Atlanta olympics when they rob the Philippines its first gold medal? Onyok Velasco (PH) vs Daniel Petrov (BG) in boxing

@jchervais

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if I missed it but, how about the 96 Atlanta Olympics bombing. That should have been top 5.

There was also questions about the condition of the area in Rio as well.

@madabbafan

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the green water in the diving pool

Peter Norman also gave the other athletes the gloves, hence why they salute using opposite hands. All three men used their platform for good and THAT is the true power of sport

@edsnotgod

Жыл бұрын

Or it's deplorable and selfish

@lisamac1986

Жыл бұрын

@@edsnotgod no that's just you

@edsnotgod

Жыл бұрын

Yeah a lot of good Black Power did the 9 month old toddler of color, Darius Grigsby

@pattierotondo1108

Жыл бұрын

@@edsnotgod Absolutely. They disgraced the SJSU track program and it was totally gone within ten years of their disgraceful behavior. They ruined more opportunity for minority athletes than any good they think they did.

One I remember was Ross Rubigliotti who was stripped of his gold medal for snowboarding because he tested positive for marijuana, then had the medal reinstated because marijuana wasn’t a banned substance at the time, marijuana is not performance enhancing, and because the amount in his sample was only the equivalent of having smoked 17 BILLIONTHS of a gram

Those athletes who falsley claimed they been robbed but yet committed the crimes themselves, are truly awful and disgusting truly despicable human beings, they should never be allowed to get an opportunity like the Olympics ever again truly awful.

Being English, it makes me so happy to not see London 2012 appear on here. Also, how the hell does someone have a part in potentially (literally) crippling the competition and STILL be allowed to compete? The story was well known to me but I wasn't aware of that part. Madness.

I remember watching the '02 figure skating final. The Canadian routine was *exquisite.*

@colleenross8752

2 жыл бұрын

Having both teams share the gold was the right call

@lornarettig3215

2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely thing to say 🥰

@donsmeltzer4083

Жыл бұрын

@@colleenross8752 no, it wasn't. The Russian woman fell in their routine and the Canadian pair did their routine flawlessly. The Russians didn't deserve gold.

For the "Black Power Salute", the Australian Peter Norman is one heck of a hero by himself.

@BubblesTheBard

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, he was a great ally.

@havanadaurcy1321

Жыл бұрын

Malcolm X thinks that was a bad idea: The liberal elements of whites are those who have perfected themselves to the Negro as a friend of the Negro. Getting sympathy of the Negro, getting the allegiance of the Negro, and getting the mind of the Negro. Then the Negro sides with the white liberal, and the white liberal use the Negro against the white conservative,” he said. “…white conservatives aren’t friends of the Negro either, but at least they don’t try to hide it."

The 2021 Tokyo games have even more scandals not mentioned here. The uniform rules for women in two Olympic Games: beach volleyball and gymnastics were called to attention as a team from each of these events chose to wear more practical clothing for these events but got huge fines because it was against the rules, even though the clothing did not effect performance.

I was coached by Ervin Zador when I used to swim competitively. Our pool is named after him. He was an amazing coach and human. Grateful to be able to gain knowledge from such a man.

Mary Decker's behavior in the days after "the incident" was a perfect example of poor sportsmanship.

@stephenreeds3632

3 ай бұрын

Aided by her British husband. Disgraceful.

How am I just now hearing about the front kick to the officials head that was craziness

@chrispanossian

2 жыл бұрын

I used to compete in Kenpo-Judo tournaments, the medical timeout was also 60 seconds. Total BS! In boxing and wrestling a medical timeout is as long as the ring doctor needs to examine and clear or disqualify the competitor. I would have kicked the judge too.

@johnanderson9765

2 жыл бұрын

The obscurity of taekwondo as an Olympic event may be a factor.

you forgot the 1972 Olympics Munich Massacre.

@karapalin

2 жыл бұрын

This video is just about scandals and controversies.

The IOC just reinstated Jim Thorpe as the sole winner of the events he won at those olympics.

