February 25th, 2010 by Castina
Tagged as: 2010 Olympics,2010 Winter Olympics,Johnny Weir,Sports Celebs
US Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir — known for his flamboyance and eye-popping costumes on the ice — held a press conference on Wednesday to address the recent controversy surrounding offensive public jibes a pair of Canadian assholes broadcasters made about his sexuality on the air.
US Olympic skiers Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso — often described as the “Yin & Yang” of the sport — may be struggling to share the spotlight.
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Just call Apolo Anton Ohno the most decorated sportsman in the history of the Winter Olympics. The speed skater glided into the history books this weekend, winning a record breaking seventh winter games medal after completing the men’s 1000-meter short-track on Saturday.
Apolo’s bronze medal win set a new U.S. mark for medals won at the Winter Olympics and shatters the record previously set by Bonnie Blair, who held the record title for six medals in the Winter Olympic Games.
Overreacting much?
Scotty Lago, Olympic bronze medal winning half-pipe snowboarder of Team USA, volunteered to leave the Olympics on Friday after racy pictures of him were leaked online.
Lago, who was awarded his bronze medal Thursday night, was at a party, wearing a Team USA T-shirt when somebody snapped a photo of a woman kneeling below the Olympian’s waist to kiss the medal. A second picture shows Lago sticking the medal in the woman’s mouth as teammate Greg Bretz looks on.
Both images went viral after appearing on TMZ Friday afternoon.
Team USA and gold medal-winning Olympians such as Lindsey Vonn, Shani Davis and Shaun White helped the 2010 Winter Olympics trump American Idol in last night’s ratings. The popular TV talent show lost its time slot for the first time since May 17, 2004, according to NBC research.
