Tag: olympics

Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Faces Four-Year Ban

BlabberingCollector | Nov 15, 2022 | 0

At the beginning of the year, it was reported that Russia would be banned from the 2022 World Figure Skating Competition due to the Russian and Ukraine conflict. It’s important to note that the USA was not banned, and Russia dominates in figure skating. But that wasn’t all the latest new...

Russia Banned From 2022 World Figure Skating Competition

BlabberingCollector | Mar 13, 2022 | 0

The International Skating Union (ISU) has banned Russian and Belarusian figure skaters from participating in the 2022 World Figure Skating Championship in France later this month. This is yet another blow to innocent Russian citizens. They have already been banned from other sports, purch...

Olympic Trans Athlete Laurel Hubbard Wins Sportswoman of the Year

Don Khan Swaylo | Oct 2, 2021 | 0

Laurel Hubbard, the first trans woman to compete in the Olympics, has won “Sportswoman of the Year” from the University of Otago. Notable for being a biological male and living her life as such for the first 35 years of said life, Hubbard made the New Zealand weightlifting team in the over-87-ki...

Tokyo 2020 Mens High Jump Ends in Historic Gold Medal Tie

Lyndon Hall | Aug 1, 2021 | 0

The first tie for a gold medal in Olympic Men’s high jump history occurred when Italian and Qatari athletes declined a jump-off to determine an outright winner. Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi both cleared the 2.37-meter height to take them to joint first p...

Tokyo Olympics To Go Ahead Without Fans As State Of Emergency Is Announced

Lyndon Hall | Jul 8, 2021 | 0

A new state of emergency was announced for Tokyo by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, meaning the Olympic Games will now be held without spectators. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga issued the state of emergency at a news conference, saying, “The impact of COVID-19 mutated strains ...

Female Athletes Told To “Be Quiet” Regarding Transgender Weightlifter

Lyndon Hall | May 9, 2021 | 0

Former New Zealand Olympic weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs claims female athletes are being told to “be quiet” when complaining about the fairness of the inclusion of trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard in the women’s competition. Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete ...