what could be the biggest scandal on ice since kerrigan and harding. >>> and more from half a century ago. the british invasion. our music and movies have never been the same since. >>> as we mentioned there is a new scandal in the world of skating tonight after a u.s. olympic athlete made a shocking confession. he cheated. sabotaged a competitor that he says he felt he had no choice. our report on all of this tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: for short track speed skating, it is as close to hand to hand combat as winter sports gets, flying at 30 miles an hour, doing whatever it takes to get an edge. today, u.s. speed skater and olympic medal winner simon cho made a shocking admission. i tempered with a skate by a canadian skater, after being pressured to do so. >> reporter: he says his coach put him up to it, during the 2011 championships, using their mutual korean heritage to manipulate him. in the asian culture, when an elder asks you to do something or makes a request, it is very difficult to deny. >>> the coach's client tells nbc news he won't comment until after th

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ryan kerrigan, 6'4" and has hops, too. takes it the other way.offense to speak of, but a 7- 0 redskins lead in the 2nd. skins attacking early. 86 of his 115 yards came in the first half. 29 of it there. cundiff staring down a 31-yard like last week. he'd miss. one of last five. not good stats. all the momentum swings to the falcons. before the half, tied at 7 at the half. rg3 and the offense threatening in the second half. this is the play that made everyone stop. rolling to his right, looks for yards, leveled by shawn witherspoon. shanahan calls it a mild concussion. that was the end of griffin's day. 11 of 17, 95 yards. in comes kirk cousins. the skins' 0 for 7 on 3rd downs before this one. slips behind the secondary, 77 yards to the house. skins take a 17-14 lead. and they're in business. cousins 111 yards on the day, 77 right there. the falcons wear down that skins' defense. michael turner chewing up the clock and yards. last chance for cousins. does he has a griffin type comeback in him? picked off. 24-17 the final. two and three on the seas

. >> not since nancy kerrigan took a sledge hammer to the knee have we had a bizarre story like this.. speed skater has now come forward to admit that he sabotaged the skates of a competitor from canada and he did it on the orders from his u.s. coach. the tampering took place last year during the world championships in poland. the other skater fell during the race. the u.s. skater said he hasn't done it. >>> now, check out these good looking guys. they wanted to be the first male models showing off these showcases on the price is right. up ahead, we'll show you which one of them gets the gig. >>> and the meningitis outbreak goes on. tonight we have the latest on how many people have gotten sick from tainted steroids. ] [male announcer] he was there when his country needed him and we'll be there when he needs his country. join us and send your message of support to our wounded warriors at uso.org. the uso. until every one comes home. >>> tonight, the number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak keeps going up. there are 47 cases in seven stat

representing the defense ryan kerrigan and the offense, brandon banks. >> should be another cakewalk the defense. no doubt. >> i like it. we'll start with the first down question. the fastest answer plus you have to get it right wins. what is the capital of minnesota. >> minneapolis. >> no. st.paul. >> it is 1-0 defense. no pressure brandon. >> second down, the hubert h. humphrey metrodome, the vikings stadium used to be home to this other pro minnesota team. >> i said it first. >> that is a tie. >> would do we give it to. >> we'll do a tie. third down. this is not a nickname for minnesota. a land of 10,000 lakes. the bred and butter state. the north star state or d they're all names. >> d. >> bread and butter state. >> or all of the above. >> all of the above. >> the bread and butter state. >> i've heard the 10,000 lakes one. never the other ones. >> that was a true process of elimination. >> we're tied up 2-2. this mall in bloomington, minnesota -- >> mall of america. >> that ain't fair. you need to finish asking the question. >> he knew it though. >> he didn't know what it was. >>

representing the defense linebacker ryan kerrigan, representing the offense special teacher and wide receiver brandon banks. you can say your piece because -- special teams and wide receiver brandon banks. you can say your piece because the pressure interest on. >> should be another cakewalk for the defense. >> reporter: the 1st down question, the fastest answer that's right wins. what is the capital of minnesota? no. >> st. paul. >> reporter: st. paul it is. 1-0 defense. no pressure, brandon. 2nd down, the hubert h. humphrey metrodome used to be home to this other pro minnesota team. >> i said it first. >> reporter: cameraman, who do we give it to? we'll give it a tie. 2-1. 3rd down. this is not a nickname for minnesota, a, a land of 10,000 lakes, b, the bread and butter state, c, the north star state or d, they're all names. >> north star state. >> d. >> reporter: no and no. >> bread and butter state. >> reporter: no. >> the north star state? >> reporter: no. or d, all of the above. >> tv, all of the above. -- d, all of the above. >> the bread and butter state? >> reporter: yes. >>

