The decentralized nature of the Milano Cortina Games, which is operating in four main clusters, may offer hints about the way future host cities stage the Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/20/milano-cortina-olympic-future-roadmap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #italy #internationalolympiccommittee
The International Olympic Committee pleaded with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without a banned helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia's invasion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/12/ukraine-helmet-war-dead-ioc-impasse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #internationalolympiccommittee #vladyslavheraskevych #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #2026milanocortinaolympics
The International Olympic Committee is hoping the Milano Cortina Winter Games' opening ceremony on Friday won't be marred by jeers against Americans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/05/olympics-team-usa-jeer-ioc/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #internationalolympiccommittee #donaldtrump #jdvance #marcorubio #ice #immigration #kirstycoventry #italy #us
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said on Sunday it was "sad" that recent controversies have become distractions ahead of the Milano Cortina Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/02/ioc-president-games-buildup-distractions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #internationalolympiccommittee #kirstycoventry #caseywasserman #ice #italy #unitedstates #jeffreyepstein #2028losangelesolympics
The Milano Cortina Olympics will live up to their billing as the greatest winter sports show on earth despite last-minute efforts to get venues ready. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/02/ioc-confident-olympic-preparations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #internationalolympiccommittee #kirstycoventry
Stars from the NHL will play in the Winter Olympics, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation said on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/12/iihf-chief-nhl-players-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #milanocortina2026 #nhl #icehockey #internationalicehockeyfederation #internationalolympiccommittee
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday urged sports bodies to fully reintegrate Russian and Belarusian athletes into junior competitions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/12/12/ioc-russia-belarus-youth-competitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #internationalolympiccommittee #russia #belarus
The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it would announce eligibility criteria for transgender athletes early next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/12/11/ioc-gender-eligibility-decision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #internationalolympiccommittee #kirstycoventry #lgbtq #transgender
Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will sell naming rights for some competition venues to "unlock an additional revenue stream" in a move that breaks with Olympic tradition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/08/15/la-naming-rights-olympic-venues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2028losangelesolympics #internationalolympiccommittee
The International Olympic Committee will spearhead discussions on gender eligibility criteria in sports, according to IOC President Kirsty Coventry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/06/27/coventry-ioc-lead-gender/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #internationalolympiccommittee #kirstycoventry #transgender