There are many controversies and concerns affecting the 2014 Winter Olympics . There was a dispute with the Circassians, who demanded that the event be canceled or displaced unless Russia apologized for the 19th-century Circles genocide, environmental and economic issues, lack of political and governance stability, and the safety and human rights of LGBT athletes and journalists, Russia's "gay propaganda law", which sparked Olympic-focused protests. However, all these events are overshadowed by the large Russian-sponsored doping program revealed after the Olympics.
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Human rights
On January 30, 2014, nine European directors of Amnesty International filed a petition in Moscow to the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin who called on him to repeal a series of laws restricting the right to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of association on the run. until the 2014 Winter Olympics. The organization felt that the law was not a substitute for an effective judicial system, and demanded the Russian authorities to immediately release and unconditionally all prisoners of conscience (POCs). The Russian parliament passed an amnesty bill that freed imprisoned Pussy Riot singers, foreign activists among Greenpeace's "Arctic 30" and the 2012 Bolotnaya Square protests.
Human Rights Watch has repeatedly provided detailed IOC evidence of documented human rights abuses related to Russia's preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics since 2009. Human Rights Watch has documented the exploitation of migrant workers in violation of Russian law; eviction of citizens without fair compensation and in some cases, without any compensation at all. Many resettled residents lose some of their livelihoods; The threat, harassment, and lawsuits of activists and journalists critical of the Olympics, as well as anti-LGBT propaganda laws that discriminate against Russia. Not before the end of 2013 the Russian government and the IOC covered $ 8.34 million of wage arrears.
The two German presidents Joachim Gauck and European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding publicly boycotted the Games for human rights abuses, with Reding specifically citing Russian treatment of minorities.
On January 21, 2014 the Russian authorities sentenced leftist activist Vladislav Ryazantsev to 15 days. Ryazantsev is one of the leaders of the Left Front movement. He has been arrested allegedly for swearing at a bus stop one night. Vladislav Ryazantsev and his fellow activists have planned to take action under the slogan of the Sochi Olympic boycott.
On February 5, 2014, Russian authorities sentenced Igor Kharchenko to environmental activist for five days. Kharchenko is a member of the NGO Environmental Watch for North Caucasus (Ecologicheskaya Vakhta po Severnomu Kavkazu). He has been arrested and his car destroyed. Sergei Nikitin, Director of the Moscow Office of Amnesty International said: "Russian authorities should stop their harassment of civil society activists, protect the right to freedom of expression, and free prisoners of conscience Sochi: Igor Kharchenko and his colleague Yevgeny Vitishko, 15 days in administrative detention on false allegations. "
Evgeny Vitishko was arrested for 15 days in the Sochi area, reportedly accused of taking an oath at a bus stop. Yevgeniy Vitishko and her fellow activists have been actively involved in protests over illegal logging and illegal construction and fencing in protected forest areas around Sochi. AI is concerned about his unfair trial resulting in a court decision to send him to a prison colony for three years.
Police arrest
Two members of the Pussy Riot punk group, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, and a group of activists and journalists were arrested by Russian police in Sochi while just walking down the street. Pussy Riot members have urged politicians who attend the Winter Olympics to criticize violations of human rights in Russia. According to Amnesty International people are being targeted to speak peacefully their minds. Almost every day there are reports of arrests of activists in Sochi and the Olympic area including Semyon Simonov Memorial, David Hakim and journalists from Radio Free Europe and Novaya Gazeta. Amnesty demanded the International Olympic Committee to condemn the arrest.
LGBT Rights
The rights of LGBT people in Russia are a concern that leads to the Olympics (where seven lesbians and bisexuals, athletes, all women, are openly scheduled to participate). Russia was subjected to international criticism following the signing of a federal law by Vladimir Putin in June 2013, which prohibits the distribution of "non-traditional sexual propaganda" among children. The mass media classifies the law as "anti-gay", while LGBT rights activists view the law as too broad and vague, characterizing it as an effective prohibition to promote LGBT rights and culture. Chad Griffin, President of Human Rights Campaign (HRC) argues that even kissing same-sex couples or displaying LGBT symbols such as rainbow flags can be illegal under the law. The law is also linked to an increase in homophobic violence in Russia by anti-gay and Neo-Nazi groups. Critics also consider the law inconsistent with the six principles of the Olympic Charter, which states that "any form of discrimination relating to a country or person on the ground of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with the state property." The Olympic Movement.
