I did not give a flying flip at a rolling doughnut about the Olympics. As a matter of fact, I believe they should have been cancelled this year, they should remain cancelled for all time, and cities should use the money to provide free guitar picks for the poor.<\/p>\n
So I missed this story last week, but you know it is the kind of thing I can’t pass up, and I don’t think it got a lot of attention.<\/p>\n
The coach of the German modern pentathlon team was disqualified on Saturday.<\/p>\n
As it happens, “modern pentathlon<\/a>” is one of the few Olympic sports I care much about: how can you not like a combination of swimming, fencing, running, horses, and shooting? (Plus: Patton<\/a>. Minus: they are apparently using laser guns these days, instead of real pistols.)<\/p>\n But that’s not why the story is interesting. She was disqualified because…<\/p>\n