The 2018 Winter Olympics are less than a year away, with festivities set to commence February 9th in PyeongChang, South Korea. Although there are familiar names, some of the games’ top competitors will be making their introductions to casual Olympic viewers. Keep an eye on these athletes as they chase down their dream of taking home the gold:
2. Sebastian Janikowski
Charged with battery after getting in a bar fight back in 1998 while attending Florida State University. (Photo Source: Twitter)
3. Eugene Robinson
A day before Super Bowl XXXIII, Robinson got busted by an undercover cop when he tried to pay her for some sexual favors. (Photo Source: Twitter)
8. Rae Carruth
Hired hitmen to kill the mother of his unborn child because the woman decided to go through with the pregnancy. (Photo Source: Twitter)
4. Nate Newton
Arrested twice in two months in 2001 after he tried to transport a total of more than 350 pounds of marijuana. (Photo Source: Twitter)
5. Lawrence Taylor
Arrested numerous times for trying to buy drugs from undercover police officers and was arrested in 2010 for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old girl. (Photo Source: Twitter)
6. Michael Vick
Spent two years in prison for crimes that stemmed from hosting an illegal dog-fighting ring in his Virginia home. (Photo Source: Twitter)
7. O.J. Simpson
Accused of brutally murdering his ex-wife and eventually was sent to prison for being involved in a 2007 robbery. (Photo Source: Twitter)
10. (Most Severe) Anthony Wayne Smith
Currently serving three life sentences in prison after he was found guilty of murdering and torturing two men in 1999 and another in 2001. (Photo Source: Twitter)
9. Aaron Hernandez
Given a sentence of imprisonment for life after being found guilty first-degree murder in 2015 for a crime he committed in 2013 while he was also a member of the New England Patriots. (Photo Source: Twitter)
There’s bound to be a surprise winner in one of the major events in PyeongChang. Who do you think could challenge the favorites and take home a gold?
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