Warranty
In August 2013, the IOC declared that it had "received assurances from the highest-level government in Russia that legislation would not affect those who attend or take part in the Olympics"; this is contrary to a statement three days later made by the Russian Ministry of the Interior, stating that anti-propaganda laws will still be imposed in Sochi. The IOC also confirmed that it will enact Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter, which prohibits political protest, against athletes who make exhibitions of support for the LGBT community. The IOC received written guarantees from the Russian government in August 2013 stating that they are committed to comply with the Olympic Charter during the Olympic Games. Vladimir Putin also made similar assurances before the Olympics, but warned LGBT participants to obey the law. Anatoly Pakhomov, the mayor of Sochi, explained to reporters before the Games that homosexuality is "not a habit in the Caucasus", and claims that no gays live in Sochi at all (despite the presence of two gay clubs and evidence of the LGBT community in Sochi on Russian social networks). He went on to say that everyone, including gays, was accepted in Sochi, "as long as they do not impose their habits on others."
Protests and campaigns
Apart from these guarantees, Olympic-focused protests and campaigns, such as the Principle 6 campaign (a collaboration between a group of Olympic athletes, All Out organizations, Athlete Ally, and American Apparel clothing makers), have been held in protest against the anti-Russian. policy-gay. There is also a call to boycott the Games, drawing comparisons to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. However, a writer for the Financial Times felt that such a boycott would be counterproductive, given that there was no boycott of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing despite China's poor human rights record but suggested the action. by Olympic sponsorship will be more effective.
In January 2014, the Russian leader of the Front Left movement Vladislav Ryazantsev along with like-minded people opened an informative campaign against the Olympics in Sochi. In the social network VK.com emerged the group "Boycott Olympic-2014 in Sochi" where Ryazantsev united with leftist Anton Morvan publishes destructive information about the Olympic cost and scale cut in preparation. In addition, the group collects information about animal-shooting games in resort-towns. - The Group  «The Olympic Boycott-2014 at Sochi» is one of many personal initiatives leftist activists. The aim is the collection and publication of correct information about violations, crimes and trials during Olympic preparations, helping to open the eyes of the people ,, - Vladislav Ryazantsev reported to reporters Donnews.ru. -  «In addition, we are calling for announcing a boycott, avoiding watching games and buying commodities with Olympic symbolism '.
A number of world leaders, including US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French President FranÃÆ'§ois Hollande, refused to attend the Olympic Opening Ceremony as a delegation for various reasons. Although attending the Winter Olympics has not historically been a priority for world leaders, there is still speculation that their absence is a symbolic boycott of Russian policy. US-appointed tennis player Billie Jean King and female hockey player Caitlin Cahow, who are equally openly gay, as their delegates. Although Obama emphasized diversity and refused to controversy when announcing the delegation, on February 6, 2014, he confirmed the intent of choice during an interview with Bob Costas aired by NBC the following day, stating that "there is no doubt we want to make it very clear that we do not comply with discrimination in all matters, including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. "Cahow stated that the decision was intended to" highlight the Americans who know what it means to have freedom and freedom under the Constitution. "That's exactly what we represent in Sochi and that is no different from what is held in the spirit of Olympism. "
In February 2014, before the match, a group of 40 human rights organizations (including Olah Ally, Freedom House, Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights Watch and the LGBT Russian network, among others) sent a joint letter to ten companies of Worldwide Olympic Partners, urging them to use their superiority to support the rights of LGBT athletes under the Olympic Charter, and to suppress the IOC to demonstrate greater scrutiny of future host country human rights violations. On February 3, 2014, USOC sponsor AT & T issued a statement to support LGBT rights at the Olympics, becoming the first major Olympic advertiser to condemn the law. Some major non-sponsors also made pro-LGBT statements coinciding with the Olympic opening; Google places excerpts from the Olympic Charter and Olympic-themed logo in the colors of rainbow flags on its worldwide homes, while Channel 4 (which serves as the official British Paralympic announcer) adopts the rainbow-colored, pro-LGBT "rainbow" ad emblem logo and broadcast "Gay Mountain "on February 7, 2014, together with interviews with former rugby union player and anti-homophobic activist Ben Cohen.
