Sunday, February 21, 2010
Olympian Scotty Lago Heads Home
Scotty Lago, after winning a bronze medal for men's halfpipe snowboarding event on Wednesday voluntarily went home. This all happened after a photo of a woman biting his medal leaked out through the media. The media account of the photo was that the medal was strapped around his waist which made the medal hang over is groin. This was happening in a public street in Vancouver. Another picture shows him holding the medal by his team USA logo while the woman was biting the medal. He has apologized to the US Olympic board and to the ski and snowboard association who requires that the athletes attend a special ambassador program prior to the games to avoid embarrassment situations such as what has just happened to Lago. He is a great athlete which comes with great responsibilities, he was representing our nation and he let a nightmare for the nation happen after he had won his medal. These athletes must remember that they are representing their nation. What happened is just not acceptable said Bill Marolt, Association President and CEO. So far there has not been any action taken against him.
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I can see this definitely happening. Although these players go through that ambassador program, I'm sure it is definitely hard to stay away from things like that. There is so much publicity surrounding medalists and Olympians, so cautiousness is needed. With all this happening, the athletes probably get caught up with what is going on or their winnings. With him doing these, I believe he went a little far. Athletes definitely need to learn how to control themselves in public places.
ReplyDeleteScotty Lagos did the right thing by leaving on his own because if he had stayed he would have been forced out by the Olympic board and faced stiffer penalties. As an Olympian he is held to a very high standard moral decency.
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