Olympic Mistakes, Tonya Harding, & Pickleball

We're talking about the Olympics and all the mistakes that have been made over the years. We revisit the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan scandal, what we got wrong about that societally, and what the media made worse. We learn about some games that used to be in the Olympics that have since been eliminated, and we're rooting for some of them to come back (art competitions, please). We find out why audiences prefer "gifted" people over hard workers. We discuss the addition of breakdancing and Pickleball (ugh) to the games and how Black women have gotten the worst deal over the years with Olympic rules. Plus we reminisce about Keri Strug's victory as she stuck her gymnastics landing despite an ankle injury, was carried off by Bela Karolyi, and sported the weirdest little pixie cut for America. Listen to more podcasts like this: Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram: Susie's Instagram: Sarah's Instagram: BCP on X: Susie on X: Sarah on X: Sponsors: Use code WRONG at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code WRONG at ! See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Olympic Mistakes, Tonya Harding, & Pickleball is an episode from Things We Got Wrong by Wave Podcast Network.

This episode is 00:58:45 long.

This episode was published on May 14, 2024.

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