Critics note that, ironically, the Olympic opening ceremony contains tribute and appearance by well-known Russian people who are gay or support gay rights; The Huffington Post recognizes tribute to "some of Russia's most famous and most famous in history", including composer Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), humorous Russian-born Ukrainian, playwright and novelist Nikolai Gogol (1809 ) -1852), filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948), ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950), and art patron, and founder of Ballet Russes, Sergei Diaghilev. Critics also noted the Russian pop duo t.A.T.u was invited to perform during the opening ceremony; although they are not really lesbians, the female duo are all well-known for incorporating lesbianism themes in music and persona on stage (direct appearances often showcase their kissing each other), his name is a corruption of the meaning of a shortened Russian phrase. "This girl loves the girl", and they made a statement to support LGBT rights behind Yuri Luzhkov's objections to the Moscow Pride 2007 parade. Organizers noted that t.A.T.u was chosen because they were known by an international audience.
Maps Concerns and controversies at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Doping scandal
In December 2014, the German public broadcaster ARD broadcast a documentary that makes widespread allegations that Russia is organizing state-run doping programs that supply their athletes with performance-enhancing drugs. In November 2015, temporary Russian athletics and field teams were suspended by the IAAF.
In May 2016, the New York Times published allegations by the former director of the Russian anti-doping laboratory, Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, that the conspiracy of corrupt anti-doping officials, FSB intelligence agents, and compliant Russian men. athletes use prohibited substances to gain an unfair advantage during the Olympics. Rodchenkov stated that the FSB damaged more than 100 urine samples as part of the cover, and that at least fifteen Russian medals won in Sochi were doping.
In December 2016, after the release of McLaren's report on Russian doping at the Sochi Olympics, the International Olympic Committee announced the initiation of 28 Russian athletes at the Sochi Olympics. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports the names of 17 athletes, of which 15 out of 28 are under investigation.
Three women's artistic slides are named as being investigated. They are Adelina Sotnikova, single gold medalist, as well as skater Tatiana Volosozhar and Ksenia Stolbova. Volosozhar and Stolbova won gold and silver medals, respectively, with a skating pair. Both also won gold medals in team events, which also put eight other medal-winning medalists at risk of losing their gold.
Six skiers temporarily suspended from the competition on the basis of McLaren reports: Evgeniy Belov, Alexander Legkov, Alexey Petukhov, Maxim Vylegzhanin, Yulia Ivanova and Evgenia Shapovalova. Legkov won the gold medal, and Vylegzhanin won three silver medals.
The International Biathlon Union temporarily froze two biathletes in the Sochi game: Olga Vilukhina and Yana Romanova, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport . Vilukhina won silver in the sprint, and both women were on the relay team who won the silver medal. They both retired after the 2014/2015 season.
The International Bobsleigh and the Skeleton Federation temporarily suspended four skeleton sliders. They are among the six athletes in the skeleton team: Nikita Tregubov, Alexander Tretyakov, Sergey Chudinov, Elena Nikitina, Maria Orlova and Olga Potylitsina. Tretyakov won the gold medal, and Nikitina won silver.
It has been speculated that some of the Russian Winter Olympics use xenon gas in preparation for the Sochi Games. Using xenon gas is not specifically prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); However, it can be used for performance improvement and raises the question of what doping and practice should and should not be allowed.
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The French sports newspaper L'ÃÆ' â € ° quipe, quoting an anonymous Russian coach, alleges that Russia and the United States will swap votes, with the United States voting for Russian athletes paired with skating and team events and Russia voting for Americans in ice dance. The allegations were expressly rejected by US Skating Figure.
Men's ice hockey tournament
During an inter-match ice hockey match between the United States and Russia, a clear Russian goal scored late in the third period, which would give the team a 3-2 advantage, was not allowed after the referee decided that the post was moved when a goal was scored. The decision resulted in the remaining score 2-2. USA went on to win the match in a shoot-out, which resulted in Russia playing a playoff qualifying match while the United States received a bye into the quarterfinals. The decision was criticized by some Russian commentators, who also expressed concern about the fact that one of the officials on the ice is an American. After the match, protesters led by the Kremlin party youth group held a demonstration in front of the US Embassy in Moscow to protest the decision. In response to the controversy, Konstantin Komissarov, the referee of the International Ice Hockey Federation, officially confirmed that the decision by the referee was correct, citing the proper use of the video review in assessing the drama.
