Top 30 Most SCANDALOUS Olympic Controversies Ever

[@WatchMojo]

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[@Reaperguy67]

​@King.Cinephile you can stop mentioning me in your comments.

[@jimbo9208]

@@Reaperguy67 you can stop giving him attention

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@jimbo9208 you can find a life and quit starting something with others

[@jimbo9208]

@@Reaperguy67 so can you

[@matteomascaropennacchi2220]

I mean, any of them could be on whole new level

[@kellycunningham714]

Calling van der Velde's crime an "assault" rather than the crime of child rape is an insult to the victim and your audience. Call a spade a spade.

[@ExploreGamesAndMore]

This is most likely down to the youtube algorithm. If they say "Rape", or many other words including "Suicide", the video gets demonetised. It's lead to people using different language to get around it, such as "Unalive" instead of "Kill".

[@juliairzyk]

My grandfather was a decathlete and long jumper who was supposed to compete at the Olympics in 1936 (he was 19 at the time). But he was a Mennonite and he boycotted in protest of Hitler. He ended up serving in the Army Air Corps (later became the air force) and flew planes in WWII. He never got to compete in the Olympics. BUT he became a high school track coach and coached all three of his daughters (including my mom) to Junior Olympic Gold Medals.

[@juliairzyk]

The Mennonites don't believe in fighting but his father (who was a minister) believed that Hitler was such a threat to all of humanity that it was his duty to stop him.

[@DestinyZX1]

That is so freaking cool

[@Trix897]

My grandfather was a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. He taught fighter pilots how to forecast weather where he stationed in Sherman, Texas.

[@kevinjuarez9252]

Is your Grandfather still alive?

[@XYKYLYN10]

​@Trix897 Facts, I live In sherman tx

[@marley8976]

Clarification: #25 was convicted of assaulting a 12 year old girl he met online. Very big difference in saying he assaulted a “girl” and specifying she was so young.

[@donovanlocust1106]

Yeah , he graped her

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Why the Hell is that scumbag Conpeting in the Olympics He should Banned permanently

[@PrincessLorie]

I was going to mention that. Much bigger scandal,,, she was TWELVE and he knew that!

[@ARw275]

RAPED

[@robertopvvazquez1780]

I was about to comment something very similar. Shame on WatchMojo for sugar coating it

[@laurarichter1780]

The vault in Sydney deserves this list. I know it was a mistake in plans and wasn’t on purpose but it completely affected the gymnasts

[@jhabecker6057]

I agree!

[@kimonandwrapyourbaby8316]

Definitely!!

[@carolanne67]

What happened with the vault?

[@kath1626]

​@@carolanne67 the apparatus didn't have the required height and nobody bothered to look into it until about eight athletes had fallen during their performances. One of them even broke her knee. There's a video on YT about this, just watched it about two weeks ago.

[@victoriahunter4684]

Agree 100%

[@rod1320]

That they’ve allowed a convicted child rapist to compete is a stain on the Olympics and very telling of the lacking morality of the Dutch Olympic Committee and those who support him. Truly appalling

[@hertmybrane8896]

After seeing the opening "ceremony", them allowing a convicted chomo to participate is not too surprising

[@HansenSebastian]

And you're saying he's STILL doing crimes until today?

[@davemathews7890]

No children competing in the Olympics. What's your beef? He served 14 months for his "crime."

[@Riley-809]

@@davemathews7890 yes there is! There’s 14 year olds

[@davemathews7890]

@@Riley-809 Whatever. Not something that bothers me much. Anyway, the Olympics exploits these athletes far more than a predator who has served his time ever could.

[@mbrow]

While not specific to the Olympics, the sex abuse by Larry Nassar and overall abuse by Bela Karolyi's training complex deserves some mention, given how closely tied they all were to a few Olympic gymnastics teams.

[@mesquitegirl2013]

That could be its own video

[@mbrow]

@@mesquitegirl2013 You got that right!! What a shit show for the survivors.

[@mesquitegirl2013]

@@mbrow all for what some metal that’s just gonna get thrown in a in a closet and forgotten for the most part I was really mad when I found out that Maggie Nichols was a very emotional documentary to watch, and it makes me upset that that’s the reason she didn’t make the team not whatever excuse they gave I think it was like injury and she was injured but regards of how she did. The parolees weren’t gonna pick her because she spoke out. And that’s why at the Olympic trials that year you barely saw her on the camera.

[@stephaniebisschop2499]

350+ victims isn't a few. A large portion of them have made it to olympics.

[@mbrow]

@@stephaniebisschop2499 I agree that 350+ isn't "a few" but my comment specified teams at the Olympics. The video was about Olympic scandals. The majority of Nassar's victims were from the NCAA and USA Gymnastics, and this video wasn't about those organizations.

[@AlmostEthical]

Ben Johnson was right. The IOC is selective about who it punishes for drugs, and also the punishments it gives.

[@shadysif6220]

Fact.

[@ForkCandle123]

I think that others were on drugs in that race. And probably before and since then, too.

[@J.J.J.J.J.J.J]

@@ForkCandle123 Definitely. Confirmed.

