| The Winter Olympic Games are highly anticipated as | | | | though and it left the 1948 with some uneasy |
| they bring the best athletes from all over the world | | | | feelings in place. |
| to compete. While there is plenty of publicity that | | | | Germany did very well in the 1964 Winter Olympic |
| surrounds the Winter Olympic Games, some of it isn't | | | | Games. However, two people were stripped of their |
| the type of attention that organizers want. The | | | | gold medals as it was discovered they were |
| Olympic Games are to be a symbol of peace among | | | | categorized as professionals. In 1968 it was |
| countries and good sportsmanship. So when scandals | | | | discovered that East Germany had been heating up |
| emerge about cheating it really affects the overall | | | | the runners on their sleds in the luge competition in |
| perception that people have about the Olympics as a | | | | order to beat the competition. |
| whole. | | | | Even if you don't follow figure skating, chances are |
| These types of scandals have been going on since | | | | you know the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan |
| the early days of the Winter Olympic Games though. | | | | story that unfolded during the Winter Olympic Games |
| In 1948 it was discovered that someone had | | | | in 1994. At one time these women had been friends |
| tampered with the bobsleds of the USA team. It is a | | | | on the ice but that quickly changed when Kerrigan |
| good thing it was discovered before the event | | | | was hit in the knees with a metal baton during a |
| because those responsible had loosened the bolts | | | | practice session. As a result she wasn't able to |
| that hold the steering mechanisms in place. This | | | | perform and Harding was given her place on the |
| would have resulted in a serious accident occurring. | | | | Olympic team.... |
| Those responsible for this act were never caught | | | | |