Skating of the Princess single figure
In the women's singles event, Adelina Sotnikova (Russia) won the gold medal, while Kim Yuna (South Korea) was awarded silver. The result sparked media debate around the world about the results. A March 2014 media report stated that the Korean Olympic Committee intends to file a formal complaint with the International Skating Union on the composition of the judging panel.
Selected selection controversy
Some controversial options from athletes who go to the Olympics to represent the country have taken place.
The participation of Australian mountain skier Jackie Chamoun became controversial in Lebanon after it was revealed at home in 2014 that he has posed in sexy photos for the Austrian calendar in 2011. The minister's investigation has been debated, while online support of the "Strip for Jackie" protests has been set. Chamoun denied that he posed naked on his Facebook page, saying that behind the scenes images are not for publication.
In South Korea, the furor has erupted over the disappearance of Viktor Ahn (Ahn Hyun-Soo) to the Russian Team. Several newspapers reported the Korean public spiel and newspaper editor about the actions of the Korea Skating Union. Sports ministers and South Korean presidents have promised actions to root out corruption and hostilities in organizations that may have caused his "defection", in an attempt to clean it up in preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The Korean public generally supports Ahn.
Ashley Wagner's election of Mirai Nagasu by the United States Olympic Team for female figure skating led to some controversy, as in the selection competition, Nagasu finished in front of Wagner. Wagner was chosen in the body of his work, not the performance strength of the selection. The selection process is not clear, and the fact that the second place finisher Polina Edmunds has no international experience led to several calls of racism, because Wagner's election of Nagasu is due to international results, while Edmunds' no. This is the first time USFSA has chosen skaters who have competed in selection trials and lost on others who have also competed, having previously done this only for skaters who have been injured and unable to do so. compete in court.
The use of legionaries by the Russian Olympic Team has caused joy and controversy within Russia. The foreign origins of the naturalized Russian Olympics have sparked some questions about the state of native Russian athletes. While elsewhere, the fact that Russia is now attracting Olympic-level competitors and not just losing them to other countries is a sign of progress. Many of the adopted sportsmen have been warmly welcomed by Russia.
After the match in July, four Slovenian officials were suspended for four years from FIS after they helped falsify the time and rank to allow alpine skier Vanessa Vanakorn (best known as British violinist Vanessa-Mae and represented for Thailand because her father was a Thai) for reached an average of 140 fewer points at the FIS event to allow him to qualify for the Olympics. At the FIS event in Krvavec, where he achieved the required score, he finished 6 (and last) in the national junior championship, although more than 14 years older than the next oldest contestant. He also completed 7 (but last), 9 (out of 13) and 10 (out of 13). He finished with a total time of 3: 26.97, 50.10 seconds behind the winner, Tina Maze of Slovenia. He was last among the finish, ranked 67th. During the investigation by the FIS, it was revealed that the event remained to enable him to compete, for example results including competitors who were absent in the race, placed in second place in one race despite falling and timed adjusted thereafter by more than 10 seconds, enabling a retired previous competitor who had the best FIS points in the competition to lower the penalty to benefit the participants, failed to change the path between runs and let the race run even in accordance with the rules. As a result of a race devoted to him in an event organized by his manager, Vanakorn was banned from skiing for four years.
Pegasus Airlines Flight 751
On February 7, 2014, during the opening ceremony and one day after the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics, a man attempted to plow Pegasus Airlines Flight 751 on a flight from Kharkiv, Ukraine, to Istanbul, Turkey, saying he had a bomb on board, and demanded to be flown to Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The pilots turned off the aircraft monitor and landed at Sabiha GÃÆ'¶kÃÆ'§en Airport in Istanbul, tricking the man into thinking that he would land in Sochi. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 TC-PKC squad, was escorted to Istanbul by two Turkish F-16 fighter jets. The man, apparently very drunk, was detained by police and taken to Istanbul Security Headquarters. In 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that he ordered the shooting under a passenger plane reportedly carrying a bomb and targeting the 2014 Winter Olympics opening.
