Winter Olympics 2018 Shaun White finds Olympic redemption isn't so easy with #MeToo Past harassment allegations cropped up after the American won his third Olympic gold. And such questions can no longer be brushed off by athletes Shaun White was involved in a tense press conference after his Olympic victory on Wednesday. “It was a deja vu situation to the Sochi Olympics [where White finished fourth after starting as overwhelming favourite],” he said after Wednesday’s victory. He can either live out life as one of the dozens of Olympic gold medallists who have their moment on the podium and fade back into anonymity as private citizens. Maybe in the world of sports, which has largely evaded the crosshairs of #MeToo so far, it still is.

Source: The Guardian February 14, 2018 16:51 UTC