[@victoriajohnson4420]

So what? He did what he was accused of. Yes, it would be better if everyone were caught, and immediately barred from all competitive sports and stripped of any medals they might have won. But you can't stop every cheat in sports.

[@J.J.J.J.J.J.J]

@@victoriajohnson4420 The reason it's important is because EVERYONE was doing it. In other words selectively kicking out one person when they are aware that others are doing is like sport fixing. That's much worse.

[@m.g.n4898]

Nobody can name any of those judges but we'll always remember her for her gutsy move. She was wonderful!! Surya Bonaly rocked!

[@Zyryne1]

The athleticism was the point she was making. And to not allow her medal was bananas. 😊❤

[@achimsinn6189]

Also they left out that the official reasoning for not allowing a backflip was that you are supposed to land on only one foot in figure scating and nobody was able to land the backflip on one foot untill Surya Bonaly. She landed on one foot just like the rules required her to do so there shouldn't have been a deduction.

[@Karamarika]

​@@achimsinn6189it was still a banned move when she did it. It doesn't matter if she landed it on one foot. She would need to petition for it to be unbanned and demonstrate that it could be landed on one foot. However, I think that it would be difficult to get it unbanned because I think safety would also be a concern. I do think it would be interesting to push the sport in that direction, branching into backflips with twists added, but it would probably lead to a lot of injury.

[@Karamarika]

​@@Zyryne1she wasn't denied or "not allowed" to medal. She did not earn a medal. She was 6th after the short and placed 11th in the long (not just because of the backflip, but because out of 6 triples, she fell on one and underrotated/two-footed 2 of them. She also telegraphed every jumping pass, which interrupted the flow of the program every time and negatively affected her scores for artistry). She ended up 10th overall. She was never in medal contention. Surya was never denied or robbed of medals. She finished 2nd at the world championships 3 years in a row. She won Europeans 5 years in a row. She was a junior world champ and 7 time French champ. She just couldn't stand it that she wasn't the winner all the time and constantly butted heads with the judges over silly stuff. If she had worked on her basic skating skills and artistry, she would have had an even better record.

[@FUGP72]

What was gutsy about doing something that she knew was banned? Why would you WANT to be such an embarrassment to your family?

[@nintendolife25]

Imagine getting kicked out of the home you lived in for years for the Olympics. I feel so sorry for those Rio residents…..

[@martharunstheworld]

And the 1.5 million Chinese that were kicked out of their homes in Beijing.

[@nintendolife25]

@@martharunstheworld Honestly, is it really worth ruining the lives of civilians over an event held every 4 years?

[@martharunstheworld]

@@nintendolife25 To us, of course not, but I think we value life more than some on this planet.

[@barbaragray]

Honestly the Olympics just financially ruins any country they're in. Just look at old abandoned sites from past Olympics. It's devastating what it does to the country once the games are done.

[@squalie9]

​@@nintendolife25people's lives aren't ruined just because they have to move. Stop being dramatic.

[@stevenkidd6761]

Beyond Russia, Canada seems to have the most controversies. Id have never thought that lol

[@shawnwharry952]

The US is just better at not getting caught

[@J.J.J.J.J.J.J]

@@shawnwharry952 You mean at framing others

[@EyUpDucks]

What we can take from this, is that the IOC is by far the most corrupt organization in sport.

[@catmaxwell6691]

I’d argue that title goes to FIFA, but the ioc is a close second.

[@shawnwharry952]

Don't forget about FIFA.

[@AdLamb]

FIFA would have something to say about that.

[@studiousgirl71]

Don't forget the IBA.

[@achimsinn6189]

Others beat me to comment FIFA, so I'll name FIA

[@thereallg4587]

*The Canada drone scandal is just a big mess. I’m looking at how Canada are playing now and they never needed to cheat their players out.*

[@mingiwoo]

As a New Zealander I have NO idea why they were watching us lmao we are not good at football they were very safe 😅

[@mesquitegirl2013]

@@mingiwoo now if it will rugby, that would be a different story

[@beccas.7762]

As long as it makes the USA look better.

[@Daentking]

Probably just the pressure of taking home the gold again

[@oasisbeyond]

Drones don't make a team better its silly. What would they see? Players placements? Who cares just dumb.

[@MCMNasty2]

Bonaly will ALWAYS be famous for that back flip.

[@pennyw201]

Like Karate Kid

[@franciscotoro9454]

Indeed. For some reason sports governing bodies dread backflips. It has also been banned in long jump.

[@R.D.S.Productions]

Not just “a girl he met online” it’s a TWELVE YEAR OLD CHILD

[@bendeywendy8065]

I was on court for one of the 2012 badminton matches mentioned here (I was a line judge). It was unbelievable - the crowd were booing, and we were all looking at each other asking what was going on. It was insane

[@db-qm2xl]

I’ve been confused by this. 1) why would the losing team get a better matchup in the tournament bracket? And 2) is it in the rules you can’t intentionally lose? I feel like throwing the match is a legitimate tactic if it helps you win gold. Tennis players aren’t forced to give 100% effort for every point, they often save their strength. Runners aren’t forced to run their fastest in the qualifying heat, they can come in a comfortable 2nd and advance.