Environment
Despite some expert statements that the construction of Olympic venues in UNESCO protected areas of Caucasus Biosphere Reserve and Sochi National Park could be dangerous, the IOC approved the plan. Greenpeace from Russia said that the IOC and the Russian Government assume all responsibility for any damage to the Western Caucasus-starred UNESCO World Heritage Site. According to Sochi's offer, various constructions are planned in the Grushevyi Ridge area. They include hydropower plants in the Mzymta River, sewage treatment facilities, high speed rail links, Mountain Olympic Village, trails for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton (moved in May 2009), and biathlon sites. The avocado ski area is being built on the Rosa Khutor plateau and the Psekhako Ridge area. Environmentalists propose building Krasnaya Polyana instead of destroying the nature reserve site.
Environment observers also oppose plans for the construction of a cargo terminal for ships at the mouth of the Psou River in Imereti Lowlands, as this may lead to the destruction of the largest area of ​​the coast and swampy swamps.
On July 3, 2008, Vladimir Putin directed several Olympic venues, such as lobsters and bobsleigh trajectories, to be relocated (Russian National Shear Center was moved in May 2009). He said, "In setting priorities and choosing between money and the environment, we choose the environment."
Geologist Sergei Volkov fled to Ukraine after talking about environmental and geological issues. He stated that the mercury and uranium deposits, as well as the possibility of landslides, made the location of the game dangerous. He also argues that the location of the cargo port is not appropriate. The storm there killed three sailors and destroyed the $ 14 million infrastructure.
On October 29, 2013 it was reported that Russia violated the 'Olympic Pledge' Without Disposal, as it emerged that Russia's state-owned railway monopoly threw a lot of construction waste into illegal dumps, raising concerns of possible contamination in the water directly supplying Sochi.
Animal rights
The problem of stray dogs has appeared before the Olympics. On February 3, 2014, the city hired a company to wipe out a lost population - an approach that has brought international condemnation. This plan has been abandoned after complaints by local residents. Wild dogs will be collected from the streets and put into shade.
Russia originally planned to have two orca whales perform at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. They are two of the eight whales captured off the Russian coast. Following reactions by various advocacy groups and petitions signed by the general public, a statement was released that the pope would not be part of the Olympics. The existence of the current whale is unknown.
There was a rumor that the organizers had planned to have dolphins trained to carry the Olympic torch. Activists talked about the issue immediately, which led to the Olympic Committee President, Dmitry Chernyshenko, to issue a statement that, "I confirm that we do not involve orcas or dolphins for the Olympics." Is there a plan for a dolphin dolphin has never been confirmed.
Economy
According to The New York Times $ 50 billion or more extravagant Sochi becomes a political obligation. Stalling the economy, despite the Olympic spending stimulus, has raised concerns about the popular unrest aimed at the Kremlin and the tightening of political freedom in response after the Olympics ended. "It's about what Russia can do with this money." said Aleksei A. Navalny, the Foundation Against Corruption.
According to analytical agent IRN.Ru, the price of land, which lies next to the coastline, reaches $ 150,000 per 100 m², while the price per square meter in the average panel apartment building on the outskirts of the city has already reached $ 2000. "As a result of the Olympic euphoria 2014 prices will rise every year by 15-20%, "speculates Irina Tyurina, press secretary of the Russian Tourism Industry Union. This could lead to a decrease in tourist interest in Sochi, which has fallen below Anapa, Gelendzhik and Adler.
After the IOC Evaluation Commission visited Sochi in February 2007, the local government promised to buy land from Imereti Bay, the old population, for a fair market price. But for the next half year, no locals could get their land approved as private property.
While most Olympics are experiencing high cost overruns, for this Game they are much higher than normal. Much of the cost swelling has been blamed for corruption, with Boris Nemtsov claiming: "The Sochi Olympics are an unprecedented thief cape in which Putin government representatives mingle along with oligarchs close to the government." According to a study by Transparency International, a global anti-corruption watchdog, about 50 percent or more of the construction costs fell into corruption.
Poor working conditions and rights have also been raised as a matter of concern, with at least 25 people dying and many more being injured in site accidents in 2012 and with unpaid workers altogether.
Circassians
The Circassian organizations have also spoken out against the Olympics, on the grounds that the Olympics will take place on land that has been inhabited by them since the beginning of history recorded by their ancestors until 1864, when the Russian-Circassian War resolution was declared to have led to disappearances (various deaths or deportations) from 1.5 million Circassians, or 90-94% of the Circassian nation. They demanded that the 2014 Sochi Olympics be canceled or moved unless Russia apologized for what Circassi considered a genocide. Some Circassian groups have not declared direct opposition to the Olympics but argue that the historical and cultural symbols of Circassian should be included in the format, such as Australia, the United States, and Canada doing so with their natives in 2000, 2002, and 2010 respectively.
