Well, so much for the IOC's ban on Russyan participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. The IOC announced that 169 athletes will be allowed to compete as " athletes from Russya" , as opposed to "athletes representing Russya". This is some Orwellian semantics meant to justify the IOC 's action. It has become another international laughing stock, especially after the scandal in gymnastics which has displayed to the world the corrupt practices by the governing bodies of various athletic organizations. The IOC ranks right up there with the National Football League of the USA and everyone's favorite, F.I.F.A., the governing body of international soccer. And it's no secret, it's all about the money. All one has to do is follow the money, like politics.
So, we'll be watching the Russyans again, knowing they are all on the "juice", and will eventually be stripped of any medals they might win in South Korea, representing their hometowns, home oblasts, home gulags, home kremlins, home orthodox churches.
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