[@nvadqs]

I don't understand the fixing. If all of them were losing, what were they aiming to?

[@jerrycallo]

@@nvadqs Apparently the way it's set up you can manipulate to get a match up of team that you think you can beat. It must not have a points earning system for wins like other similar events have.

[@blackngrey4real]

Olympic : Canada you’re cheating! Canada : Sorry

[@LadyVenVen]

😂😂😂 This is so Canadian

[@Lynsey17]

I don't think the IOC understand how hard it is for a BC snowboarder to test completely free of pot.

[@hey-tuesday]

they act like it’s a steroid/performance enhancer. yeah..no.

[@Canadianvoice]

Really dumb weed would make you worse than anything.

[@ChristopherShelman]

It usa bullshit drug war crap ​@@Canadianvoice

[@shadysif6220]

You mean conservative USA.

[@arcticgoddess]

Even thst's changed. Recreational weed has been quietly legalized state to state to state - even Conservative leaning ones ike Colorado. The tax money raised alone helped so many social investments in the state

[@numbnutz9398]

THC is NOT a performance drug. It is the opposite. He should have gotten two gold medals if he was stoned while boarding!

[@Tracymmo]

Same thing with Sha Carri Richardson.

[@ToniWellons]

Right

[@teijaflink2226]

Yeah I really doubt he used it to dope.

[@XLindsLuvsPinkX]

I thought about that too. THC is most known for its calming, relaxing effects. I personally think it’s a miracle that he got gold. If anything, it would have made him more sluggish, with dampened reaction times. I use it medically, and can hardly get off the couch. More power to him.

[@anovemberstar]

A drug doesn't have to be deemed enhancing to be banned.

[@TheEulerID]

One that was missed out was the number of competitors at the 2012 London Olympics who were stripped of medals following re-tests of their samples using improved techniques. To date, 40 of them have been stripped of their medals, of which Russia alone accounted for 18.

[@MaxNMotion]

I’m assuming these aren’t in order. Otherwise how is a black power salute more scandalous than a literal child PDF file

[@Llew70]

I really like how you spelled it out in that manner, I'm gonna steal it... hope you don't mind.

[@jimreily7538]

29:33 The famous Black Power salute - the third guy, the guy who won bronze, was an Aussie. The black athletes didn't have gloves, so he gave his gloves to them. That's why one of the guys is holding up his right hand, and the other is holding up his left hand ! Peter Norman, the Australian athlete, gave his gloves to the two, and he supprted the two black athletes. They asked him if it'd be alright with him if they did the salute, and he said, "yep", and not only that, he gave his gloves to them !

[@franciscotoro9454]

Funny that athletes are not banned when they suck up to the establishment and fake it when asked if they are happy where they live. Hypocrisy is rampant.

[@chrismeulen8108]

why did you censor yourself by saying what the Dutch dude did was "assault" ??? he RAPED a 12 year old girl when he himself was 19, and you simply pass this off as "assault" ????? if you're too scared to use the word rape, you could have at least said "sexual assault on a minor".

[@lukew6725]

Before looking him up I thought that he had just thrown a punch or two, very poor form to try and downplay the crimes of a PDF-file.

[@QuentinPlant]

And it wasn't even a " in the heat of the moment" - he prepared for it. I saw less planning when companies brought a new product on the market.

[@B0bcat9]

The US put a Canadian on the no fly list for smoking weed. WTF!!

[@marysparks3769]

That’s what I thought!!

[@catseye1009]

Similar thoughts.

[@laurykristensen6239]

Sounds more like they didn't want the competition. THC can be in the system for 6 months. They found a small amount. ridiculous

[@wendysusanwilson8084]

Right??!

[@jerrycallo]

@@laurykristensen6239 Hair follicle test is detectable for a year.

[@rayj5091]

Forgot to mention the USSR was made to replay the last minutes of the 1972 basketball game until they won.

[@ericamartinez7921]

Tonya Harding/ Nancy Kerrigan should be #1. Their event is the most watched Olympic event EVER. TV ratings were crazy that year.

[@robynw6307]

Peter Norman was an Aussie, and I must say that, as an Aussie, I'm proud of him.

[@CandiceVidito]

When is there not controversies at The Olympics?

[@Reaperguy67]

​@King.Cinephile why do you insist of spam replying others in the comments

[@WhitfieldSinclair]

​@Reaperguy67 Why are you BULLYING him? You're all over the comments calling him names, like Spam and Bot. Have thou no shame?

[@Reaperguy67]

@@WhitfieldSinclair I'm not bullying him. I asked him a question by the way. But when it comes to his spam , he is acting like a bot

[@Reaperguy67]

@@WhitfieldSinclair it's sad that you have been defending a spammer like king cinephile. He literally attention seeks and spam reply others constantly.

[@chipgarrett3139]

​@@Reaperguy67Holy crap! Ive been following you following this other guy all through the comments. This is hilarious!! Dude responds even to the bots. And there you are, dogging him out. Keep it up.

[@rkboggs4553]

Because THC gives you such an advantage on a snowboard...