The games are seen as very offensive because they include the date of the 150th anniversary of what they consider to be genocide. This has been a call for the Circassian nationalists.
In particular, there is a lot of anger over the use of a hill called "Red Hill". In 1864, a group of Circassians apparently tried to return home but were attacked and fighting ensued, ending with their massacre, and reaching the name "Red Hill" (due to spilled blood). There are skiing and snowboarding planned for this hill.
Political stability and governance
The 2008 Russian-Georgian War, which broke out at the start of the 2008 Summer Olympics, shocked the Olympic community. "This is not what the world wants to see, it is against what is ideal for the Olympics," said an IOC spokesman. However, in November 2008, the IOC rejected a request from the Georgian National Olympic Committee to reconsider its decision to host the Olympics in the region "alongside the Russian-occupied Abkhazian conflict zone", and is extremely unstable and unstable. North Caucasus ".
Related concerns remain, with regard to regional security and the desire to organize the Olympics in conflict-laden zones. "This region is a kind of muddy and bloodied fish stock so no fish is impossible," said Oleg Nechiporenko, chief analyst for Russia's Anti-Terrorist and Anti-Criminal National, in response to the May 26, 2010, car bombing, which suspects including Russian nationalists, local Russian mob groups, separatists and Islamists in the North Caucasus, or the rest of the war in Abkhazia.
Sochi constrained six autonomous North Caucasus republics, the site of the Second Chechen War that allegedly faced a social problem. According to an article in the Daily Telegraph, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the head of Saudi intelligence, allegedly faced the Kremlin with a mixture of inducements and threats in an attempt to break the deadlock over Syria. This includes the safety of the winter Olympics in Sochi if there is no agreement. "I can give you guarantees to protect the Winter Olympics next year and the Chechen groups who threaten the security of the game are controlled by us," he said.
Russia's envoy to the North Caucasus Alexander Khloponin told local law enforcement that "a turbulent seizure of assets" is likely to get worse as Russia invests heavily in tourism infrastructure and Olympic caliber ski resorts.
Security
Three suicide bombings in Volgograd, one in October 2013 and the other in December 2013, have raised international concerns about security during the Olympics. The IOC expressed sympathy for the victims and underlined that they believed that the Russian security arrangements for the Olympics would be adequate.
The British Olympic, German, Italian, Hungarian, Austrian, Slovenian, and Slovakian accepting the threat that athletes will be "blown up" or abducted by terrorists at the Winter Olympics. According to the IOC, the letters did not represent a real threat.
On February 7, 2014, during the opening ceremony, Pegasus Airlines flight from Kharkiv, Ukraine, to Istanbul, Turkey, was threatened by passengers attempting to hijack a jet plane with a request to be flown to Sochi. The man will be detained by police and taken into custody.
Media coverage
IOC President Thomas Bach criticized efforts to politicize the Olympics, saying that the government should not send a political message "behind their athletes." Benjamin Bidder from Spiegel Online and Julia Ioffe from The New Republic compared pre-Sochi negative coverage to schadenfreude and Russophobia, while Anton Fedyashin of The Guardian > Blame the Cold War protracted mentality for "spoiling a negative party." In an editorial published by The Nation, Russian studies scholar Stephen F. Cohen criticized "toxic coverage" for "exploiting the threat of terrorism so immoral as pornographic." He further writes that "American media in Russia is currently less objective, less balanced, more conformist and less ideological than when they covered Soviet Russia during the Cold War."
According to The Guardian the game is more politicized than ever, serving as a shameless promotion from Russia Putin. While former world chess champion and Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov said that the game supports the cult of Putin's personality.
