From "FanHouse" which seems to be some AOL sports thing. Google news is only finding it Scandinavian mainstream press right now.
Russian High Jumper Accused of Jumping Under the Influence of Red Bull and Vodka
Posted Sep 3rd 2008 7:49AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Track and Field
This is Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov failing miserably on a jump at the Lausanne Grand Prix, going under the bar instead of over it:
So what was Ukhov's problem? It hasn't been reported in the English-language media, but in other countries the stories say that he was jumping under the influence of Red Bull and vodka. Here's a very rough translation of the first two paragraphs of this Norwegian news article:
[quote]
The rest of us would drink Red Bull under competition, but a Swedish track official says one competitor drank the Red Bull with vodka. ...
Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov is one of the top jumpers in the world , but he appeared drunk during the entire competition.
[/quote]
Ukhov, of course, finished last in the 12-man high jump competition.
What can you say?
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Sep 3, 2008 @ 20:07
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From "FanHouse" which seems to be some AOL sports thing. Google news is only finding it Scandinavian mainstream press right now.
Russian High Jumper Accused of Jumping Under the Influence of Red Bull and Vodka
Posted Sep 3rd 2008 7:49AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Track and Field
This is Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov failing miserably on a jump at the Lausanne Grand Prix, going under the bar instead of over it:
So what was Ukhov's problem? It hasn't been reported in the English-language media, but in other countries the stories say that he was jumping under the influence of Red Bull and vodka. Here's a very rough translation of the first two paragraphs of this Norwegian news article:
[quote]
The rest of us would drink Red Bull under competition, but a Swedish track official says one competitor drank the Red Bull with vodka. ...
Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov is one of the top jumpers in the world , but he appeared drunk during the entire competition.
[/quote]
Ukhov, of course, finished last in the 12-man high jump competition.
What can you say?
hayesSep 3, 2008 @ 20:07
Russian High Jumper Accused of Jumping Under the Influence of Red Bull and Vodka
Posted Sep 3rd 2008 7:49AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Track and Field
This is Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov failing miserably on a jump at the Lausanne Grand Prix, going under the bar instead of over it:
So what was Ukhov's problem? It hasn't been reported in the English-language media, but in other countries the stories say that he was jumping under the influence of Red Bull and vodka. Here's a very rough translation of the first two paragraphs of this Norwegian news article:
[quote]
The rest of us would drink Red Bull under competition, but a Swedish track official says one competitor drank the Red Bull with vodka. ...
Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov is one of the top jumpers in the world , but he appeared drunk during the entire competition.
[/quote]
Ukhov, of course, finished last in the 12-man high jump competition.
What can you say?
hayesSep 3, 2008 @ 20:07
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