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Category Archives: Olympics

Nobody Wants To Host The Olympics Anymore | Deadspin

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Neil deMause

The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held, somewhere. That’s about the only thing we can say for certain, six months before the International Olympic Committee is due to announce who the host city will be. One potential candidate, Calgary, took … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Olympics

Would L.A. be better off without the Olympics? – LA Times

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Neil deMause

As epic collapses go, Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics wins points for speed, if nothing else. On Monday, Mayor Marty Walsh announced that he didn’t intend to sign the International Olympic Committee’s required pledge to cover any cost … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Olympics, Op-eds

How Boston’s Olympic Bid Came Crashing Down | VICE Sports

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Neil deMause

Until yesterday morning, it appeared Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics was contingent on waiting out the Sept. 15 deadline for the U.S. Olympic Committee to submit its candidate. Everyone — the bid’s high-powered promoters, its loud opponents, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Olympics

The Olympics Are a Multi-Billion-Dollar Boondoggle, but Mayors Love ‘Em Anyway (VICE Sports)

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Neil deMause

It’s likely going to be the biggest sports news out of Oslo, Norway since Tex Schramm was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the war between the NFL and AFL. (Note: No, not really. Though he should have been.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Olympics

The Olympics now represent corruption and intolerance (Sports on Earth)

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Neil deMause

The sports-calendar gods have truly blessed us this year. Super Bowl goers have only now just barely managed to escape the clutches of New Jersey Transit, yet it’s already time to gear up for the Sochi Winter Olympics, or as … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Olympics, Sports

Olympics and pools

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Neil deMause

As if landing the Olympics wasn’t trouble enough already, now it could come with the requirement of passing newly expanded police powers: Countries could be barred from hosting the Olympics, starting with the 2018 games, if they don’t have laws … Continue reading →

Posted in Followups, Health Care, Olympics

Good Riddance Olympics (Metro NY)

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Neil deMause

Not everybody who’s happy Chicago didn’t get the 2016 Olympics is a right-wing Obama-hating loon: And so President Obama spent a day in Copenhagen for nothing: The 2016 Olympics will be held in Rio, not Chicago. Adding insult to injury, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Olympics, Op-eds
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