The Ben Johnson doping scandal reminds me of the Lance Armstrong doping story. Everyone was doping....one was punished.

Also we all know Ryan Lochte is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier so I was not surprised he got drunk and lied about being robbed 🙄

Ben Johnson still blames everyone, except himself. So you still didn't learn.

@MrSniperfox29

2 жыл бұрын

Johnson admitted he was a cheat (which is more than most do) and never claimed he was innocent, but also pointed out others did the same and got away with it. More than likely, he's telling the truth and the IOC used him as a sacrifice to "prove" they were cracking down on drug cheats.

Im surprised Indigenous runner Cathy Freeman's victory lap at the Sydney 2000 Olympics wasn't on here. She did a victory lap after winning the 400m final with an australian indigenous flag along with the australian flag. At the time, the indigenous flag wasn't officially recognised by the IOC so it was considered illegal.

Before Watching, I better see the Spanish "paralympic" basketball team

@chachovalgame

2 жыл бұрын

@@albertoromero5075 Guillotina por qué, aquello fue una puta vergüenza tan gorda que borró un deporte olímpico.

@chachovalgame

2 жыл бұрын

@@albertoromero5075 Hola xD

I still get angry when I think about how Ben Johnson was singled out for punishment. Like in cycling at the time, all the top athletes were doping. Shame on the IOC for the selective implementation of the rules on testing and shame on the media for their terrible reporting and lack of integrity. What Ben did was wrong, but his treatment afterwards was even worse.

@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716

2 жыл бұрын

If its not white its not right The ioc motto

@vm6824

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Carl Lewis was the dirtiest of them all.

I'm from Oklahoma and pretty much every single person from Oklahoma knows about Jim Thorpe. He is hero to Oklahoma and his tribe Sac and Fox Nation. It sucks what the IOC did to him. Also what about the Chinese artistic gymnasts who were thought to be underage.

International Olympic events should be the opportunity for Olympic athletes from all countries to display their athletic performances on the world stage without interference from politicians and governments of any and all nations.

I mean, there’s legit documents shown in the documentary “bigger, stronger and faster” proving Carl Lewis also tested positive for doping…

@lornarettig3215

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve read that too. Having braces on your teeth in your 30s isn’t normal… and is a tell-tale sign of steroid use. Best long-jumper ever, but far from a role model.

@guessundheit6494

2 жыл бұрын

Yanks are unwilling to admit to their own cheating. They fixed events in 1984 to ensure they "broke" the Soviet gold medal record of 1980. Including one boxing match that screwed a South Korean out of a medal. 1988 was payback.

Some of these were dark! My favorite 'controversy' was when Australia banned Dawn Fraser from swimming competitions (for 10 years!) after she tried to steal an Olympic flag in Tokyo, 1964. It was a prank that backfired when the police caught her. It's controversial because the Japanese police let her go when they realized she was an Olympian (and even gave her a flag). But Australia still banned her. The only other one I can think of is the deadly luge track from Vancouver winter olympics, 2010. They wanted to make the fastest track but the design had flaws. There were accidents and a Georgian athlete died. I assume the terrorist attacks were left out because they are crimes not scandals? PS - From your list - the Black Power moment is number 1 for me. It was heroic and positive! Most scandals are negative :( It's a timeless moment that is still relevant. All three athletes were vilified. They did nothing wrong. Athletes are still punished for making similar protests. I also LOVE the statue. The statue was originally going to include Peter Norman because he supported their protest. However, Norman suggested leaving his position empty so people could feel what he felt when he stood with them. A beautiful idea!

@pattierotondo1108

Жыл бұрын

Smith and Carlos disgraced the SJSU track program and spoiled things for MANY athletes who no longer had a place to compete. Politics and protests are EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN at the Olympics, so anyone doing them SHOULD be punished by getting their medals stripped and being banned permanently. There was NOTHING positive about what they did. I attended SJSU and I stopped donating ANY money after they built that statue. It was an insult to the other athletes from "Speed City" and they wrecked the program. It was an ill-considered stunt that is against the Olympic rules.

