Are you going to watch Rio Olympic?

[Eug]

Given his rate of degradation in the pool, doubt he had too much longer left to milk those anyway.

More interesting is the less publicized picking apart of the Brazilians version of events such that it appears the "lies" were more embellished than outright fabricated.

I'm pulling numbers outta my ass, but I suspect he lost 6 figures worth of $$$. What people forget is that famous athletes no longer have to compete to get endorsement money.

Was the fine paid to the cops or to the security guard(s)? My understanding was that the security guard(s) demanded that the vandalism be paid for on the spot or they would call the cops.

And I can't blame them. If you caught some tourists vandalizing your car and you knew that they were leaving the country in a few days, you'd probably do the same thing. I had a friend who got into a minor car accident in New York a few years back (he was visiting and the accident was his fault). Neither party wanted to wait for the cops and the guy told him, "give me $200 and we'll call it even." Both sides left satisfied with the negotiation and I suspect Lochte would have too if he wasn't a spoiled douche. I'm glad it's costing him money - my God man, you're 32 years old, grow the fuck up already.

USA Today has a contrarian view now.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...yan-lochte-rio-olympics-authorities/89082232/

This is supported by a Rio judge who claims that strictly speaking Lochte's claim might not be entirely accurately portrayed as a false report, particularly because of the language barrier and because of the circumstances. Furthermore, a third party lawyer claims that they never actually officially file a police report, so strictly speaking it wasn't a false report because it was never officially filed. Also, the armed Brazilian guys may in fact have been official law enforcement... but if so they were working off hours as security guards.

However, even given that, it seems that Lochte doubled-down on the claims and even did so in front of the press, and also claimed initially that $400 was taken from them which doesn't seem to be case.

So the issue here wasn't so much his actions while drunk, bad as they were. It was how he dealt with it afterwards that got him into even more trouble.

 

[Miramonti]

It wasn't a fine. As we understand it, the security guard told the swimmers (through a translator) that they needed to pay the gas station for damages or they would call the police. The swimmers smartly dug into their pockets and ponied up 50 bucks.

As lupi said and reported by USA Today, Brazilian law enforcement may have exaggerated the damage. Nevertheless, that is a moot point. At the time of the incident, the swimmers made a deal so that the police would not be called to the scene. If Lochte is correct that the only damage was to a wall poster, maybe he felt it was a "robbery" of sorts (which it wasn't). What still doesn't make sense is why he bothered to say anything to the media in the first place. Perhaps this story would've broken anyway, but it was his own damn fault for breaking the story and highly "exaggerating" what happened.

Lochte's TV interviews a couple days ago were train wrecks. He said all he cared about were the 3 other swimmers getting back to the U.S. safely, but he more or less let them dangle in the wind. IMO that's clearly worse than being a drunk frat boy vandal.

I haven't heard it reported what sign Lochte destroyed, which I doubt he wants to volunteer. I will venture to guess it was a competing athlete or product that he was saying 'f-u' to, and making that public will piss certain peoples off in a whole new way.

In fact, let's take it a step further and assume it was a sign advertising the upcoming paraolympics games, and he was saying 'f-u' to all disabled athletes. That would get interesting fast. 😛

 

[Miramonti]

I'm pulling numbers outta my ass, but I suspect he lost 6 figures worth of $$$. What people forget is that famous athletes no longer have to compete to get endorsement money.

I would guess easily 7 figures over his lifetime of sponsorships. Like I mentioned earlier, unless he redeems himself by becoming a star swimmer again (as people tend to forgive 'winners'), or saves the world somehow, that's not going to happen.

 

[Ns1]

it seems obvious that Lochte got far too fucked up, and between the inebriation + language barrier, when you got guns brandished at you and your money taken, it probably feels like you're being robbed.

 

[Miramonti]

it seems obvious that Lochte got far too fucked up, and between the inebriation + language barrier, when you got guns brandished at you and your money taken, it probably feels like you're being robbed.

I believe it's his lies told when sober that hurt him the most.

 

[Ns1]

I believe it's his lies told when sober that hurt him the most.

Besides the "getting pulled over" part which is pretty much unexplainable, the rest can easily be pinned on language barrier + alcohol (on top of an underlying douche personality).

 

[lupi]

http://www.espn.com/olympics/swimmi...mmer-james-feigen-issues-apology-rio-incident


More details that of the two liars, needle seems to be leaning heavier on the Brazilian side.

 

[lupi]

http://www.espn.com/olympics/swimmi...pany-signs-us-swimmer-ryan-lochte-endorsement

Already picked up an endorsement as well as a spot in TV.