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In the wake of the just-concluded Winter Games -- aka They Can Even Sell This Stuff? -- it’s amazing to think how little was left of the Olympic movement in 1984, when it crawled into Los Angeles on its last legs.It’s amazing to think how little was left of the Olympic movement in 1984, when it crawled into Los Angeles on its last legs. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Joy Behar was all kinds of brassy sympathy on her show Tuesday night as she chatted with U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir about how "two Canadian commentatehs" clearly couldn't get ready for Weir's unique brand of fierceness on ice during a regrettable moment of Olympic reportage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 26, 2010
"I felt very defiant when I saw these comments," U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir said at a press conference Wednesday in response to two Canadian sports announcers who questioned his masculinity and suggested he was a bad role model for his sport. Weir added, "I think masculinity is what you believe it to be." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 25, 2010
American figure skater Johnny Weir has challenged the norms of his sport with his sartorial flair and his performance style while executing triple axels with the best of them, but pushing boundaries doesn't usually happen without some kind of backlash Unfortunately, this has been the case for Weir (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 18, 2010
The Games haven't been without their glitches, making Canada the butt of jokes as well as the host of the Olympics. But that's part of the fun, explains the Guardian's Marina Hyde: "Sorry for coming over all capital letters about it, but Olympic hosts are SUPPOSED to be teased. You basically pay billions of dollars for the world to laugh at you. Deal with it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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