Tag: 1980 Moscow Olympics
President’s Day: Presidents and Sports Decisions
Some decisions have had major consequences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfOCXQON5oE
It is President’s Day. The chief executive of the United States has an impact on just about every facet...
Putin Wants All Diplomats To Attend Beijing Olympics’ Opening Ceremony
The US is leading a diplomatic boycott of the event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGq4wYtuzCY
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ending 2021 sounding more like an advance man for China...
Biden Is Not Going To China For The Winter Olympics
There will be an Olympics diplomatic boycott.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpG6cc7SXQ
In the diplomatic world of I will show you, America is not sending an official delegation to watch...
Olympic Athletes Want The Right To Protest
Stifling speech, IOC style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-50hKmjcaqQ
Global protests and athletes’ speaking out against police brutality is about to meet the International Olympic Committee. John Carlos, who staged...
Forty Years Ago, American Hockey Players Won An Olympics Gold Medal...
The Cold War as a backdrop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cisTNLzMl3E
On February 24, 1980, the United States hockey team beat
Finland to win the gold medal at the...