This is a great video since the Olympics is here

her voice is the most iconic idc

@PhinneusPrune

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree

@BillyRayCoolAF

2 жыл бұрын

Who is "her"?

21:00 Where's the Australian? He coped backlash too, he gave them the gloves, he supported them, and those athletes, came to his funeral, he was shunned, lost his job, support. Only years later did he get recognition for what he did. Such a shame he was omitted from that statue, that's a real insult to his memory

@janineelvin3139

2 жыл бұрын

He actually asked not to be part of the statue - he said he wanted his spot empty so that other people could stand with Smith and Carlos as well.

@Paige-pk8dr

2 жыл бұрын

@@janineelvin3139 correct me if I'm wrong doesn't he have his own statue in Australia that Carlos and Smith fully supported?

@BatCaveOz

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paige-pk8dr I don't know about a statue, but there is a huge mural of the famous picture (with all 3 athletes) near Richmond Station, in Melbourne.

The first Greek Olympians would weep seeing the filth and corruption the Olympics has become riddled with.

I don’t see what’s controversial about the BLM thing. The Olympic committee have never allowed political statements and gear to be shown. It’s nothing new

@DaviRBify

2 жыл бұрын

then we should stop using flags and anthems in it.

@alexanderpringle2305

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaviRBify That ain’t political. That would defeat the point of the Olympics too. It’s an INTERNATIONAL sporting event. I don’t think they allow the LGBTQ and Trans flag either

@lollol9772

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderpringle2305 lol wet wipe

@alexanderpringle2305

2 жыл бұрын

@@lollol9772 Wet Wipe?

@LLlap

2 жыл бұрын

BLM is itself controversial. The fact that a radical US political movement made an appearance on the worldwide stage is scandalous enough. Ban all those athletes who gladly sell out to Chinese slavers.

I remember hearing about some of these, during my sport education we often talked about some of these events.

That thumbnail, though! 🤣🤣🤣

Can't take seriously any list that left out Sochi 2014 (individual woman figure skating competition and doping scandals principally) and of course the Tlatelolco and Munich massacre.

Just out of curiosity @Watchmojo, why exactly are you ignoring the '72 games and the massacre of Israeli athletes?

@kpm8783

2 жыл бұрын

I think the list is more controversial things which have multiple different view points but everyone agrees a massacre is evil and isn’t necessarily a “scandal”

All these controversies and yet they still go on.

@tommygunn1671

2 жыл бұрын

Wwll same can be said for every sport

@9:38- I remember hearing a story that the French judge for the Pairs made a deal that she would vote for Russia if a Russian Judge would vote for a French pair in the Figure Skating Dancing competition (which they did win, but it was a fair win). I remember watching the Pairs Final and yeah Canada was technically and artistically perfect and Russia did make one technical mistake. I may not be a figure skating expert, but even I could tell when a mistake was made. What WatchMojo fail to mention was how this controversy changed how judging with be done in Figure skating.

@donsmeltzer4083

Жыл бұрын

Everyone from the crowd watching the competition to the commentators knew that there was something malodourous about the judging. The Russian woman fell in their routine. All the Canadian pair had to do was skate a clean routine and they did. It was because the American media would not let this story go that the Canadian pair were awarded gold. The Russians should have been stripped of their gold and given silver instead of being allowed to keep their gold medals.

You forgot 2016 Mongolia’s coach for freestyle wrestling stripped down in protest of the match

Really Mojo, you gonna throw a bone to Loch?

Wait, there are Olympic bids where bribery was going on? As a Fifa World Cup fan I am completely shocked!

I would love to see a top 20 worst Mojo's ever

@2CanSam1000

2 жыл бұрын

List would take to long to narrow down to just 20 my friend

@PublicLandAdvocate

2 жыл бұрын

This one would be n the list.

Wait, how was Marion Jones not on here? Or Charles Barkley talking terrible about i think Angola?

@fritzvanlonden1388

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't that Sir Charles said some bad things... he blatantly elbowed one of their players in the chest and bodyslamed another.