[@FUGP72]

Hey everybody..this failure who never bothered finishing high school is an expert! Let's all listen. The funny part is, the suicidally lonely incels like you always tout marijuana as the miracle drug that cures all that ails you. And guess what, forever alone, literally less than worhtless to society virgin...it DOES help in training. Helps you get through the pain of strenuous training So you can stop embarrassing your family just by still being alive. No one is ever going to want you anyway. So STOP TAKING YOUR ZOLOFT.

[@angelthman1659]

Some of these are badly explained. I had to look up some cases to understand, especially the fencing scandal.

[@amandamcauley]

Yes I remember this, our British competitor brought it to the judges attention. His opponent had registered a hit and Jim Fox said that he hadn't touched him.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Between Ben Johnson, the robbery of Roy Jones Jr., and Florence Griffith-Joyner, the 1988 Olympics Games may have been the dirtiest of all time.

[@jamesespey249]

IMHO, the dirtiest Olympics would have to go to London in 1908. Among the events held was Dorando Pietri being pulled across the finish line during the marathon & the 400m where the 3 American runners were disqualified leaving only 1 runner...an englishman...running the race alone.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

@@jamesespey249 I don't remember the 1908 Games. 😆

[@surfarijeff7884]

@@JohnDrummondPhoto I don't think anyone living does, lol

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@jamesespey249With the crazy number of world athletics records being broken this year, this year’s Games might be the dirtiest of all time. I hope it’s just the fancy orange sneakers.

[@TheEulerID]

@@jamesespey249 Dorando Pietri was disqualified for receiving assistance before the finish line. He arrived in the stadium staggering around and collapsed several times, and received medical attention and helped to his feet and guided around by a few dozen officials, police officers and people from the medical team. After the DQ, the gold was won by an American, the silver by a South African and the bronze by another American. There is a famous video on KZbin of the end of that marathon. There wasn't anything dirty about it, the Italian just received help when he shouldn't have, although it's clear he barely knew where he was. He was not, however, pulled across the line. For the 400m, only one American (John Carpenter) was disqualified, and that was for breaking a the rule on blocking that the Olympic committee has agreed to be used in the London Olympics (but apparently legal in America). That is Carpenter manoeuvred so as to block Wyndham Halswelle passing him. The judges ordered a re-run without John Carpenter, which the other two Americans boycotted it. Wyndham had been the fastest time in any of the heats (by a full second) and was the fastest in the field.

[@isaiahach]

i swear i just watched this video a couple of days ago. that, or either this is my strongest deja vu experience ever.

[@AnvilMAn603]

there was a video a few days ago called 30 times olympic athletes cheated

[@wwe2kcentral436]

They originally did the top 20 and then added 10 more to this video the same day...

[@lawreb91]

There was a Top 10 video not long before this one.

[@SiVlog1989]

I'm surprised two scandals from the 2004 Athens Olympics weren't featured. Firstly, before the opening ceremony, Katerina Thanou and training partner Konstantinos Kenteris failed to attend a mandatory drugs test, claiming to have been involved in a motorbike accident. However, this turned out to be untrue and the pair were suspended from the Greek team. Another one came from the Men's marathon. Brazilian athlete, Vanderlei de Lima, looked set to claim a historic gold medal for his country, but while he was heading towards the finish, the old Olympic stadium in Athens from 1896, the site of the first modern olympiad, mad Irish "Priest," Neil Horan, somehow managed to run on to the course of the marathon with 7km to go, dragging de Lima into the crowd, before a Greek member of the public in the crowd freed de Lima from Horan's clutches. The incident cost de Lima 10 seconds and ultimately he finished a bitter sweet third, picking up a bronze medal. Horan had been known to authorities for his questionable antics before that moment. For example, at the 2003 F1 British Grand Prix, while cars were racing at full speed, he ran towards cars travelling in excess of 160mph, causing the race to be neutralised with the deployment of the Safety Car, while Horan was dragged away by security

[@AdLamb]

I remember both of those, what a twat.

[@TyS.A.V610]

Dude got gold while stoned? Good on him, last time i went snowboarding stoned, i dislocated my knee

[@samdavis1958]

Goon on him? I like it.

[@TyS.A.V610]

@@samdavis1958 never even noticed that 🤣🤣🤣

[@off.arretezvousx]

Give that guy 2 gold medals and a beer for winning while snowboarding high.

[@jerrycallo]

@@off.arretezvousx Seems like there's something he'd like better than a beer. Roll one up for him.

[@joggingscissors632]

In case anyone is curious about the Polish athlete's obscene gesture at 3:49 It's called the "bras d'honneur", which is French for "arm of honor", but is also known as an Italian salute. Fun fact: in Poland, it's commonly known as a Kozakiewicz, named after our hero medalist in the video. May his legendary name, gestures and success endure. Up yours, USSR

[@ann_corePL]

That was iconic and gutsy, doesn't fit this shady theme at all. I think they later explained in Poland it was a muscle cramp so the soviets f-off. :P.

[@chucklebutt4470]

It's a good old "up yours, buddy!" in America lol

[@Llew70]

Considering the heckling he was getting from the Russian crowd... I don't blame him however he meant it :) Cheers from the US!

