IRVINE, Calif. – Radko Gudas ended up as the center of attention in an Olympic quarterfinal hockey game, for all the wrong reasons.
Gudas acknowledged on Tuesday that he used what is considered a homophobic slur during the Czech Republic’s game against Canada last week, and apologized during an interview with The Athletic. In that same game, Gudas also was involved in a play that ultimately ended Sidney Crosby’s tournament due to injury, making Gudas a target of voluminous and harsh criticism online.
The slur — Gudas yelled “f—ing c—sucker” at either a Canadian opponent or an on-ice official as he was heading to the penalty box during a stoppage in play — largely seemed to escape notice, even though it was…