Winter Olympics has been in news for couple of unconventional reasons for last couple of days. First it was curious case of Scotty Lago, who was kicked out of Canada after he was filmed taking a bong hit. According to people close to Lago, the USSA in an effort to avoid USOC intervention, came to him with two options: either leave for home and play the necessary politics, or go through a trial process and risk getting sacked forever from International events. He chose the former one and left quietly. Though, he tried to preemptively cool down the situation by issuing an apology to the USSA on Friday morning. He apologized for the lapse in judgment and said he was grateful for the opportunity to participate in the Olympics. It appears it was not enough. [source]
And now it is the ridged helmet of Amy Williams, Skeleton racer from Great Britain. This is first gold medal for GB in Winter Olympics. She won the race by margin of 0.30 secs, which is like centuries from Skeleton’s standards. USA and Canada officially lodged complaints against the racer but they were shot down by FIBT, which ruled that the aerodynamic ridges were an integral part of Williams’ helmet. Though they sound more like grape sours than anything else. [source]
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