Category: ethics

Watanabe – FIG WTC – fix the many mistakes made in Paris

Sifan Hassan wears hijab on Olympic podium

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Hassan secured a bronze medal in both the women’s 5,000 m and 10,000 m events and gold in the women’s marathon, becoming the only woman to win the Olympic gold medal in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and Marathon race.

She competed both Tokyo and Paris.

Nice political gesture here. Nobody should be telling women what they can and cannot wear.



explaining why Kaylia Nemour competes for Algeria, not France

Click through to a Twitter thread detailing the timeline of how France mismanaged enough to drive one of their top athletes to compete for another nation.

Simone: “I love my black job”

Old former President Trump spoke last week to Black journalists telling them that immigrants are taking “Black jobs.”

He should learn to read a room. That’s not what that group wanted to hear.

Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), was one of the many uninformed who criticized Simone for withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics for safety reasons related to mental health.

“I love my black job”: Simone Biles takes apparent dig at Trump

I fear that American ReTrumplicans are going to disparage the L.A. Olympics 2028.

Trump helped with that bid — but it seems on brand for him to hate the Olympics as he hates most everything, aside from the rich.



“McKayla” good, “MyKayla” bad 😀

It’s easy for the general public to get confused.

Daiki Hashimoto & Zhang Boheng

The two best in the sport are so respectful of one another.

It’s inspiring.

Here Daiki is calling for the Olympic Team Final crowd to settle down before China’s final routine on H Bar.

Ukraine mourns athletes lost to war

Though I feel badly for Russian gymnasts, I’m 100% in support of banning Putin’s athletes. For as long as the invasion continues.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Rhythmic gymnast with prosthetic leg

When a Russian missile destroyed her family’s summer home in the southern Odesa region in 2022. Oleksandra Pascal was buried in rubble and lost a leg.

I blame Putin.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Shoko Miyata sent home from Olympics

Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of Japan’s women’s artistic gymnastics for the Paris Olympics, for smoking violation — against their conduct code.

I’m a coach. Teams must have rules that are enforced.

BUT in this case I would have voted for a lesser penalty.

As it turns out, the entire team suffers.