In fact, U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas recently drew scorn because she didn't put her hand over her heart during her country's national anthem at a Rio Olympics gold medal ceremony. Lyrics from the fake anthem included, "Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place," "Kazakhstan number one exporter of potassium" and "Kazakhstan's prostitutes cleanest in the region." A Swiss broadcaster aired subtitles of Nazi-era lyrics during the German national anthem before the match. (Clive Rose/Getty Images)The ireful on iceThe Russian Hockey Federation was fined after the men's national team snubbed the playing of O Canada after losing to Canada 6-1 in the finals of the 2015 world championship. Both men were promptly kicked out of the Olympic Village by the U.S. Olympic committee and were suspended from the national team.
Source: CBC News August 28, 2016 21:00 UTC