SIDEWAYS GLANCE CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS, WITH A DASH OF HUMOROUS NOTORIETY.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth --The book: ``The Olympics Most Wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize Gaffes, Improbable Triumphs and Other Oddities'' --The author: Floyd Conner. --The essential info: $12.95 (paperback), 288 pages, Brassey's Inc. publishing (www.brasseysinc.com). --The story: If Olympic documentarian doc·u·men·tar·i·an also doc·u·men·ta·rist n. One that makes documentaries or a documentary. Bud Greenspan had a sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour - maybe wearing his glasses on his forehead is supposed to be funny - he'd have put together this brazen salute to the Games' weirdest events, embarrassing incidents and outrageous cheating. There are more than 700 references, covering both the Summer and Winter extravaganzas. Very timely reading for those lulls during Jay Leno's Olympic monologues. --Best chapter: From ``Worst Performances'' (page 201) come these Winter gems: Roberto Alvarez: Mexico's extreme long-shot hope in the 50-kilometer Nordic skiing Nordic skiing Skiing techniques and events of Scandinavian origin that include cross-country skiing and ski jumping. Nordic events were included in the first Winter Olympics in 1924. See also Alpine skiing. competition at the '88 Games in Calgary finished nearly an hour behind the next-to-last finisher. His delay caused officials to send out a search party for him. Antonio Milioros: ``The most pathetic skiing performance in Olympic history,'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the author, was at the '52 Oslo Games. The Greek fell 18 times in the men's slalom, crossed the finish line backward and was 27 seconds slower on his one run than the winner's combined two-run time. The 1920 Czech hockey team: It won the bronze medal with a 1-0 win over Sweden. But it was outscored in the tournament 31-1. Victor Arbez: At the '60 Squaw Valley gathering, the French biathlete was the fastest skier in the group. But in the shooting portion, he missed 18 of the 20 targets and didn't win a medal. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (book: ``The Olympics' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Gold Medal Gaffes, Improbable Triumphs and Other Oddities'') |
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