[@jerrycallo]

I loved it, good for him. I used to be a pole vaulter and the vertical arm was the pole the horizontal the bar. So it simply meant I cleared the height. That's the hidden meaning only those in the sport would know, and not all of those in the sport know this tightly guarded secret.

[@lorileehamel9695]

The people concerned about the children being UNABLE to watch the opening ceremony-how did you know BEFORE the opening what would be in the opening???

[@Trix897]

It’s embarrassing how many ignorant and STUPID Americans there are. No wonder other countries have such disdain for us when some of us travel…

[@Phlimbob]

There were two broadcasts where I live. The first was the live broadcast and then second during primetime in the evening. It is definitely possible they were planning to watch the primetime broadcast but chose not to because of the themes that were revealed. I also think that particular host was full of shit.

[@FUGP72]

I know you are lonely and suicidal Lorilee...but don't embarrass your family before of it. Just stop taking your Zoloft and finally make them happy again.

[@toregaming1931]

Kind of funny how the guy says in Brazil it’s a five star stadium thing and now it’s abandoned

[@ProudNonni]

I'm surprised there was no mention of Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old who had helped the Russian figure skating team to gold in the team event after she had tested positive for a banned drug at the Beijing Winter Olympics. It took 2 1/2 years of arbitration, but the US and Japanese were reallocated gold and silver medals and the Russian team was moved to 3rd place after her scores were removed. The Canadian team, who finished 4th, are now going to court to have the Russians DQd and their team moved into the bronze medal position

[@tabijozwick]

Kamila Valieva used the "I accidently took my grandfather's heart medication" excuse as to why she failed the drug test. A teenager doesn't "accidently" take a drug like it's candy.

[@Curiousever]

They made her a National hero.

[@mariavatalova93]

Do you really think that only Russians dope? I personally do not believe that Canadian or American athletes have never doped. It's about who does the testing. It is difficult to be a professional athlete these days. Everyone takes something, everyone without distinction.

[@mikelytou]

after seeing the australian breakdancer, this video needs to be updated.

[@ann_corePL]

@@mikelytou And female boxing. What a mess!

[@mikeking1948]

When you recycle entries from other lists, do you re-record them, or just recycle the whole thing to save effort?...

[@BrianStorm742]

It's a content mill. What do you think?

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I was wondering if the 1936 Olympics would be on here at all? Then they were number one!

[@crazyluigi6664]

Should have also included the 1904 marathon for the insanity at hand there.

[@gregwilson7818]

And they didn't even mention that Hitler refused to shake Jesse Owen's hand...

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

@@gregwilson7818 Well it’s Hitler. I think just saying his name provoked some wide range of scandal

[@carolharris2401]

​@gregwilson7818 Yeah I'm upset about. This was #1 yet it seem it got the least minutes

[@Tracymmo]

​@@gregwilson7818Them leaving that out bugged me. And that Owens refused to bow to the Nazi flag. Someone please correct me if I'm remembering that incorrectly.

[@jpetersgoyanks]

Tommie Smith & John Carlos are legends!

[@parakeet8157]

Wow, thanks for posting. Many I have forgotten about.

[@knequestrian93]

We can add the gymnastics floor final from this year.. maybe even make it top 3

[@jusdafax1]

Having PETA investigate a claim of animal cruelty is like letting the fox guard the hen house.

[@BloggsyMalone]

Came here to say this.

[@parkerbrown-nesbit1747]

Have you seen the video? It's brutal. As an equestrian, I would NEVER whip my horse.

[@roddiesimmons8773]

#1 with the drone is my pick, but the girl who skated the way she had to was unforgettable.

[@BaneHuntress]

#2 - The white guy on the podium (Australian?) when he heard what they were going to do, he gave the Americans his own gloves, as I think theirs had been stolen. Which is why one has his left arm up and the other guy his right. It took all three to make a stand.

[@davidbowker8889]

Peter Norman suggested to Smith that (Smith) share his gloves with Carlos. But yes, Norman was completely on board with the protest. He's an Olympic legend.

[@TacoGabeMi]

Shame on you for brushing over and minimizing what the Dutch player did he went to the UK when he knew a 12 year old victims parents weren’t going to be home and raped her by not saying the victims age and just saying assaulted you brush over the horribleness of the crime he committed

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video Rebecca from watch mojo of scandal in sport’s Olympic throughout history covered in controversies,fantastic job.

[@jackturner214]

Not examining Black September is kind of a cowardly cop out, because a significant part of the controversy was how the IOC just moved on during the games as though nothing had happened, barely acknowledging the human toll, and making the Olympic movement (rather than the Israeli athletes) to be the actual victims of the attack, and likening it to encroaching professionalism among the athletes; to this day, there has still been no official commemoration at the Olympics of the lives lost on the IOC's watch. Not discussing any part of it is both a missed opportunity and only perpetuates the harm done by Avery Brundage and Jacques Rogge, may their memories be blotted out.

[@shadysif6220]

There are so many disturbing layers to that, including the botched response, false hope, and complete shock, it needs it's own video.

[@Tracymmo]

​@@shadysif6220I was too young to know what was giving on then, but years later I saw the clip of US sports commentator Jim McKay taking the TV audience "they're all gone." It was powerful to see even years later. One of those athletes was representing Israel was was from Ohio .

