vera caslavska in 1968 standing on the medal podium with 2 soviet gymnasts. the soviet union had just invaded her country. she refused to look at their flag.
"After appearing to have won the gold medal on floor outright, the judging panel curiously upgraded the preliminary scores of Soviet Larisa Petrik, and declared a tie for the gold instead. All of this occurred on the heels of another very controversial judging decision that cost Čáslavská the gold on beam, instead awarding the title to Soviet rival Natalia Kuchinskaya. Clearly disheartened and angered by the politics that favored the USSR, she protested during both medal ceremonies by quietly turning her head down and away during the playing of the Soviet national anthem"
If that's true, I'm amazed that she didn't shiv someone. Fucking hell.
vera caslavska in 1968 standing on the medal podium with 2 soviet gymnasts. the soviet union had just invaded her country. she refused to look at their flag.
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If that's true, I'm amazed that she didn't shiv someone. Fucking hell.
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