figure skating championships, when tonya harding paid her bodyguard to hurt fellow skater nancy kerriganng's career. as for cho, he's still waiting to hear what his punishment will be. >> i actually called olivier jean personally last night to apologize. >> reporter: the u.s. and canada face off in just two weeks in calgary. for "today," stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> simon cho and his lawyer join us for an exclusive interview. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> thanks for being with us. simon, let me start with you. you had nothing to gain by doing this. the u.s. team had already been knocked out of the competition. so why did you do it? >> well, the previous week, i had won my first world championship title, so i had nothing to gain from this, but my coach was adamant that i do this for him. >> and why was that? you had mentioned in early reports you felt you were singled out because of your heritage, because you were korean, you were both korean, you and your coach? >> yes, that played a big role. our cultural background. but our coach say su bel

kerrigan earned the same award last year with the defense. rg3 is leading the way for the skins. fourth highest offense in the league. griffin is getting it done with both his arms and legs. his four rushing touchdowns are tied for most in the league. guess who is right there with him, his teammate alfred morris and hughes tons' foster. >>> matt ryan comes in as the highest rated player. going long, going short, ryan's been getting it done. and he presents what may be the toughest test to the skins "d" this season. >> matt ryan has been playing lights-out. mvp right now the first four weeks of the season. definitely the best passing tech we'll face this season. >> you can see he's taking the next step this year. he's playing at the highest level of any quarterback in this league probably. right now he's playing very well. and they're really firing on all cylinders. >> matt ryan is playing extremely well. the two big receivers they have. those guys are playing great. tony gonzalez doesn't look like he's slowing down at all. got excellent running back. the offensive line is good. i

who could forget ryan kerrigan at fedex field. grossman right on the money with this touchdown pass to santana moss at the meadowlands. the skins, they had big blue's number last season. they were the only team in the league to sweep the eventual super bowl champs last year. the highlight of 2011, the players hang their hat on it now. >> no. it's all about what you've done for me lately. even if we were to play them week one, you have to show up each and every week and come out prepared. once you start believing that you beat them twice last year or early in the season, that's when you start losing games. >> they're going to have a chip on their shoulders because we beat them. and we have a good record. >> it's in the back of my mind, but at the same time, this is a new year, a fresh start, a new team. we just want to move forward and be successful like they were. >> last year is last year. we didn't get to go to the super bowl like them and win it. our thing is, this is a whole new different team. to go in there and show who we a

. >> that's ryan kerrigan.at the quarterback ratings, there are a couple of familiar names up there. aaron rodgers is the top rated quarterback. peyton manning is number two. right behind them, redskins rookie robert griffin iii. giants defensive end in new york calls hip bob griffin. the redskins rookie he said didn't deserve a nickname before the season because he hadn't done anything to earn one. just a week into the season, oc changed his tune saying, i'll call him whatever he wants. young robby griffin was asked about the giants defensive end he'll be facing on sunday. >> as far as i've heard, oc said he'll call me whatever i want to be called. i think that was after the first game. it's whatever, man. bob, robert, i don't care. i don't really talk that much trash. oc is a great player, done great things. i can't argue with him. your play makes you respectable, not you trying to stick it to somebody. i've never tried to single out any one guy. he's a defensive end, i'm a quarterback. his job is to try to s

john kerrigan began to narrow the gap on president bush but didn't bring it home.ut the idea they are going to get a late momentum over the last weekend before the tuesday vote, they are hoping and praying for that. who knows, but the historical record doesn't support it. >> on the issue of reagan, i have been chewing for a long time on this anecdote that mitt romney told donors in montana in july that ronald reagan has called off his national security briefings for 100 days just to focus on the economy. not damning him, but praising him for it. i want to know your read on that either in making it up or in what it would say about reagan if it were true? >> it would say about reagan is he didn't take the commander-in-chief role seriously, which he did. number one, what candidate was the case saying i don't want any meetings. i want to focus on the economy is not true. i put it in bold caps, it's not true. the fact that governor romney would use it as an indication of this is surely how i plan to do it. economy is my issue and that's what i'm going to focus on. but a