Comedians and satirical newspapers take advantage of widespread pessimism. On February 8th, The Daily Currant posted a story stating that a man responsible for operating the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony, famously experiencing technical errors, had been "found dead... with multiple stab wounds. "The fictional story is circulating in social media. On February 20, Kate Hansen posted a well-publicized video on her Twitter account that allegedly featured wolves roaming the Sochi hotel corridor; it was later revealed to be a hoax staged by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and Hansen. USA Luge officials distanced themselves from the incident, with spokesman Sandy Caligiore saying, "I can tell you that our organization is unhappy with the incident." Sochi failed Sochi failed it was not USA Luge who spoke. " Throughout the Olympic duration of Twitter accounts @ SochiProblems has nearly 100,000 more followers than the official IOC bait @ Sochi2014. The GossipSochi.com blog was then set up to unpack the @ SochiProblems, with many being declared fake.
In an interview, IOC supervisor Jean-Claude Killy stated that some hotels meant to accommodate foreign media had not been completed with the Olympic opening as officials realized "too late" that development had been left behind. According to David Wallechinsky, president of the International Society of Olympic Historians, many incidents at the start of the Olympics were "standard problems" and not unique to Sochi. Wallechinsky further noted, "When you disrupt the media before the Olympics begins, you will have problems." In an interview broadcast on Russian television on February 24, Vladimir Putin argues that many critics stem from competition in international politics, saying "There is a group of critics who are far from the sport, they are engaged in an international competitive struggle." political. They use this Olympic project to achieve their own goals in the field of anti-Russian propaganda. "
The atmosphere was greatly improved as the Olympics progressed. With a few exceptions, NBC greatly avoided broadcasting of negative material, although some segments considered "too friendly to Russia" were strongly criticized by some US conservatives. After the closing ceremony, Mark Sappenfield of Christian Science Monitor concluded that with many of the Olympic steps "very successful." Sappenfield chose the organization very well, writing that "Athletes and Olympic officials are almost unanimous: This is a very well run Olympics." Thomas Bach also voiced support, stating "We saw a very good match and the most important thing is the opinion of the athletes and they are very satisfied... You have to ask everyone who criticizes whether they changed their opinion now."
2014 Russian Grand Prix Formula
In 2014, Sochi hosted the Russian Formula One Grand Prix. Circuit runs in and around the Sochi Olympic Park, which led to the IOC expressed concern that circuit construction could disrupt preparations for the Olympics. The IOC is given the power to delay the inaugural race until 2015 to ensure the Olympics are held without interruption, but do not use them because of uninterrupted competition.
Countries choose not to include competitors
A total of 91 countries are eligible to compete in the Olympics. However, three countries chose not to send their athletes to the Olympics, even though they have met international qualification standards.
Puerto Rico did not send Kristina Krone for the second time in a row because the Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR) withdrew its recognition of the Puerto Rico Winter Sport Federation after the 2002 Winter Olympics due to a feasibility controversy involving members of their glider team. According to COPUR president Sara Rosario, "Until there is a winter sports federation really formed with the seriousness needed where we can be consistently depended every four years, we can not support (participation by Puerto Rican athletes at the Winter Olympics)". Krone has represented Puerto Rico since 2008 in more than 100 alpine ski competitions approved by the International Ski Federation including the 2009 World Ski Championships, 2011 and 2013.
South Africa will not be Sive Speelman's skier, who, despite being invited to compete with the IOC, does not meet the standards set by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee.
Algeria also opted not to enter its sole competitor, Mehdi-Selim Khelifi, as he was the only one who escaped, even though he was the only one who entered four years earlier at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Independent participants
There are three Independent Olympic participants from India competing under the Olympic flag. In December 2012, the Indian Olympic Association was suspended by the IOC because of government interference in autonomy and leader elections, thus not in line with the Olympic charter. New elections will be made after the opening ceremony so Indian athletes are scheduled to participate as independent candidates.
Course customization
A crash in practice from Norwegian snowboarder slopestyle Torstein Horgmo, whose cracked neck bone, and complaints from other athletes that some leaps are too steep has prompted the organizers to modify the slopestyle course in the week before the Olympics. A few days later, ski training down the women stopped after the opening of three too many air racers in a leap down the stretch of the house. The International Ski Federation has the workers adjust the training to make it smoother.
Insufficient visitor facility setup
Within a week before the start of the Olympics, reports began to emerge from Sochi that a number of accommodations for visitors and journalists were still incomplete. Some hotels meant for home visitors to the Olympics are reportedly still under construction on arrival, as well as loss of basic furnishings from several rooms that have finished construction. This problem forced a number of visitors to look for alternative accommodation. Other reported issues include "garbage piles" on the media village roads, as well as significant construction noise.
