Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson , aka The Mountain from Game of Thrones, is a famously strong man. He's certainly stronger than me, and, odds are, he's also stronger than you. In fact, few people on this planet are stronger than The Mountain, with one exception: Eddie Hall.
This weekend, Hall beat The Mountain in the 2017 World's Strongest Man Competition. But the contest ended with a little bit of drama. The Mountain and Hall were tied, but a judge took one rep from The Mountain during the Viking Press, clamming he "double-dipped." The Mountain—who, I remind you, crushed Oberyn Martell's head between his hands—was pissed about it.
"This weekend I was robbed. The integrity of my beloved sport is in question," The Mountain said in a now-deleted Instagram post.
He later replaced the post with: "Really proud of my effort in the Viking Press at The Worlds Strongest Man. I completed 15 reps but the referee took the last rep away from me. They say I double dipped. This would have been equal first place with Eddie Hall, which would have scored me one point higher. I know it's only one point, but sometimes one point can change the game completely. Strongman fans out there what do you think?"
Though he's often labelled as such, The Mountain has never actually won the World's Strongest Man Competition. This marks his third year as the runner up. He's also placed third three times since 2012.
