Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 10, 2015 Could an Admin please merge this defunct and terribly superfluous thread with the Olympic Deaths /Dead Medallists thread that we currently use? Thanks. SC When the summer and winter Olympics are merged in real life, I'd be happy to do the same with these threads. Well can the other thread be renamed Summer Olympians? "Olympic Medallists" leaves no room for interpretation and covers all Olympians regardless of any actions taken. We can humor YW and let him post here. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,032 Posted June 17, 2015 Greg Parks, Canadian ice hockey player, (silver, 1994, Lillehammer) 48. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9879 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 18, 2015 Former Slovenia slalom skier Drago Grubelnik, who had been head coach of the Bulgarian team since 2013, has died in a car crash in Austria, the Bulgarian ski federation said. The 39-year-old, who competed at three consecutive Winter Olympics from 1998 died on Tuesday after the car he was driving swerved off a mountain road and rolled down a hill near the Austrian resort of Soelden. He was clearly better at slalom than downhill. SC http://963jackfm.com/news/articles/2015/nov/18/former-olympic-skier-grubelnik-dies-in-car-crash/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 220 Posted December 28, 2015 Norwegian skiiing legend and Olympic gold medalist Stein Eriksen, 85, is suffering from neurological problems which have caused him to spend time in intensive care recently. Dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 22, 2016 A fairly biggie and possibly could've been a pick. Bill Johnson at 55. Downhill champ in '84 , his health had been brutal for years but I'm still a bit surprised by this. He just seemed to go on & on. http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/olympic-champion-bill-johnson-dead-report-says/20670650 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted January 22, 2016 A fairly biggie and possibly could've been a pick. Bill Johnson at 55. Downhill champ in '84 , his health had been brutal for years but I'm still a bit surprised by this. He just seemed to go on & on. http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/olympic-champion-bill-johnson-dead-report-says/20670650 Can't remember Johnson, or his Olympic victory. I remember the Sarajevo games mostly from its speed skating tournament: Canadian Gaétan Boucher did brilliantly. Silver medalist of the 1000m event, Sergey Khlebnikov, a personal favourite, died in 1999 by drowning in a pond. The Dutch were pants and failed to win medals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 22, 2016 'Drowned in a pond' ? So he tried practising in the summer then ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Droosy Posted January 22, 2016 compared to today´s skiing, it looks like slow motion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,032 Posted January 22, 2016 BBC Obit for the DDP: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/35382786 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted April 4, 2016 Former five times short track world champion Noh Jin-kyu dies aged 23. He would have competed in 2014 Sochi Olympics, but was ruled out of the Olympics due to a broken elbow. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that he had a five-inch malignant tumor in his shoulder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 4, 2016 Former five times short track world champion Noh Jin-kyu [/size]dies aged 23. He would have competed in 2014 Sochi Olympics, but was ruled out of the Olympics due to a broken elbow. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that he had a five-inch malignant tumor in his shoulder. NOOOOOOOOOOOH! "Noh's condition improved with treatment and he said last year that he would like to compete at the 2022 Beijing Olympics." I think I'm going to make him honourary captain of my 'we've beaten cancer' theme team SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted April 4, 2016 Peking is getting a Winter Olympics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted April 5, 2016 Peking is getting a Winter Olympics? Yeah, the IOC didn't want to be out-done by Quatar landing the World Cup 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Switch 141 Posted April 5, 2016 Peking is getting a Winter Olympics? Yeah, the IOC didn't want to be out-done by Quatar landing the World Cup To be fair, by the day of the voting Almaty was the only alternative. And if Russia could hold its winter games in a summer resort, what's wrong with Beijing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted April 5, 2016 Peking is getting a Winter Olympics? Yeah, the IOC didn't want to be out-done by Quatar landing the World Cup To be fair, by the day of the voting Almaty was the only alternative. And if Russia could hold its winter games in a summer resort, what's wrong with Beijing? Well, we could mention human rights... But, hey, they've got the games, we'd better get over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted October 23, 2016 Rotten Ali, on 02 Mar 2005 - 6:55 PM, said: Just seen a preview item for tomorrows "Entertainment Tonight" show that Scott Hamilton, the US olympic ice skater has a some sort of brain tumour. He looked like he was not that well. Hope to hear more on him tomorrow I think. Did a quick search on rotten.com (17 picks - from about 35,000 players - with most picking him on the 12th Nov 04 and 23rd February 05. nnbd came back with the news that he has also suffered from testicular cancer. notes: Born: 28-Aug-1958 Birthplace: Bowling Green, OH Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Sports Figure Level of fame: Somewhat Executive summary: Olympic ice skater US Olympic Hall of Fame 1990 Risk Factors: Testicular Cancer Diagnosed with a brain tumour for the third time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 2, 2017 Former Olympic downhill skiing champion Jean Vuarnet has died aged 83, French local newspaper Le Dauphine Libere reported on Monday. Vuarnet, who won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics, died of a stroke in Sallanches in the French Alps, the newspaper said. SC http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2017/jan/02/alpine-skiing-former-olympic-champion-vuarnet-dies-report/ First legit death 2017 -- I plant my flag in victory. This year's been all downhill for Vuarnet. Shit I didn't see John Berger's obit. He's the winner :-( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted February 16, 2017 Josef Augusta, Czech ice hockey player who was part of the silver medal winning team in the 1976 Olympics, has died at 70 after suffering from pancreatic cancer since 2015. He was also coach of the Czech ice hockey team from 2000-2002, during which time the team won two medals at successive World Championships (2000 & 2001), and participated in the 2002 Olympics, coming in 7th place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted April 18, 2017 Augustin Bubník, Czech ice hockey player who was part of the Silver medal winning team at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics (for Czechoslovakia), has died aged 88. He also played at the 1947 and 1949 World Championships, where Czechoslovakia came 1st both years. After playing, he went on to work as a coach for the Finnish Ice Hockey team from 1966-1969. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted August 31, 2017 Harold Hurley, Canadian ice hockey player who was part of the Silver medal winning team at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics, has died aged 87. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted September 24, 2017 Paavo Lonkila, Finnish cross-country skier who won Gold in the 4x10km Relay and Bronze in the 18km at the 1952 Oslo Olympics, has died aged 94. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted September 29, 2017 Ludmila Belusova, two time pairs' figure skating gold medalist ('64, '68) with husband Oleg Protopovov, has died aged 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted September 29, 2017 7 minutes ago, RishCast said: Ludmila Belusova, two time pairs' figure skating gold medalist ('64, '68) with husband Oleg Protopovov, has died aged 81. Oh, I remember the Protopopovs! Mainly because my mum used to like saying the name. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted September 30, 2017 Lorenz Funk, West German ice hockey player who won a bronze medal in 1976, has died of cancer aged 70. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
