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[robbe_duesseldorf@mastodon.social]

@EugeneMcParland

In my opinion, the IOC is a dirty organisation corrupted by Putin, Xi and Trump, among others. Just like FIFA. Corruption wherever you look.
Allow Russian flags in stadiums, but ban pictures of victims of the Russian war of aggression... the new head of the IOC is just as morally depraved as the former one.

[valent@defcon.social]

@ReggieHere @EugeneMcParland Sadly, no.

And since "No war, because sports" hasn't worked (ostensibly one of the original purposes of the Olympics was to promote peace and unity among Greek city states)

- maybe it's time to give "No sports, because war" a chance.

[lerxst@az.social]

@ReggieHere @Valent @EugeneMcParland which I think is his point?

[iwillyeah@mastodon.ie]

@evrial @Valent @EugeneMcParland don't you hate it when people lecture you?👀

[xs4me2@mastodon.social]

@EugeneMcParland

So pissed off by this…

[valent@defcon.social]

@Iwillyeah

Not sure who you're addressing. If it's me, and it is a genuine question, then I'd have to say no actually, I don't take myself too seriously and I love learning. If it's not me you are asking, then who - and who is it that you think is lecturing whom about what?

@evrial @EugeneMcParland

[iwillyeah@mastodon.ie]

@Valent @evrial @EugeneMcParland not you, the one actually lecturing. You just made a hyperbolic suggestion, and people seem really mad at you for imagining an ideal world. How dare you!

[valent@defcon.social]

@Iwillyeah
Hah yeh lol, well at least one alt/ bot account got snarky 🤭 Anyway, Slava Ukraini fwiw @evrial @EugeneMcParland

[johnlogic@sfba.social]

@EugeneMcParland

Source and more information:

"Ukrainian skeleton slider disqualified from Olympics after breaking IOC rules on helmet honoring dead compatriots"

By Patrick Sung, Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, Dana O’Neil
'Updated 18 min ago"
[12 Feb 2026 approx 1200 UTC]

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/sport/ukrainian-skeleton-withdrawn-olympics-helmet

[johnlogic@sfba.social]

@EugeneMcParland

Also, this post hits hard (and makes me wonder about the history of the IPC rule), as do the comments:

https://sfba.social/@aral@mastodon.ar.al/116057275563822064

[klausfiend@dcerberus.com]

@Robbe_Duesseldorf @EugeneMcParland It's not just your opinion: the IOC is corrupt, and has been for years. It casts a pall over all the marvelous feats of human athleticism and skill that is every single Olympic games.

[decapitae@mastodon.social]

@EugeneMcParland What a crock, IOC. Wtf?

[jxrxme@metalhead.club]

@EugeneMcParland He was disqualified before breaking the IOC rules. Why not disqualify all athletes for reasons of precaution? Anyone could break the rules.

[crazyeddie@mastodon.social]

@Valent @EugeneMcParland LOL. No, we'd just stop having Olympics competitions immediately. Probably going to anyway. It's a silly practice from an ancient time when people thought war was a bad thing and wished to have some sort of gathering of shared fun to avoid it. No place for bullshit like that in the modern world.

[fietsbel@mastodon.social]

@johnlogic @EugeneMcParland Extremely unfair! I feel less and less attracted to even watch the (anyway much too commercialised) #Olympics. Don’t forget #Ukraine, suffering from a brutal and reckless Russian aggressor.

[robbe_duesseldorf@mastodon.social]

@EugeneMcParland

Emphazising following comment

"Notably, the IOc found Nazi salutes in 1936 were an appropriate showing of national pride."

[agentkramer@theforkiverse.com]

@EugeneMcParland Disgusting - fuck the IOC!

[reggiehere@mastodon.social]

@Valent

I agree with the sentiment, but I suspect that the most likely outcome from such a policy would be the permanent cancellation of all international sorting events.

@EugeneMcParland

[monkeyben@mastodon.sdf.org]

@EugeneMcParland

How can the Olympics say he can't honour Ukraine heroes of the war because "it's political" when they themselves have banned Russia because of their invasion of Ukraine! Surely that is political too!

[reggiehere@mastodon.social]

@lerxst

Seemingly, but it's phenomenally unlikely that ever modern State would put sporting interests ahead of security interests, so the outcome would be no more Olympics and non-warring nations being penalised for the acts of the aggressor nations.

Penalising warlike nations by barring them from competition (ie what we have) seems to be the better option.

@Valent @EugeneMcParland