4. Ryan Lochte
Swimmer Ryan Lochte at a press convention in 2016 | Matt Hazlett/Getty Pictures
Throughout the Olympics, all eyes are on the athletes. This was very true through the 2016 summer season video games in Rio, the place a number of U.S. swimmers had been positioned entrance and heart. Particularly, golden boy Ryan Lochte.
Lochte and his teammates alleged that they had been robbed at gunpoint on August 14, 2016. Nonetheless, conflicting reviews started to circle, and there was appreciable back-pedaling on the a part of the lads concerned. All the media consideration and adjustments in the story created what was quickly deemed “Lochtegate,” because the true story started to floor. Lochte was charged for a false declare of theft and was later suspended from swimming professionally for 10 months.
