The article discusses several Olympic cheating scandals, including:
1. Tony Hansen, who doped his horse with capsaicin to improve its performance, resulting in the loss of his own medal and the entire Norwegian team's medals.
2. The attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, orchestrated by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband and bodyguard, which left Kerrigan with a severely bruised leg.
3. Betty Heidler, who was denied a gold medal due to doping by Russian athlete Tatiana Lysenko, but later received a silver medal after Lysenko's disqualification.
4. The 2014 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal, where Russian athlete Adelina Sotnikova's victory was marred by allegations of biased judging.
5. The Russian doping scandal, which led to the Russian Olympic Committee's ban from the 2018 Winter Olympics.
6. East German luger Orton, who was accused of heating up her sled's runners to gain an advantage, but some claim she was set up by rival countries.
7. Marion Jones, a track and field athlete who was stripped of her medals and served time in prison for doping and lying to federal agents.
8. The use of advanced suits in swimming and skeleton events, which some consider to be "technological doping" and a form of cheating.
9. Usain Bolt's loss of his triple-triple Olympic status due to teammate Nesta Carter's doping, which resulted in the Jamaican team losing their gold medal.
The article highlights the ongoing issue of cheating in the Olympics and the need for stricter regulations and punishments to maintain the integrity of the games.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Russia was banned from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
2. Tony Hansen won the bronze medal in team jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but failed a doping test.
3. Tony Hansen doped his horse, Camaro, with capsaicin, a banned substance.
4. Tony Hansen's actions resulted in the entire Norwegian team having their medals taken away.
5. Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by an assailant hired by her fellow skater Tonya Harding's ex-husband and former bodyguard.
6. Tonya Harding denied involvement in the plan but admitted to not reporting the incident once she became aware of it.
7. Tonya Harding negotiated a plea deal and received three years' probation, a $100,000 fine, and 500 hours of community service.
8. Betty Heidler was awarded a bronze medal in the hammer throw at the 2012 Olympics after the original gold medalist was disqualified for doping.
9. Lydia Valentin was awarded the gold medal in weightlifting at the 2012 Olympics after the winners were disqualified for doping.
10. Kuwaiti athlete, Ostra, was awarded a bronze medal in the heptathlon after two competitors were disqualified for doping.
11. Russia's entire Olympic Committee was banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics due to doping allegations.
12. Orton and der Lane, an East German athlete, was disqualified from the 1968 Olympics for tampering with her sled.
13. Marion Jones, a world champion track and field athlete, was banned from competitions for four years and later convicted of doping and lying to federal agents.
14. The LZR suit, introduced by Speedo, was banned from the Olympics after 2008 due to allegations of "technological doping."
15. Usain Bolt lost his triple-triple Olympic status after his teammate, Nesta Carter, tested positive for doping.
16. The IOC conducted retroactive testing using new technology, resulting in 454 positive samples from the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
17. The IOC reallocated medals to athletes who had been cheated out of them due to doping.
18. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) started a program to reallocate medals that had been handed out to competitors who had used banned substances.