The Bird, German-style
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Aug 15, 04

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I guess she thought the world wouldn't notice if she flashed the universal sign to go f*$k yourself. After all, it was only during an Olympic event (Women's Road Race, Cycling) that she flung the bird to the world. She's gotta be relieved to know that nobody was there to take a photo! Wait a second... they did.

Details from Cycling News:

After doing most of the work in the winning break with Sara Carrigan, only to finish with silver, Germany's Judith Arndt came across the line and flicked the bird "to the world". Later, when confronted by officials, she claimed that she did not, that it only looked that way and she was being misunderstood. But it is well known that she is extremely angry with the German Cycling Federation for not choosing her good friend and teammate Petra Rossner for the team.

"I caught up to Sara and did a lot of work," said Arndt. "It would have been different if Petra (Rossner) had been here. She is the fastest sprinter in the world."