@fritzvanlonden1388

2 жыл бұрын

@@Okae86 Oh, I agree. I wasn't meaning it was anything controversial... I was answering a question and giving the blow by blow of Sir Charles' part in the game. I mean, how "controversial" could it be if AFTER the game, Barkley was signing the other players jerseys and shaking hands with some of them? What he did (and what he does during NBA games) is what other players do all the time... he just puts emphasis on his play. He's a BIG bad man!

I wonder if anything happened in 1972 that might be missing from this list? 🤔

By the way figure skating is still corrupt. They’ve just changed the scoring system to make it harder for people to see it

I get the frustration with that TKD match around 7:20, giving the win to the one who got the time out. But damn, another brother making us look bad...

They told em y'all gotta go, we holding the Olympics 😂😂😂😂😂

I’m surprised the Canada Russian hockey fight was seen in this video

@captainspaulding5963

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a scandal, it was a normal hockey game..

@204trebor

2 жыл бұрын

It was in the World Junior's back in 1987, not the Olympics 'Punch-up in Piestany'

@LogosLifestlyle2023

2 жыл бұрын

@@204trebor oh whoops 😅 I’m an idiot

Zola Budd didn't collide with Mary Decker. That implies that it was Zola's fault and it wasn't.

@mariajoaoalmeida4

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@LucienSabre

2 жыл бұрын

Except the video states clearly and multiple times that the two racers collided into each other (more than once during the race) and neither of them is at fault. Maybe next time don’t stop at the position’s title but listen to the whole segment before commenting?

@dougerrohmer

2 жыл бұрын

​@@LucienSabre Aha, but what if I want to use my own eyes and look for myself? What if I had watched multiple videos and know that Mary Decker Slaney is a selfcentered opinionated beeyatch and Zola is a timid little girl? Huh? Huh? Isn't that better than making an opinion based on one video? Huh?

@LucienSabre

2 жыл бұрын

@@dougerrohmer Sorry, did you say something? Other than “huh?”, I mean.

@dougerrohmer

2 жыл бұрын

@@LucienSabre Yes I did. In fact, I won our little internet bout.

Literally NOTHING about Munich??? What the hell.

The inhabitants of the favela in Brazil being pushed out to make room for the games is about the most disrespectful on this list

@skyreapery2n164

2 жыл бұрын

It's more akin to committing murder honestly

@raimarulightning

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I could understand if they said, "And after the athletes leave, you guys move back in", but they instead just sold them to the usual douchebags.

Smith & Carlos never forgot what Norman did for them. They were both coffin bearers at his funeral years later.

@pattierotondo1108

Жыл бұрын

I imagine all the kids that wanted to go join the SJSU track program that Carlos and Smith destroyed by doing that protest won't forget what they did to them either.

“Feel the Rhythm! Feel the Rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time! Cool Runnings!"

@meumnomen

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz's Bras d'honneur gesture should be here to this list. He made this obscene gesture in front of the Soviet crowds that almost lost his gold medal at the pole vault event of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

There are pretty few things funnier than english speakers trying to talk portuguese lol

@filiparodrigues5975

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr they murdered the language 😂

Did I come here just to see if Rebecca, the watch mojo lady, was still narrating videos? Yes, yes I did.

wonder if they called Michael Thorpe native American and European back then

@nerosteel5786

2 жыл бұрын

Technically that would make him a Mestizo I believe... Also calling him that would be weird, kinda racist when taking US's new modern standards in consideration

@lexkanyima2195

2 жыл бұрын

@@nerosteel5786 what do you mean by that ?

@jocelyncooper1738

2 жыл бұрын

Back then he would have been considered Native American, especially given the fact that he was born in Oklahoma. Most states back then had rules, rather written or unwritten, that if a child was born to one white parent and one non white parent they were listed as the race of the non-white parent or with the more general rearm “colored”. I found this out went looking for family members in old census and north records.

