or onto ▁Star , ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁to ▁describe ▁it . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁Canad ians ▁witness ed ▁the ▁down fall ▁of ▁Johnson , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁his ▁gold ▁medal ▁and ▁world ▁record . ▁Mark ▁T ew ks bury , ▁a ▁Canadian ▁Olympic ▁sw immer ▁hung ▁a ▁bed ▁sheet ▁b anner ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁Olympic ▁Village ▁a partment ▁window ▁express ing ▁' H ero ▁to ▁Zero ▁in ▁ 9 . 7 9 '. ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁following ▁the ▁d eth ron ing , ▁Canadian ▁newsp apers ▁devoted ▁between ▁five ▁and ▁eight ▁pages ▁a ▁day ▁to ▁the ▁story . ▁Some ▁square ly ▁placed ▁the ▁bl ame ▁on ▁Johnson , ▁such ▁as ▁one ▁head line ▁right ▁after ▁the ▁expos ure ▁suggests : ▁" Why , ▁Ben ?" ▁( T or onto ▁Sun , ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ). ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁sc andal , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁news ▁ag ency ▁Canadian ▁Press ▁named ▁Johnson ▁" New sm aker ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁for ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Dub in ▁In qu iry ▁After ▁the ▁Se oul ▁test , ▁he ▁initially ▁denied ▁do ping , ▁but , ▁test ifying ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Dub in ▁In qu iry , ▁a ▁Canadian ▁government ▁investigation ▁into ▁drug ▁ab use , ▁Johnson ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁li ed . ▁Charlie ▁Francis , ▁his ▁coach , ▁told ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁that ▁Johnson ▁had ▁been