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Expensive Olympic gesture

Finger troubleFinger trouble
This finger gesture cost the angry owner, Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin, 3200 Euros (3800USD), according to the International Skiing Federation FIS' fine. The Frenchman got disqualified during the Super G race on Saturday and in a spontaneous moment he showed what he truly meant of the situation and the audience. Dalcin was leading after 17 racers in the first half, when the race was cancelled due to the bad weather, and all times were deleted and the athletes had to give it a new go. HIn the restart he got disqualified and in pure frustration of the cheering crowd that greeted him when he arrived to the finish line made him perform his costly gesture.

The Super G race was later won by the Norwegian, Kjetil André Aamodt. He, on the other hand, was very happy.


Category: General
Posted 02/20/06 by: Andersen

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Leon wrote:
Ooh, gotta watch the finger. This is the Olympics. You're not hangin' with your buddies. Oh, and I have my take on the Olympics on my <a href="http://mythoughts-onstuff.b...">blog</a>. It's worth a read.
02/22/06 00:00:18

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