Plan for russia to rejoin #Olympics sparks disgust in #Ukraine
russian "athletes and officials are part of the state propaganda machine," Kyiv warns new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry.
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-olympics-ukraine-reaction
World Cup Finals podium finishes for American skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin underlined their enduring standards and gave their country a real lift ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/04/01/vonn-shiffrin-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #lindseyvonn #mikaelashiffrin
Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier claim silver at figure skating worlds for 2nd straight year
For the second straight year, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished second behind American rivals Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who claimed their third consecutive title on Saturday at the fig...
#sports #championship #iceskating #Boston #Olympics #WinterSports
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/figure-skating-world-championships-march-29-1.7497119?cmp=rss
Oklahoma's bragging about hosting some 2028 Olympic events like we're not the reddest state in the country that is sliding into a fascist oligarchy.
Major European countries are issuing travel advisories when visiting the US, and we're barely 2 months into this trump/musk reign.
Et pour donner des idées : Denver avait bien réussi à refuser les JO de 1976, par réferendum, n'est-il pas possible de faire pareil chez nous ? -> https://no-jo.fr/
It's official: OKC to host 2028 Olympic river, softball events
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2025/03/28/olympics-2028-oklahoma-city-to-host-canoeing-softball/82708537007/
https://www.europesays.com/1948816/ Berkin Usta, 25-year-old Olympic skier, killed in fire at ski resort #2022Olympics #deaths #News #obituaries #Olympics #skiing #sports #world #WorldNews #WorldTopics
Paris Olympic Ceremony Director Thomas Jolly Reflects On The Bad Weather Being The Great Equalizer: “The Rain That Fell On Lady Gaga Also Falls On The Audience” — Series Mania
#News #LadyGaga #Olympics #ParisOlympics #SeriesMania #ThomasJolly #TVMarkets
https://deadline.com/2025/03/paris-olympics-thomas-jolly-lady-gaga-rain-series-mania-1236350879/
Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier sticking to their plan at worlds with gold medal in sight
Canada's top ice dancers, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, head into this week's world figure skating championships in Boston with momentum following a breakthrough victory over their American rivals at last mont...
#sports #championship #iceskating #Boston #Canada #Olympics
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/gilles-poirier-outlook-figure-skating-world-championships-boston-1.7493075?cmp=rss
Just the simple fact that they will not allow trans athletes into the country (threatening them with "fraud", which is quite serious) is enough to officially cancel the Olympics there. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) states that "they will not discriminate against athletes based on gender identity or sex characteristics, provided they have qualified through their International Federation (IF)." IOC needs to stand by their commitments.
That's just the tip of the iceberg though, with all the discrimination against the People of Color populating an International event like the Olympics, and the United States' treatment of them domestically, as well as their stance on war and genocide against them abroad.
Because god forbid inner city #Brisbane be allowed to have a nice park, that's JUST a green space. Now private sector developers will eat the entire thing (they're being very quiet about the residential development all the plans featured previously), it'll have constant events (to make it pay its way for the developers), closures to public access because of events, constant noise.
Disaster.
It's more than time countries around the world told the Olympic Committee they will not send a athlete to the USA to compete. Same thing to FIFA. A sensible move given any one of the competitors could end up anywhere except where they were supposed to be going. It's downright too dangerous.
Here we go again, the most significant spectator sport in the #Olympics again ignored by Queensland, in a city where there exists no suitably sized rectangular stadium https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/25/brisbane-olympics-2032-david-crisafulli-new-stadium-victoria-park-election-promise
Morinari Watanabe said Monday that his bid to be president of the International Olympic Committee was meaningful, despite it being unsuccessful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/25/watanabe-ioc-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #morinariwatanabe #ioc
I'll be glad the day they stop holding the Olympics, a massive waste of money and bribery.
This is a declaration of obviousness. It still needs official announcement.
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The 2026 World Cup is Cancelled.
The 2028 Olympics is Cancelled.
No one is going to the United States.
No one would have attended.