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@TracymmoI saw a documentary on it and was horrified by the IOC’s business as usual attitude.

[@sarahwolfe1265]

Avery Brundage is a stain on the history of international sport. He was an antisemite and a racist and had no problem platforming his views through the Olympics.

[@iris_nazarena_4882]

Are you serious? You speak as if there aren't multiple documentaries and films which have already done the victims justice by examining the events in depth. And isn't that what they truly deserve? A major historical event requires more than thirty seconds in a silly countdown video.

[@amentlik]

@29:40 I love how "met with hostility when they returned home" just proves them right. Human rights for all, indeed.

[@Tracymmo]

I wish they'd mentioned that all three athletes stayed in touch for the rest of their lives

[@EnviROmaniac]

I was expecting USSR/Russia to have a lots of spots on this list, but Canada :))

[@charlesray9674]

Actually, I was looking for the US. The track & field in particular

[@mariaghiglieri78]

Regardless of where or when, there is always corruption and bad sportsmanship every olympics. You can find something every single occasion. These are just highlights, sadly.

[@Fifthelement203]

Black girl ice skating. They hated her before she’s started. You go girl!

[@kerryprzytula7]

Not true. Stop with the fake bull💩 Very annoying. Shows you never watched figure skating. **** Everyone loved her. She was ALWAYS a fan favorite. You're just a dumb a*s sheep🐑🐑🐑🐑💩

[@PatriciaReilly-rein1]

What I remember most clearly from the film of these games is the way the crowd of supposedly intimidated Germans chanted "Jesse Owens" over and over. They couldn'to be silenced in the presence of greatness.

[@DavidJones-pv8zu]

Jesse Owens own comments are quite "different".

[@redjello333]

Another controversy: In Tokyo, a German coach punched a horse after it refused to jump in the Modern Pentathlon, so Paris was the last games where the sport will have an equestrian section, replacing it with an obstacle race in LA.

[@Animeguy300]

Interesting topic for this list, keep it up

[@Reaperguy67]

​@King.Cinephile I argree that you need to stop Spam replying others

[@jimbo9208]

@@Reaperguy67 why not you do the same

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@jimbo9208 no. King cinephile goes to multiple comments and spam reply others. He literally did that in 2 videos from earlier today. He pretty much responded to most of them . Also stop trying to start something with others.

[@WhitfieldSinclair]

Who the fuck graduated and made you hall monitor? 😂

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@WhitfieldSinclair When it comes to Jimbo. He needs to stop starting arguments with others and being childish right now. People like king cinephile needs to be reported and called out for his spam .

[@Kiraiko44]

I think if you win at the Olympics with cannabis in your system you've proven you're DEFINITELY the best of the best because that shit does NOT jive with being hyper athletic lmao

[@gggthsb]

The Dutch commitee should be ashamed of themselves, putting someone like that on a pedastal after what he did to A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL is appaling. The victim clearly means jack shit to them. Infuriating and just shows what the Olympics really are today: a shitshow.

[@ruthgiles8926]

I'm very glad Dujardin was kicked out of the Olympic team! She pretended that the filmed incident wasn't typical of her behaviour towards her horses, but if so, how on earth could she have done that even once? And just happened to be being videoed at that moment, by coincidence. Considering the adulation the media had given her on the past, it is also very telling that the remaining team still managed to win the gold medal, without her! I hope she is never let near any animal, ever again.

[@victormorillo_006]

MY GOD the 2020/21 could have a list all to itself. Wow

[@Stuff_I_Watch]

The Dutch volleyball guy being let out of prison after only 13 months of a 4 year sentence - utterly DISGUSTING. He was basically REWARDED for assault a woman he went on a date with. Put him back inside.

[@OhAmyDontH8Me]

Woman??? She was a CHILD

[@ryansoccervids2112]

Drone scandal coach who got sent home was a coach of mine 😂😂😂😂

[@antonyhunt9700]

29:05 nothing but respect for those to men trying to shine a light on the way the usa was at that time 🙏🇬🇧

[@J.J.J.J.J.J.J]

*The way the uSA still is.

[@jaredquinney204]

I really can't believe that these scandals actually happened

[@Tker1970]

23 Greg Louganis-I think the bigger issue is the medical care he received pool side. IIRC he was sutured right there-doctor had no gloves on (big mistake no matter what) but Louganis should have shared his diagnosis for sure during that treatment.

[@Tracymmo]

Remember what it was like in the 80s. People's lives were destroyed just by disclosing their diagnosis. They lost jobs, kids were forced out of school (one family's house got burned down), were shunned by friends and family, were refused medical care, after death they were refused cremation and funeral services, and so much more. It's an easy choice from today's perspective, but not then.

[@malonislaw]

Things were so much different then. Doctors didn’t need no stinkin’ gloves!

