Tag: Soviet Union

The Russians and Americans have faced off many times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqBqDFCTfaw Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that his country’s National Hockey League players and Kontinental Hockey League...

The U. S. President has a role in sports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48pHMYZXH1c It is President’s Day. The chief executive of the United States has an impact on just...

A venue in Cortina might not be ready. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-_yXv1gnxQ Lake Placid, New York could be back hosting events during the Winter Olympics. There seems to be...

Jimmy Carter thought Americans boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics would get the Soviets out of Afghanistan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECfS75n94mw Americans athletes who wanted to participate in the 1980...

The Milano-Cortina Olympic Committee has a problem with the bobsleigh track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaROlxFMjX0 Evan Weiner's books are available at iTunes - https://books.apple.com/us/author/evan-weiner/id595575191 Evan can be reached at evan_weiner@hotmail.com The organizers of the...

People make political statements on the Olympics stage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAzINCyrbfs The Olympics season is here, the two-week gala festival that is supposed to show the world the...

Watch your mouth! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8AbJrRD4e0 Dear boys and girls who plan to play in this summer’s Paris Olympics, here is a heads up. The president of the...

Sometimes the decisions impacted more than the sports world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFqvS1crf6g It is President’s Day. The chief executive of the United States has an impact on just...