Unusual Olympics Headlines

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I haven’t been watching the Olympics, but some stories seem to go out past the sports realm, and tend to permeate the world of non sport fans. The one that stands out to me is the Norwegian athlete, who when he won bronze, confessed to the interviewing reporter that he had cheated on the love of his life, and she had found out a week prior (the transgression was apparently 6 months ago). He later apologized for shining the spotlight on his irate ex, and taking away the shine his gold winning Norwegian teammate should have had. Then there is the Ukrainian athlete, who last I checked, had decided to not compete in his sport because the IOC wouldn’t let him wear his helmet with the faces of four soldiers who had been killed by Russian forces. I feel badly for him. Third, was American Breezy Johnson getting proposed to by her now fiancé when at the finish line when she won her gold medal in skiing. He said he did have a backup plan if she lost, but I don’t think he said what it was. Did any of you hear about these? Were there others I missed?