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In ice hockey, a deke is a type of feint or fake technique whereby a player draws an opposing player out of position or skates by the opponent while maintaining possession and control of the puck. [1] The term is a Canadianism formed by abbreviating the word decoy. [2] [3]
The tourist guy, a fake photo of a tourist at the top of the World Trade Center building on 9/11 with a plane about to crash in the background. Trodmore Racecourse, a fictitious Cornish race meeting. Taro Tsujimoto, a fictional Japanese ice hockey player selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1974 NHL amateur draft.
Jackson called speed skating and ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics. He covered basketball in 1984. He was the weekend afternoon host for ABC's final Olympics in 1988 from Calgary. [170] Erich Segal was a color commentator for Olympic marathons during telecasts of both the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. [171]
Consumers might want to shop only at sites that are known to be authorized to sell Olympics goods. (Think major brand names.) Stay away from eBay, which is likely to have many fakes, as well as ...
NBC’s traditional primetime TV ratings for the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics were the lowest in the broadcaster’s history — the worst since it first started airing the games in 1988.
Hitler regarded the event as 'his' Olympics and sought to exploit the Games for propaganda purposes, with the aim of showcasing post-First World War Germany. In 1936, a number of prominent politicians and organizations called for a boycott of the Summer Olympics, while other campaigners called for the games to be relocated. [17] [18]
Australia field hockey player Matthew Dawson took his determination to compete in the Paris Olympics to another level by amputating part of a finger to ensure he's able to take part. The 30-year ...
The French government's secularism policies were called into question by activists, who specifically opposed a decision by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee to prohibit French athletes from wearing religious symbols—including hijabs—during the Olympics. [19]