This week I read an article by Sally Jenkins on the IOC of the Washington Post.
In the article, Jenkins talks about how the IOC is failing and needs to be overhauled and take responsibility.
She made a good point about how outrageous it is for the IOC to be looking down on the Canadian Women’s Hockey team for their actions after winning the Gold Medal, yet they practically turned a blind-eye when it came to the deadly dangerous Whistler Sliding Centre. Isn’t the whole point of the Olympics the “amateurism” of the sports? If you are going to have “amateur” spirit of the games – don’t get mad at the Canadian Women’s Hockey team for behaving like they would any other time.
Jenkins also points out the toll the Olympics takes on the host nation and the citizens. She recommends the IOC does something to stop the human rights concerns that are plaguing the Olympics.
I found the article to be a good read and intriguing considering some of the facts she points out about the 2014 games in Russia.
I also believe that the IOC is failing. It seems as if the luger is being blamed for his crash when there was obviously a significant change in the track speed that should have been looked into further because there is no way that the crash is 100% his fault.