How Love made an Athlete unable to compete at the Olympics | Strangest Moments

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The Olympic Games produce the best sporting drama...and in this case, a love story. This is the tale of Olga Fikotová and Hal Connolly.
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[@JoshuaMagazineJO2H]

Is anyone else binge-watching these?

[@jesss274]

I should be studying omggg

[@larsvisser8063]

@@jesss274 me 2 xd

[@Frankholmquist]

I'm not even into sports! But I can't stop :-D

[@jpsnipealot2289]

yes i don’t even know how i got here

[@sallyadamski2094]

Yeh meant to be sleeping lol

[@lilyhazle4951]

Lol the actor playing Olga was also the french judge the was bribed

[@jamiedanho1138]

Lmao

[@rahulbarca4112]

Lol yes 😂

[@DBS608]

Great observation... dear Olympics give him/her a medal🤣🤣... lol

[@kkt3683]

At least her hair isn't all over the place 😂

[@jaowihaoei7092]

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[@CallieMasters5000]

I'm more disappointed that the Olympic hammer throw competition isn't really a big hammer but a ball on a chain.

[@fmshyanguya5351]

Thor must be disappointed.

[@dariank.7881]

The actors made the video really cringy

[@erickgarcia6687]

You mean really funny

[@sandrasanders706]

Exactly weird, just show the old films..

[@ryantal2433]

It’s meant to be funny and cheesy ease up darian

[@Alia-bc3rc]

Good Lord. That tacky reenactment.... I LOVE IT.

[@lindafarris1577]

The human interest stories are some of my favorite things about the Olympics. Glad I ran across this. Thanks!

[@paulojrneto]

They would divorce 17 years later though.

[@revelred]

Woa thats dissapointing,a least they didn't had children,right?

[@Xarx42]

Yes, wikipedia says they had children. They is it dissapointing? Because they didnt live happy ever after? I think 17 years is quite a long time and I am sure, they had a great time together as well as good reasons to end their relationship.

[@revelred]

I said is dissapointing for me because of how much obstacles they needed to come througth to be together but never said that it was wrong. But the bad part about divorces is that half of them have children incluided,and that afects their life quality and emotional stability.

[@Xarx42]

Well, I dont know when exactly their children were born, but with a divorce after 17 years I think the children should be probably okay (for this circumstances) :). Also I am convinced it varries a lot. If the couple divorces in peace I dont think the impact for the children is so drastic. But of course, if there are a lot of arguments (additionally about the care for the children maybe) it is probably quite stressfull for the children.

[@tshivhuyan.7517]

Chuck The Aviator 😂

[@vishnureddy2013]

Love has no barriers.

[@niharranjan2196]

What a great story in Olympics. Glad to know about it. USA that's why a great diverse country to do that is classy & amazing example. 👍

[@MsAtieno]

2021 8th June here binging the Olympics since last night... The best thing on KZbin if you ask me

[@ezgikaynak2103]

I cannot stop myself. Its been 2 hours 🤦🏼‍♀️🥺

[@margeryfranko1850]

That was wonderful. Thank you Olympics. What a beautiful love story with a fantastic ending 💜🇺🇸🤗🥇

[@tarikmounih3559]

Thnks for these videos...I really enjoy myself n time, thnks to u guys on dis channel...mucho caritas from me to u. 💚☺✌

[@PuenteAJ]

Who is the commentator???? Dublin accent, love it

[@prez902]

4:36 is that really her

[@CallieMasters5000]

I read this title completely wrong. I thought the love story produced a baby who was not allowed to compete at the games. I thought the baby was a freak show or superhuman or something interesting. Plus, they said she went on to compete for the USA at future games, so the only suffering here was that she couldn't represent Czechoslovakia anymore. Nice story, but not half as exciting as advertised.

[@user-uv3ex3bc9l]

Every single person after watching this video: I'm gonna join the Olympics to find my love

[@andrewpongod2549]

You did'nt even show a picture of them together...

[@laisreis1744]

O amor rompendo barreiras 💜

[@mohdanassheikh2096]

Amazing ! ❤️🇮🇳

[@TheBrcylmz]

Actors are so cute i love it dont mind the bad comments

[@user-dw8lv6sy2y]

올림픽 같이 멋진 각본 없는 드라마를 만들어내는 장이 있을까 라는 생각이 듭니다. 비록 냉전시대였던 만큼 서로의 나라가 추구하는 가치가 달랐지만 인류가 궁극적으로 추구하는 가치는 바뀔 수 없다는 것을 잘 보여준 영상 같습니다.

[@mxRian4]

Super cute!

[@brenden6218]

Rian Roberson lol an i bet her nation was shocked she came back as usa😂😂

[@tomato_6681]

@@brenden6218 not really. So many ppl emigrated, so they didn’t really care abt it back then. And it wasn’t like you couldn’t root for a “foreign” athlete. I mean... if you rooted for the US in some hockey match they played against the USSR, your ŠTB neighbor could note that, but they didn’t really care when you supported a very famous and talented individual.

[@user-bh4we3yq5t]

0:17 Ivet Lalova 😍

[@darklexx2659]

the hammer adn the disc lol

[@zhao4113]

Throwing a duscus like a mine and gernade

[@MohakMalhotra]

Even Sania Mirza, the Indian Tennis star married Pakistani Cricketer Shoaib Malik, But India never did this type of thing.

