roamer Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Olympics: Four arrested in Slovenia over Vanessa Mae scam LJUBLJANA: Slovenia's ski association has suspended four officials for manipulating race results to allow famed violinist Vanessa Mae to compete at the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February.The 35-year-old Mae, racing under the name Vanessa Vanakorn, came last in the Olympic giant slalom on February 18 but made headlines as Thailand's first ever female skier at Olympic Games and lent an added dose of glamour to the sports event.In a report late Thursday, the ski association (SZS) said it had found evidence that races held in Slovenia earlier this year had been fixed to make sure Vanakorn could travel to Sochi.The fixing was done at the request of Thai officials, the SZS added.The four suspects in the scam, who face suspensions of up to four years, included Vlado Makuc, head of alpine skiing at the SZS, the federation also said. Read More: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/olympics-four-arrested-in/1255010.html --Channel Newsasia 2014-07-11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Very shameful if this is true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrtoad Posted July 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2014 Theres a surprise. Anyway shes still fit Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mesquite Posted July 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2014 Officials from Thailand and an Eastern block country, corrupt. No surprise here. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Basil B Posted July 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) Well here we go again... Thailand could pay bribes to ensure someone who does not even live in Thailand can compete in a sport to which the vast amount of Thai's will not even understand, most will never see real snow in their entire lives, but they could not afford to would not pay the rice farmers, shameful. I hope the junta investigate where the money came from. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/28260533 Still think Vanessa is wonderful, but best she stick with her musical career. Edited July 11, 2014 by Basil B 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggold Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Officials from Thailand and an Eastern block country, corrupt. No surprise here. I wonder what incentives were offered from the Thai officials? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrtoad Posted July 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2014 Officials from Thailand and an Eastern block country, corrupt. No surprise here. I wonder what incentives were offered from the Thai officials? What its famous for? Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oziex1 Posted July 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2014 Officials from Thailand and an Eastern block country, corrupt. No surprise here. And corruption in the Olympics, No surprise there either. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Officials from Thailand and an Eastern block country, corrupt. No surprise here. Slovenia wasn't Eastern Bloc, they were non-aligned 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted July 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2014 With Vanessa Vanakorn Mae being a violinist and the rest of them on the fiddle........What a lovely quintet. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post plachon Posted July 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2014 Yes, it's a pity that there appears to have been skull-duggery used in getting Vanessa Mae to the Olympics. https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/alpine-skiing-ski-officials-suspended-rules-breach-vanessa-114057532--ski.html It explains why she finished a full 50 seconds behind the next last competitor, and it was a miracle she finished at all. While I saw her as a bit of an Eddie the Eagle entry, at least he got there on his own merits, and I believe, largely his own coin. It does nothing for her reputation or that of the Olympics officials concerned. Will there be any consequences I wonder? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surangw Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 its not a sports venue, its a money maker for all involved 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 My favorite musician.....tangled up with a few useless corrupt Thai officials......and they got caught!.....! I did wonder why she competed under the Thai banner...........I guess it's clearer now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 At least she isn't Thai any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATF Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Who gives a toss. It's all a load of %^*$#@)* anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 scam violin lessons now ?? someones on the fiddle i see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) The thing is the olympic committee was trying to make it easy to have competitors from non-traditional countries. There were so many other competitors from countries with no snow, uganda, brazil, etc. Don't know why she needed she couldn't have found a more legit way to get in. Oh, and four arrested in Slovenia. How many will be arrested in Thailand?? I know the answer... Edited July 11, 2014 by taony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatcharanan Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) Who gives a toss. It's all a load of %^*$#@)* anyway. A well thought out and constructed response. Edited July 11, 2014 by Phatcharanan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westaurel Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 She's an english citizen with Thai origin by her father. Just hope she didn't know that her results were manipulated in her back ! Because if she's convicted of being a comparse of this fraud, her name should be stained. In all cases, the prejudice isn't big because she don't get any awards or medals she could lose ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Yes, it's a pity that there appears to have been skull-duggery used in getting Vanessa Mae to the Olympics. https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/alpine-skiing-ski-officials-suspended-rules-breach-vanessa-114057532--ski.html It explains why she finished a full 50 seconds behind the next last competitor, and it was a miracle she finished at all. While I saw her as a bit of an Eddie the Eagle entry, at least he got there on his own merits, and I believe, largely his own coin. It does nothing for her reputation or that of the Olympics officials concerned. Will there be any consequences I wonder? 50 seconds behind the winner. Anyone who has ever skied down a World Cup GS course will know how hard it is. Just sheet ice. Beyond the ability of any recreational skier or even entry level instructors. She did well, but Thailand should probably just forget about snow sports. That also includes trying to climb Everest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 What a disappointment, I admired her for "having a go " and coming last. Seems nothing is truly honest in sport these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puwa Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Thailand is definitely the most entertaining country in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UbonRatch Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 All Thai girls love snow... yet they hate the cold. Can't quite for out of Vanessa played in B flat most of the time, or A major... I think it must have been B flat on your back, judging by her skiiing results. Famous my arse,,, she's now known for fiddling though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 But a Thai at the winter games must've brought happiness to the people, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UbonRatch Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) What a disappointment, I admired her for "having a go " and coming last. Seems nothing is truly honest in sport these days. Go way with you. Eddie the Eagle was top notch for his attempt... and he landed... albeit 40m away from where he started 555+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7MmJIy0bjo&feature=kp Give him his due... he didn't pay to enter.... mind you, hardly surprising. We don't have 120m drops from mountains in GB, unless you want to jump off the sharp side of Snowdon. Eddie was honest.. but SH!t... Edited July 11, 2014 by UbonRatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 She's an english citizen with Thai origin by her father. Just hope she didn't know that her results were manipulated in her back ! Because if she's convicted of being a comparse of this fraud, her name should be stained. In all cases, the prejudice isn't big because she don't get any awards or medals she could lose ! I believe Singaporean to. Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 What a disappointment, I admired her for "having a go " and coming last. Seems nothing is truly honest in sport these days. I doubt she even knew. She still had a go as far as I am concerned Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James207 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Why does the title say that they were arrested then the article say that they were suspended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 What a disappointment, I admired her for "having a go " and coming last. Seems nothing is truly honest in sport these days. Well it is the Olympics, nothing more needs to be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Why can Thailand never achieve anything worth talking about without corruption being involved ? Wait, I'm gonna sit down to watch the pink goggle brigade slag me off for this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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