Sh*t-for-brains Canadian hands the Greeks a Gold medal

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Sh*t-for-brains Canadian hands the Greeks a Gold medal - grooveless touque - 08-17-2004

You can't make this stuff up...

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Canada is back in the spotlight at the Olympics, but not for any of the reasons you'd want or expect.

Instead, it's over a ridiculous breach of security that has many worried about the overall safety of the athletes, and a 31-year-old man under arrest.

It happened when a Canadian wearing only a tutu, some clown shoes and a message written on his bare chest, left his seat at the Olympic Aquatic Arena in Athens, scaled some barriers, and made his way onto the diving board during the men's synchronized three-metre springboard event on Monday.

To make matters worse, he stayed in the pool for several minutes mocking the swimming competition, while Olympic authorities discussed what they should do. He was finally fished out and hauled away for questioning, before being charged and released.

At first, authorities claimed the Canuck, now tentatively identified as Ron Bensimhon of Montreal, was trying to send a love message to his wife. But a spokesman for the Golden Palace Casino claims the man was simply performing a publicity stunt, and had their company’s name written on his skin.

But while spokesman Drew Black agrees the stuntman has done additional promotions for his firm before, he insists they didn't ask for this one. “He did it for notoriety, to get famous,” Black reveals. Instead, he’ll be infamous, due in a Greek court on Wednesday.

While no one was injured as a result of the disruption, the man's actions sparked an immediate tightening of security at all Olympic venues.

And it may have had an effect on the outcome of the competition. Two Chinese entrants had the lead in the contest, but were so distracted by what happened, one of them wound up flopping into the water, losing both his focus and a chance at a sure gold medal.

They went from first place to last, and the Greek team took the top prize, much to the delight of the mostly partisan crowd. It was the first gold of the Games for the host country.

- Stephen Dame - 08-17-2004

Huh? As it happened nobody was diving. Lost focus? If you train for four years and then get thrown off by some dork... well, them's the breaks.

Is the guy a jerk? Yep.

Did he have any affect on the outcome? I don't think so.