Tag: Thomas Bach

It seems the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is comfortable going after the news media and blaming the fourth estate for the problems that the IOC is encountering finding host cities that will gladly invest billions of dollars, euros and yen, into a two week sports pageantry that is at best a loss leader.

That Vladimir Putin must be quite the charmer. The Russian President is back in the good graces of the head of soccer’s governing body, FIFA, and the President of the International Olympic Committee.

Peace in our time? Not quite.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZSsuFx4xtM   International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach took a victory lap after the announcement came down that the United States...

It appears that the backers of the 2026 Sapporo, Japan Winter Olympics bid really don’t want to go ahead with the bid. The Sapporo backers may want to try to land the 2030 Winter Games but there really isn’t much of an explanation as to why the group is seeking a delay.

It is all about the money.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaoubynXUI8&feature=youtu.be   It has been a good month for the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. He has been to North...

Peace in our time? Hardly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv6UnhTe_00&t=2s   Thomas Bach, who is the President of the International Olympic Committee, is not as important as he would have you...

It's all about Russia.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HN3fpxeuCM   This has been a bizarre week by sports standards. Last Thursday, one of the National Hockey League’s biggest stars, Russia’s Alex...

Thomas Bach is mute about Puerto Rico.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL9s9bfd-fE&feature=youtu.be The International Olympic Committee prides itself on being a player on the world stage and in fact in...

Countries are rethinking Olympics participation in South Korea because of rising tensions between the US and North Korea.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZd-1gs6r4Y&t=12s Just in case you didn’t see this,...

The 2018 Winter Olympics is in South Korea.   North Korea’s missile launch over Japan has sent a chilling message to both the United States and...