Another important incident:
- Johnny Quinn, a member of the gliding team in the US, was trapped in his bathroom and had to puncture the door to get out. Two days later and his teammates Nick Cunningham and Nick Cripps were trapped inside the elevator.
- Rebekah Wilson, a member of the British gliding team, had an elevator door open to an empty elevator shaft.
- Stacy St. Clair, a Chicago Tribune reporter, reported that his hotel had no water, and the staff told him that when he returned, not to wash his face because it was dangerous. The back water service provides dark turbid water. The incidence of "harmful facial water" becomes viral.
Use of the mourning symbol
During a 15 kilometer female skiathlon, four Norwegian skiers use a black mourning tie to honor team-mate Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen who died unexpectedly on the opening day of the Olympics. The IOC sends a reminder to the Norwegian Olympic Committee (NOC) that using mourning ties is not allowed during the game. IOC letter led to protests in Norway and Sweden. General Secretary of the NOC Inge Andersen met with IOC president Thomas Bach to discuss the issue on 10 February 2014. Norwegian IOC member Gerhard Heiberg indicated that the IOC would reconsider the ban on the bonds of mourning.
The freestyle skier was told by the IOC not to wear a helmet sticker to commemorate Sarah Burke, who died in an accident in 2012. However, many still do, and the rule is believed to be inoperative.
On February 19, Ukrainian athletes requested and were denied permission by the IOC to wear a black sleeve tape in honor of those killed in violent clashes in Kiev the previous day. According to IOC spokesman Mark Adams "They are not forbidden to wear armbands NOC Ukraine meets IOC officials informally yesterday They discuss what to do, and they reach the conclusion there are other ways to mark this moment Some athletes have taken another view and other ways of doing things ". President of IOC Bach expressed his condolences "to those who have lost loved ones in this tragic event".
Boycott Atlet
On February 19, 2014, Ukrainian alpine skier, Bohdana Matsotska refused to participate further in the Olympics in protest over violent clashes in Kiev earlier in the day. He and his father posted a message on Facebook stating "In solidarity with the fighters in the Maidan barricade, and in protest against the criminal acts committed against demonstrators, the irresponsibility of the president and his messenger's government, we refuse further performance at the Olympics in Sochi 2014".
On February 20, 2014, the NOC of Ukraine reported that as many as half of 45 Ukrainian athletes at the Olympics have left the game to return home. But according to the president of the NOC of Ukraine, Sergey Bubka, they have returned home according to their original schedule, and their departure is not associated with unrest in Kiev.
Drug tests
During the 2014 Winter Olympics, six athletes tested positive for substances and sent home from the Olympics.
On February 21st, skier Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle of Germany and Italian bobsleigh brakeman William Frullani were both sent home from Sochi after failing a drug test. They both tested positive for methylhexanamine. On February 22, cross-country Ukrainian skier Marina Lisogor tested positive for trimetazidine and Latino hockey players, Vitalijs Pavlovs tested positive for methylhexaneamine. On February 23, Austrian skier Johannes DÃÆ'¼rr tested positive for EPO and Swedish ice hockey player Nicklas BÃÆ'¤ckstrÃÆ'¶m tested positive for a substance found in allergy medication.
men's ski-style ski-skiing
Both Canada and Slovenia appealed separately to the Court of Arbitration for Sport that three French athletes in the Big Final of a male cross-cross had their pants illegally changed by their coach. They argue it gives three aerodynamic advantages over the rest of the field. The two countries first appealed to the International Ski Federation, but were rejected because they appealed several hours after the end of the competition (when the deadline was 15 minutes after the close of the race). An appeal to the court was ultimately unsuccessful, as the court agreed with the ski federation that the appeal was filed past the deadline.
Russian Mafia used to threaten allegations of rival campaign
The Russian Mafia helped Russia win the game by threatening Salzburg Campaign leader Fedor Radmann, who later resigned in 2007, according to German security officials. Informants observed a meeting between Russian mafia leader and foreign policy adviser Sergei Prikhodko in 2006 at a Munich restaurant to discuss the Olympic selection process. Radmann himself denied he ever met Russian mobsters but his colleagues stated that he was afraid for his life, and Salzburg mayor Heinz Schaden confirmed the relationship.
See also
- Concerns and controversy at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Worries and controversy at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- List of 2018 World Cup controversies
References
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