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

Back in the early days of known HIV things like gloves wasn't thought to be totally necessary for most people. There were few infected, officially, and a lot of people thought that it only was the homosexual men who could get it. Sure the knowledge advanced quickly, but not everyone was believing that it was as serious as it really is. I remember that a friends mother was preaching about a disease that you could get by sharing needles for drugs, or by getting blood from others in wounds and so on. She said it was untreatable and could stay recessive for ten or twenty years. She was a nurse and was talking about this strange disease that no one really knew what it was. This was at least five years before the word AIDS was published in media. I wish I could remember when she started talking about it but at the time it wasn't anything you really thought was real. She had some very strange ideas that was no where near reality. So a disease that was lethal, never discussed and could hide for years before making you sick sounded like just another one of her fantasies.

[@DavidJones-pv8zu]

Chlorine (in pool) kills bacteria & viruses: no worries.

[@DawnDavidson]

There was no risk to the doctor. Even at the time, medical and scientific professionals knew that HIV wasn’t spread by casual contact. HIV is much less transmissible than COVID-19. It’s true that a blood exposure is more serious, but it would take a lot more exposure than blood on intact skin. Transfusions could spread it, but that’s quite a lot of blood directly into the veins. Also, Louganis had a concussion. He wasn’t exactly in a position to mention it before he’d been given treatment, seeing as how he was unconscious. Later, the damage was already done, and the strong likelihood was that the doctors would be fine. And the literal blood in the water was too dilute as well as the water being highly chlorinated, which kills most pathogens.

[@kaidusplatinum987]

A lot of these were just terribly covered but especially the 1972 basketball scandal- its pretty universally the most corrupt Olympic moment of all time, the last 3 seconds were replayed more than 5 times until one single time the USSR was the winner and they stopped, the final report noted at least 14 separate reasons the USA team was the winner under the actual rules. From camera footage showing everything the USSR coaches claimed turned out to be false to random Soviet officials coming out of the stands and overriding the game officials, to military members threatening the scorekeepers, it’s the worst moment in Olympic history

[@newprophet2011]

Brushing over the drama of the 1972 Summer Olympics' Men Basketball final ignores how grievous FIBA screwed over the American team. They played the last three seconds three times, allowed the FIBA president to dictate gameplay (which is illegal), permitted an illegal player swap from the USSR, and basically instructed the US to lighten its guarding of the Soviet's star player. This was possibly the worst called basketball game in history. WatchMojo's summary of the game makes it sound like the US are just poor losers. This is a disservice to a key moment in the Cold War's sports drama.

[@DavidStonerook-k8q]

Agree with you 100 %

[@rayj5091]

Exactly

[@jenni8200]

So ppl got pissed Americans attended the German games because of political reasons... Then got pissed America didn't attend the Russian Olympics for political reasons... Interesting

[@Tracymmo]

Fifty years apart and different circumstances. The video was wrong that the boycott ended Carter's presidency. There were many factors, this being one of the smaller ones.

[@Tracymmo]

And other countries were involved in both the 1980 and 1984 boycotts.

[@frozenboot68]

are you comparing Hitler and Nazi Germany to a hissy fit with the USSR?

[@rocksaltcomando]

You'll never make everyone happy

[@lukew6725]

People just love to bitch about things.

[@adelaflores2027]

You literally just attached like 5 new controversy and attached them to the old one you did a few years back.

[@shereebrolaski1791]

You mean last week on miss mojo

[@LizbethGerow]

i'm surprised that ppl were surprised that Ben Johnson had been doping. All the other racers were tall and long legged. Johnson was short and squat. From physiology, he should have come last...if he qualified at all.

[@krisski6236]

You make it sound like a PETA investigation the worst case scenario. PETA thinks being responsible by vaccinating and neutering pets is cruel.

[@Tracymmo]

The list of things PETA gets wrong would take an hour.

[@JohnAllenRoyce]

It's strange the extremists are still being taken at face value. The video is FOUR years old, but a lot of media makes it sound like it just happened in Paris. That's the PETA agenda showing. They kept this tape secret for four years to wait for a maximal fundraising-outrage. So they don't actually care about the horses or the livelong dreams ruined. These grifters were allowed to steal the spotlight from the Olympic horses and instead plaster their performances with ugliness and suspicion.

[@guppy90rl81]

Imagine banning someone for THC lmaooooo what a joke😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nikoshurricane]

Marijuana being seen as an Performance Enhancing Drug is the most stupid thing i have ever heard. Unless we are talking about a eating sweets contest...

[@jerrycallo]

Haha, yes the munchies. They need to test those professional eaters at the Nathan's hot dog eating contest.

[@veramae4098]

The IIOC has an integrity unit? That's a surprise.

[@maureen4227]

Dutchman being allowed to participate after his conviction

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Good list there is always controversies

[@oasisbeyond]

Ben Johnson is the 🐐 they all used drugs.

[@dieseljester]

5:36 - Her story just proves how bad the judging is in Figure Skating. I have way more respect for skaters who play to the audience at the olympics than I do for those who play to the judges.

[@hopefulskeptic42]

At 70, I don't need to watch this video to know that the most scandalous Olympic controvercy EVER, was in Munich 1972.

[@italianjesus99]

The channel is too scared to talk about it

[@leebush4053]

What scandal was that?

[@hopefulskeptic42]

@@leebush4053 Oh, for the love of gaud! 17 people died! LOOK IT UP!

