Surprise, Surprise: Swedish Wrestler Stripped of Bronze Medal
August 16, 2008 by Jodie Lynn Boduch
Filed under Sports Rumors
We haven’t been this not-at-all shocked since Britney Spears and Kevin Federline ended their blissful union of holy matrimony. (Why does it feel almost sacrilegious to utter those two crazy lovebirds and “holy matrimony” in the same sentence?)
Moving on: Ara Abrahamian, the tantrum-throwing Swedish wrestler who acted worse than a roomful of two-year olds in dire need of a nap on the Olympic medal stand, has been stripped of his bronze medal.
Even though we’re pretty sure Abrahamian himself doesn’t give a hoot, we’re happy to see that the IOC said fahgeddaboutit.
White-Out over your name in the record books and embarrassing behavior that will live …read more
Swedish Wrestler to Bronze Medal: FOAD
August 15, 2008 by Jodie Lynn Boduch
Filed under Sports Rumors
Maybe it’s just us, but if we dedicated years of sacrifice and hard work to a sport with the goal of reaching the Olympics, we’d be pretty happy to stroll to the medal stand.
Sure, a gold medal would be the ultimate goal. But in the grand scheme of things, we’d accept a silver or bronze.
Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian? Not so much. His reaction to getting a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics included taking it off during the medal ceremony, walking off the podium, tossing the medal on the wrestling mat, and proclaiming that he’s quitting the sport.
He didn’t mention …read more




