Three French athletes killed in reality show helicopter crash: Report

Three French athletes were among 10 people killed Monday in a helicopter crash while filming a reality TV show in Argentina.

Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat, Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine and yachtswoman Florence Arthaud all perished when two helicopters used in the filming of the TV survival show "Dropped" collided in a remote northwest location in Argentina.

The popular French reality show flies celebrities into rough terrain by helicopter and films their attempts to find food and shelter.

During filming, the three sports stars, both Argentine pilots and five members of the production staff were killed when the helicopters they were on collided in mid-air with another in La Rioja province, BBC reported.

The 25-year-old Muffat was the former world record holder in the 400 and 800 SCM freestyle. In 2012, she was named the French Sportswoman of the Year.

Vastine was a bronze medal winner for France at the 2008 Games in Beijing and champion sailor Arthaud won the Route du Rhum in 1990.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Former Olympic boxer angry over Trayvon verdict vows never to wear U.S. flag again

Former U.S. Olympic boxer Terrell Gausha is so disgusted over the George Zimmerman verdict — he's vowing to never wear an American flag again.

Gausha -- who boxed in the 2012 London Summer Games -- started wearing the American flag on his boxing trunks after his Olympic run ... but told TMZ he's done with that now in the wake of Zimmerman's acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin.

The Cleveland native added, "How can I wear my stars and stripes proudly in a country where they make a big deal out of Mike Vick fighting dogs; but not a young innocent black male's life."

Gausha added, "When I represented my country in the Olympics I was proud to wear my flag. I even wore it on my head on the way to the ring. What happened this weekend was a slap in the face."

Ironically, the African-American fighter made his professional boxing debut as part of a "Red, White and Blue Night" last November.

Gausha — who is 4-0 as a pro —isn't eligible for the U.S. team in 2016 — but it doesn't sound like the 25-year-old middleweight would be interested anyway now. He told TMZ he refuses to rep a "nation with so much racism and hatred."

Ukraine boxer has best gold medal dance in London

Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine won the heavyweight gold medal in the Olympic boxing tournament on Saturday night, outlasting Italy's Clemente Russo 14-11.

The Ukrainian— who sported one of the most interesting haircuts (half a Mohawk?) at the London Games— literally danced his way around the center of the ring after being announced as the winner.

Usyk's astonishingly nimble Cossack-style victory dance had a little Ed Grimley mixed in but the fighter is judged in the ring and not on Dancing with the Stars.

The 6-foot-3 boxer had reason to kick up his shoes.  Usrk is the third Olympic gold medal winner in Ukraine's history joining Wladimir Klitschko and Vasyl Lomachenko.

Usyk broke up a close fight with Russo heading into the third round.  The much taller Usrk pummeled the Italian with some big shots before taking over the match.

There might be a few more Ukrainian jigs in the ring this weekend.  The Ukraine boxing team will lead the Olympic field with five medalists.  Lomachenko goes for his second Olympic gold Sunday.

Russo took home his second straight Olympic silver medal.

Teddy Atlas applauds Iranian fighter leaving ring in protest

Teddy Atlas, NBC's resident Olympic boxing expert and television analyst has been critical of the boxing judges throughout the 2012 London Games but went ballistic on the referee after Iran's Ali Mazaheri was disqualified during the Men's (91kg) Round of 16 against Cuba's Jose Larduet Gomez in the first round.

Mazaheri (blue) was so angry at his DQ, he refused to honor his opponent at the winner's ceremony at the end of the shortened fight and left the ring in protest.

Atlas called the Olympic boxing system "corrupt" and applauded the Iranian fighter when he refused to go to the center of the ring for the ceremony and called him "a gentleman, a real gentleman" to go over to his opponent's corner and shake the coaches hands before climbing through the ropes and out of the ring.

Gomez was left standing alone with the Uzbekistan referee holding his taped hand up in the air as the winner while the crowd booed and whistled their displeasure.

The 30-year old Mazaheri had high hopes going into this Olympics and was the flagbearer for the Iranian delegation at Friday's opening ceremonies.

At the time of his disqualification, Mazaheri was leading 6-4.