| The Gold in the Rings: The People and Events That Transformed the Olympic Games Entertaining and expert, The Gold in the Rings maps the Olympics' course from paragon of purity to billion-dollar profits. Stephen R. Wenn is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. Robert K. Barney is professor emeritus and founding director emeritus of the International Center for Olympic Studies at the School of Kinesiology at Western University. They are the authors (with Scott Martyn) of Tarnished Rings: The International Olympic Committee and the Salt Lake City Bid Scandal . |