[@macieridgeway3813]

@@leebush4053 a terroristic group called Black September invaded the olympic village and killed 2 Israeli team members.

[@Smoothbuttermilk]

You might want to check their channel. I just watched a story on it.

[@Vanillastump]

I never get equestrian sports. Unless the horse gets the medal.

[@pedrol.decarvalho8408]

The bound between rider and horse is beautiful and strong. They cooperate to achieve the results. Most horses are better treated than you and me lol There are few rotten apples amongst the riders, but that doesn’t take away the beauty of these sports.

[@Vanillastump]

@@pedrol.decarvalho8408 I'm not saying it's cruel, I'm just saying the horse seems to be the athlete.

[@technobabble123]

@@Vanillastump To be fair, the rider needs to remain fit as well, as the lighter the rider is, the faster the horse can run. I've heard that maintaining target riding weights can be quite grueling as well.

[@JohnAllenRoyce]

@@Vanillastump "Seems to be" is an honest admission, ok. But people never dismiss skiing or snowboarding because the snow does all the work. Yet their jockey positions are so exactly similar.

[@Vanillastump]

@@JohnAllenRoyce Horses are individuals. They have moods, brains, and can themselves become sick or injured. Snow can't. Ramps can't. Targets can't.

[@m.g.n4898]

Had the Queen been alive, she would have been shocked that a Brit would do such a thing as her majesty loved horses more than people.

[@dimitridoes7936]

Tokyo 2020 logos considered to be plagerism ..... please come up with some real scandals ;-(

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

The Canadian football coach was not sorry about the drones but sorry her get caught.

[@jocktulloch3499]

Dude! Like wow, Grass is a performance enhancing drug. Too cool.

[@DefaultName-mn2xk]

This was disappointing

[@maxmazzotti6651]

The fact that some people are avoiding watching the game to make a dumb political statement rather than supporting their nation's top athletes is just disgraceful

[@Reaperguy67]

​@King.Cinephile how many comments are you going to spam

[@jimbo9208]

@@Reaperguy67 how many are you doing to make

[@Reaperguy67]

@@jimbo9208 look he goes to multiple comments and spam reply others. Also it's sad that you look for my comments to start something with others.

[@WhitfieldSinclair]

​@@jimbo9208, your pettiness is fun! ❤ 😂 😈

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@WhitfieldSinclair Jimbo always starts arguments with others fyi.

[@MauryPuare]

With the Gymnastics Women's Floor thing. This came a little too early

[@octaviosanchez1051]

Please do top 10 cartoons where the main character is the villain

[@Reaperguy67]

​@King.Cinephile no you weren't

[@JamesDavy2009]

Would this list include anime?

[@annainsaudi218]

What is wrong with some North Americans? You don't have to say Paris, France or London, England. They are famous capitals of the world. You can say Paris, Texas or London, Wherever-it-is-in-America because no one knows of them or needs an additional locator. It is so demeaning to great cities outside of America to say that. Just think, New York, USA or Washington D.C. USA and you get the picture of how ridiculous it sounds outside of North America.

[@proteus404]

So Ross Rebagliati is on the no fly list because he admitted to previous marijuana use, does that mean someone like Snoop Dogg is also on the no fly list?

[@kissedbysun2517]

So much posturing, so much BS.

[@timapple6586]

@18:00 This is factually wrong. The scores were retabulated without the French judge's mark after it was evident that she had at minimum perjured herself before the IOC investigators. The gold was not stripped from the russian skaters, but a gold medal was later (years later!) awarded to the canadian skaters. This video fails to mention the multiple falls committed by the russian skaters and the flawless performance by the canadians. I remember watching this and the wild crowd reaction to the bizarre scores. But hey, it's only WatchMojo.

[@pennyw201]

What about Elvis Sojko when he was robbed of his Gold medal performance. Sure feels like the Olympics are rigged doesn’t it?

[@matteomascaropennacchi2220]

Good video

[@terranceparsons5185]

Loved the 72 basketball result.

[@BSBSPSensGirl88]

Host city applicants should have to vow that they will not displace residents to build Olympic infrastructure unless they can relocate them to a residence of equal or less cost and which provides an equal or greater quality of life.

[@Rednaxela0211]

How is Kostas Kenteris not in this?

[@sjduges67]

I thought the 1972 US/USSR basketball game should be higher. Switch it with Ben Johnson's doping scandal. The rest of the top 10 deals with opression, racism, crime, and other horrible scandals that take cheating to a criminal level.

[@rayj5091]

True

[@eightysevenk]

I was truly heartbroken when I heard she got busted for using a banned substance and got banned from the Olympics 😞😭

[@Alachewie]

THC should NOT BE ON THIS LIST!!!!!!!

[@dietotaku]

yes it should, if you can't stand sobriety then don't compete.

[@Alachewie]

@@dietotaku HAHA! but drinking alcohol is okay? ok 🤣😂people like you make me laugh! Go shove your sobriety

[@thefinisher2843]

@@dietotakubut they could drink in their free time??

[@DawnDavidson]

Then there was the little matter of Russia invading Ukraine shortly after the 2022 Olympics closed, and less than 2 weeks prior to the Paralympics.