Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

[Grazer]

Were there any consequences for Lobinger's "moon" in Monte Carlo? When I go to the relevant thread my computer crashes...

Also, WHEN is this famous Moscow meet? I couldn't even find this on their website.

[Jon]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

>Were there any consequences for Lobinger's
>"moon" in Monte Carlo? When I go to the
>relevant thread my computer crashes...

Also,
>WHEN is this famous Moscow meet? I couldn't even
>find this on their website.



The Moscow meet is on the 20th September, I think.

And as far as I know, there's been nothing done re: Lobinger.

[Jon]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

Just heard on Eurosport that he may be fined $5,000 by the IAAF, but no final decision has yet been made.

[trackstar]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

The BBC reports that he face a fine: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/3111284.stm

[Grazer]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

My local (Austrian) paper reports a $5000 fine. That's half of his advantage over second place. Does that mean that his Monte Carlo performance will be considered "first-and-a-half" place for the world rankings?!?!? hahahaha

[Guest]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

In Canada, where we actually take this sort of thing a little more seriously and actions have consequences, we negate the performance. Here is what should happen:

1st-gone
30k-gone

How can anyone call a $5000 fine punishment?

[tafnut]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

Yes, take away $30,000 for showing us something we see in our popular culture virtually every single day. And the audience in the stadium was SOOOO offended they booed him incessantly, right? You must be up for Prissy Police Captain. Yes, it was inappropriate, but even $5K was too much.

[MJR]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

Hmmm, women's soccer players (& men) run around in their underwear to celebrate in almost every game - no problem. Track star runs around in undies & loses $5G. Pretty stupid.......

Maybe next time he should just PV in his jock. Put a Nike logo on it and call it a uniform.

[Powell]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

He wasn't wearing any undies, I'm afraid...

[polevaultpower]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

>He wasn't wearing any undies, I'm afraid...

Some articles said he had a G-string on. So he was sorta wearing undies...

[Powell]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

Technically, maybe he was, but I watched it on TV and failed to see anything underneath the shorts...

[Guest]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

>My local (Austrian) paper reports a $5000 fine.>>

Well crack me up. All this time I thought you were grazer, like a cow, but it turns out you're Graz-er a guy from Graz!

[DentyCracker]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

well call me prissy but in my culture it is considered very rude to "moon" Punishment seems justified in my opinion

[Guest]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

I'm glad you cleared that up, linguist. Grazie.

[Guest]

Re: Lobinger's Moon over Moscow?

I thought it was great fun. At least he didn't put the meet 30 minutes behind schedule. A certain Bulgarian high jumper competes in barely more than that anyway.

There's a website out there that has online video of streakers at sports events. Will Lobinger qualify?