[@juliosalazar6924]

Because India is a democracy, Czechoslovakia was not

[@SKFootball662]

Olga fikotova still alive ❤❤❤.....please take a interview........

[@josephmyers2133]

So she was still able to compete in the games... just for a different country. Gosh, what's with these clickbaity, inaccurate, contradictory KZbin video titles these days

[@longtabsigo]

It’s sad to find out they divorced in 1975. She is still around at the spry age of 92 as a wellness coach in Las Vegas!

[@ratnadeepghosh3387]

Behind the scene actors (cameo) are pathetic.....

[@UCSSnehaDey]

Its been more than 60 years since then.

[@wildernessandme]

"Star-crossed lover..."

[@janpokos4086]

wilderness and me lmao didnt notice

[@coll4455]

Adorable lol

[@rohitbora7093]

i now believe in happy endings

[@adithiyaagayhathri433]

Wow

[@Mcthindi]

Well, we can say we can't go against the rules !

[@khrie.s7870]

How did they meet though??

[@davanmani556]

They did this to people who married interracial despite being from the same country.

[@ep9285]

I love her accent, where is she from?

[@archstanton6102]

Irish

[@shteve119]

Ireland.

[@seansweeney3533]

Poblacht na hÉireanne

[@scruffald]

@@seansweeney3533 you can't even spell it right😂😂😂

[@seansweeney3533]

@@scruffald Well i never learnt the language

[@yourefatandlazy]

so an american didnt carry the american flag wow

[@jeffallen55]

What do you mean? What does that even mean, "an American?" American ancestry? Born in the US? A citizen? A resident? As an American Olympian, Olga Connolly (as she was known during her marriage) represented the best of the US and the exact idea of the American Dream. She represented her birth country proudly, and she represented her adopted country proudly.

[@varshith56]

Stop with this reenactment clips, it's such a cringe.

[@wellesradio]

The narrator sounds like "The Rules Girl".

[@elizabethrowntree4270]

I ship

[@spensert4933]

I like these but have a kind of love-hate about the way they are done. The actors were cute.

[@devmathur5003]

Cute

[@abhishektmr1073]

They got divorced in 1975 🙄

[@jsb2209]

दाल भात है इनका प्यार भी। शारीरिक जरूरतों तक सीमित।

[@soccerchick14ful]

Unfortunately they divorced 17 years later 😬

[@jomi_ml_radio]

Why pronounce regret as “regresh”? Can somebody enlighten me?

[@jomi_ml_radio]

@Saorla Rodger No and I do not mean like that. Now I know why. It is just sounds like you have recently taken your braces on by the dentist and you are avoiding the “t” sound as it would hurt so much.

[@ukiss-laboum-superjunior-trax]

fofos

[@sergiimatus3967]

Love bits a cold war)

[@abrahamgoodman536]

This authoritative demeanor is still practiced till this day. Ask Liverpool striker.

[@seansweeney3533]

the Czech Republic and Slovakia should give her an apology.

[@yaralaterveer]

Sadly, they divorced in 1975

[@quayevano]

Not really a happy ending as they divorced in 1975.

[@bhaskarbhaskar9237]

When I click the video of Olympic the down suggestion all videos will be of Olympic channel if it is happening with you hit like

[@Mcthindi]

That's how recommendation works!

[@sweatsquad5897]

Me

[@anyaforger8429]

Despish

[@DKtrek21]

Divorced. Because he always hammer her. 😂

[@3202011]

Dad hammered till the day he died. Infact he's still Hammer Strong.

[@johannesstraub939]

erstmal der udssr anders die ehre genommen

[@eva_slays7396]

this girl's voice is so CRINGY

[@rajatkelgandre5319]

the cringiest acting ever

[@chrisredig1381]

Both deficient

[@henriklassen3435]

The Czech Socialist Republic was formed in 1969......

[@blackwatch_TV]

Sassy

[@couch.patati-patata]

Ew yuppie actors.

[@HusseinDoha]

I hate the narrator's voice. As if she's talking in a children channel.

[@joewillburn]

Ah the real South African flag. So nice to see it!

[@estebancollazo7795]

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[@fajaradi1223]

This story wouldnt be possible without Communism. But wait ...

[@user-qx5ss7xd1j]

زَمَان . مُمْكِنٌ أَفْهَم وين هاذولي الرِّجَال ووين ابناهم واحفادهم ؟ عَادِلٌ حَلّ عَادِلٌ مُنْصِفٌ . قال الله تعالى (بَلْ أَنْتُمْ بَشَرٌ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ يَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ﴿١٨ المائدة﴾ ............... شَاءُ . شَاءُ قال ألله تعالى (مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ (15) وَفِّ وَفِّ وَفّ .بالأصلي. قير قنبلة مرفأ بيروت تجاري . قلك ايش قلك سجون ومستشفيات ومستشفيات المجانين عشان الاخره . 📢وَفِّ يااااااااا الله . قال الله تعالى ** ((((*مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ يُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٥ يونس﴾ ***فَصِّلُ فَصِّلُ فَصِّلُ قال الله تعالى (فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَنْ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ) الايه. .قال ألله تعالى (وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍۢ رَّسُولٌ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ رَسُولُهُمْ قُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ) الآيه. جَآءَ قُضِىَ

[@bingehistory883]

Because Communism.