@lexkanyima2195

2 жыл бұрын

@@jocelyncooper1738 it's a dangerous statement

@kissit012

2 жыл бұрын

They definitely did not. Every racial slur in the book, however, yes

No mention of the fixing of boxing matches during the 2016 olympics, athletes like Mick Conlon had their careers affected greatly and lost the opportunity to get bigger sponsors and contracts

Awesome you guys got #20 right. But there is ALOT more to it. For example with someone resign or getting fired. There were 2 more that got fired. You guys should do just Tokyo Olympic issues list alone.

Surya Bonaly said "watch this". And there was nothing wrong with the Black Power salute!! Think if Jesse Owens had done the same, if it were a thing, during the Berlin Olympics against the other salutes!

@56postoffice

2 жыл бұрын

The Nazis do their salutes at those games, nothing is said. And you can't get more political than that. Yet, Tommie Smith and John Carlos get kicked out of the sport for raising their fists against injustice.

@PunksloveTrumpys

2 жыл бұрын

@@56postoffice I have to take issue with "nothing is said", it looks like you're deliberately ignoring any history which doesn't support your worldview. The 1936 Berlin Olympics were hugely controversial at the time, there were massive protests all around the world and many boycotts. An enormous number of people objected to all displays by the Nazi regime, and the IOC was ostracised for decades afterward for letting it go ahead!

@pattierotondo1108

Жыл бұрын

The political statements are expressly forbidden in the Olympic rules. I am glad that people doing them get their medals stripped and they are permanently banned. They are a disgrace to their team. Surya Bonaly knew the rules too. Scott Hamilton did backflips LONG before she did and it was outlawed. If she didn't want to deal with the backlash, then don't break the rules.

Wait, why is a backflip in skating forbidden? If she knows how to do it and she's not afraid of breaking her neck, then in my opinion she should get extra points instead

@SynVT_

2 жыл бұрын

I would assume that if she is rewarded, it entices more people to do the same and increase risk of injury/death

@Personalmeaccount

2 жыл бұрын

So other skaters had done the backflips and it’s been banned almost 2 decades before she competed it at the Olympics. This was because it was deemed too dangerous and not fitting the requirements of figure skating jumps. Also she must have known she was not going to win at the point in her programme when she decided to do the backflip because she’d made a few huge mistakes and even if the backflip wasn’t illegal to perform, she probably would still not have won. I think she did it for vibes but it’s mad how it’s been twisted into this race thing when it’s not and there are probably better examples in figure skating that can be used to call out the race issues in the sport.

@argella1300

2 жыл бұрын

Other people have noted how dangerous it is. But with this particular skater, there’s a history of racism and discrimination against her

@colleenbaten2482

2 жыл бұрын

The backflip is banned because most skaters when performing the skill land on two feet and jumps in figure skating ate supposed to be completed landing on one foot. The controversy with Surya is that she performed it and landed on one foot. I think it boiled down to they didn't what to encourage her to perform a jump that wasn't approved.

@Personalmeaccount

2 жыл бұрын

@@argella1300 Yeah so the issue is though that might be true, because figure skating now definitely has racist undertones, it’s be dumb to say it didn’t in the 90s. However there’s this narrative that she should have won the Olympics and the only reason she didn’t win was because of racism which just isn’t true. It takes away and undermines the victory of the people that actually deservedly won. It also takes the attention from people talking about real cases where there was racism. Decades later, people are talking about how Surya didn’t win because of racism but that’s not really adding to the conversation that actually needs to be had about how there’s so much in figure skating that needs to be changed because it perpetuates racism and sexism which puts figure skaters at risk, especially young girls who have experienced sexual assault.

The '02 SLC skating controversy sounds similar to an episode of The Good Wife in which it is eventually found that a French judge had conspired to make an American runner ineligible to compete.

What about the current scandal by the Olympics committee in denying 2× Olympic Gold medal, 3× World Championship Gold medal and 2× Commonwealth Gold medal winner. All this just because she has a natural higher hormone which other athletes are not given the same treatment

@giuliazanini2181

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, it's just absurd to deny her the right to compete

Uh, 1972 Munich? A tea, gets massacred and the games still go on?

