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Advertisement -  « News Home     Chicago Tribune: Early in the
uproar over the outcome of the Olympic figure skating pairs
competition, some critics suggested that a sport so prone to
unsavory practices shouldn't be allowed in the games. But if
dubious conduct were enough to disqualify a sport, you could
hold the quadrennial festivities in a two-car garage. Scandals
and controversies are as much a part of Olympic tradition as
those interlocking rings.  Just name a sport. Snowboarding? In
1998, the IOC tried to take away one gold medal after the winner
tested positive for marijuana. Bobsled? A female U.S. brakeman
filed a grievance this year after she lost the Olympic spot she
had been promised and was replaced by an athlete who was once
suspended for drug use.  Track and field? Sprinter Ben Johnson
of Canada lost his 1988 gold medal in the 100-meter dash because
of steroid use. Numerous other spo