Injustice on the Ice (the 2002 Olympics Figure Skating Scandal)

Hall of Shame

Rachel Bonnetta

Sports, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In our inaugural episode, Rachna tells an icy tale of Olympic deception. When the Russians beat the favored Canadians in the Pairs Figure Skating competition at the 2002 Olympics, one of the judge’s judgment seems less than judicious. Will there be justice? Pour yourself a glass of chardonnay, cuddle up with your favorite mobster, and take a listen.

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0:00.0	Hi, Rachel.
0:06.4	Rachel!
0:07.4	This is exciting.
0:09.4	We are doing this podcast.
0:12.4	This is real.
0:13.4	It feels real now.
0:14.4	Yeah, I'm thrilled.
0:15.4	Okay, so this is Hall of Shame.
0:17.2	Yes.
0:18.2	And Hall of Shame is where Rechna and I sit together once a week and we talk about the
0:23.1	craziest things that have ever happened in sports.
0:24.8	Totally.
0:25.8	There are so many.
0:26.8	Like so many.
0:28.0	So every week, Rachel and I will take turns telling each other a story, a crazy story
0:32.7	probably.
0:33.7	Be lots of commentary, lots of questions, probably some snark if I know us.
0:37.5	Oh, you do know us.
0:40.0	And these stories, some you're probably familiar with, maybe recognize a headline or a name,
0:44.0	but there are some that I can guarantee you have never heard of because we did some deep
0:49.2	diving.
0:50.8	And we found some crazy ones that are just so bonkers, it's really hard to believe
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