@manueltapia1859

2 жыл бұрын

Agree should been number one!!! They also missed their own 96 olympics there was a bombing by ironically a us citizen!!!

@imgoingonamarch

2 жыл бұрын

Not really to be classified as a controversy, more of a massacre as you said. Only non-English speakers think this should’ve been included

@Jman417

2 жыл бұрын

This list is weak with the Munich Massacre and Marion Jones doping scandal. Ben Johnson doping scandal is garbage.

Thanks to this video, I now know the Olympics played a part on Hitler's boost in popularity during World War 2.

@amaizeing.dumbass5123

2 жыл бұрын

Well, for him, that was the plan. Millions of people in the last century also believe that was the idea. But nobody before the end of the war knew the extremes he was capable of

@traj7196

2 жыл бұрын

During? You DO know the Olympics were 3 years before the war, right?

Mary Decker tried to tread on Zola’s bare feet. The injuries zola suffered meant she did extremely well to finish the race.

@madabbafan

2 жыл бұрын

Zola misheared she thought she was told Mary, deck her.

@pattierotondo1108

Жыл бұрын

Nonsense. You could see Budd's feet swinging out to the side, tripping Decker. That isn't a natural gait for running. I'm glad Budd lost.

How on earth is the Munich massacre missing?!

The title card reminds me of star platinum punching the world's leg in there last manga panel shot.

@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

2 жыл бұрын

Your black?

@Reaperguy67

2 жыл бұрын

@@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen leave people alone .

@donovanlocust1106

2 жыл бұрын

@@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen no he's white

@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

2 жыл бұрын

@@Reaperguy67 mind your own business

@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

2 жыл бұрын

@@donovanlocust1106 well blackface is racist and pretending to be black is racist

How Simone Biles was forced to drop out of the Olympics because of unfair rule changes should be considered for an updated list.

@karapalin

2 жыл бұрын

The FIG routinely downgrades difficult elements to discourage inexperienced gymnasts from performing them. The Produnova is a prime example.

@pheonixphire5848

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. She’s “too good” so they punish her? How does THAT make for better competition???

I remember watching the Seoul boxing events and noted immediately that the judges were not honest. I am in no way an expert in boxing but even through my inexperienced eyes I could see the unfairness of the judging.

@pattierotondo1108

Жыл бұрын

Roy Jones beat the living daylights out of the Korean boxer and was not ruled the winner. The was the beginning of the end for me as far as the Olympics goes. I haven't watched a single event in many years. It became to unfair and political, so I just stopped.

Tonya Harding had her competitor attacked and was still allowed to skate. Ben Johnson was caught and admitted to doping and was banned for life. Make it make sense!

@qmkut9121

2 жыл бұрын

And six of the other seven in his race also failed tests at some point in their careers but hardly any recieved the same level of vilification

@Nik_Key

2 жыл бұрын

@@qmkut9121 I know! I’m not understanding this at all!

I think they should let everyone do steroids lol that way its fair and gives us the viewers a much more brutal show

@SantomPh

2 жыл бұрын

Then it becomes a race on who has the better steroids

@ChJuHu93

2 жыл бұрын

@@SantomPh And who survives until after the award ceremony.

@kevinjohnson7300

2 жыл бұрын

@@SantomPh Lol

@johnanderson9765

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinjohnson7300 Steroid abuse is unsafe, and no laughing matter.

@kevinjohnson7300

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnanderson9765 ha

Totally off topic but Blockbuster was better than Hollywood Video LOL, But I still liked both and miss the 90s 😁

@codyb0831

2 жыл бұрын

I cracked open my skull at Hollywood running cause they had those stupid ass pillars in the store

@BatmanPops

2 жыл бұрын

@@codyb0831 Damn Hahahaha 😂🤣🤣

Our fencing club discussed the epee incident at length. Wires were exposed on his weapon and metallic powder placed on his thumb. To score, all he needed to do was touch his thumb to the wires.