The Biggest Scandals of the Winter Olympics (Part One)

Before the Olympics officially begin I thought I would discuss some of the biggest scandals in Winter Olympic history:

At the 1948 games in St. Moritz Switzerland saboteurs loosened the nuts on the steering mechanisms of the U.S. men's teams bobsleds in an attempt to DQ and injury them. The deviants were never caught.

At the 1968 games in Grenoble, France, Gold and Silver medalists, Ortin Enderlein and Anna-Maria Muller were stripped of their medals in the women's luge. They were caught heating the runners of their sleds. This technique basically reduces friction on the sleds, thereby improving velocity. Its wholly illegal, in case you were wondering.

At the 1988 games in Calgary James McGregor, a ticket manager at the games, was charged with theft and fraud. He scammed American customers out of money by selling them tickets at face value (Canadian prices) in American dollars and then pocketed the difference in terms of the exchange rate. So if a ticket cost $100 CND he would collect $100 USD, exchange the USD at a Canadian bank, and pocket about $40 for himself.