Dr. Heather Dichter

Olympians toe line between solidarity and sacrifice. Ukrainian banned over helmet the latest example Ukrainian ski racer Dmytro Shepiuk highlights the pressure athletes face when the Olympics and politics collide.

Oh hey I’m quoted in this AP article!

Olympians toe line between solidarity and sacrifice. Ukrainian banned over helmet the latest example
#olympics #sporthistory #skystorians

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That was a fun game to be at

The wave really takes a hit when an entire section are officials and above them are the media #olympics

CAS appeal filed:
Heraskevych argues “exclusion is disproportionate, unsupported by any technical or safety violation & causes irreparable sporting harm to him.” He “requests the annulment of the IBSF Jury decision” & CAS reinstate him immediately or he performs CAS-supervised official runs

Ukraine luge team kneeling with their helmets in the air

Team Ukraine after completing the team luge event.

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refused to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet.

From @bytimreynolds.bsky.social - Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead #olympics

apnews.com/article/hera...

Papers covered Terry Kubicka’s backflip at the US Nationals positively as it qualified him for the Olympic team but then his backflip didn’t go so well at the 1976 Innsbruck Olympics. This was before the most famous Olympic backflip by Surya Bonaly in 1998 ⛸️ #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️ #olympics

Are we going by percentage or hard numbers? Can i vote for even?

Indeed - as @orarunswild.bsky.social rightly points out, there used to be an Olympic Art competiton alongside the sport. Check out this @sportinhistory.bsky.social article to learn more! #olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

These five cities wanted to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, but they had second thoughts. How we got a “widespread Games” instead. Eight cities wanted to bid for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Seven submitted applications to host the Games. Four cities withdrew from the race before the final vote.

These five cities wanted to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, but they had second thoughts. How we got a "widespread Games" instead.

Snowboard-Riders campaign to save parallel giant slalom from Olympic axe With the Olympic snowboard parallel giant slalom competitions approaching on Sunday, riders are wondering whether they will be racing in the discipline's last appearance at a Winter Games as a review ...

Enjoying watching the exciting Parallel Giant Slalom snowboard event today but hearing this may be the last time it’s at the Olympics? It’s not a done deal - but will be determined after the Games end. #olympics

www.reuters.com/sports/snowb...

They showed it shortly after it happened on the BBC. It did not look pretty with her legs seeming to bend in directiosn they shouldn’t be going

The start of Lindsey Vonn's crash in the women's downhill final on Sunday.

Incredible, and revealing, shot of a tragic result for Lindsey Vonn. Jacquelyn Martin of the Associated Press captured the picture that shows how Vonn's pole made contact with the right gate at an early jump, which led to the violent crash.

Doesn’t seem like it. The slo-mo of the crash did not look pretty with her legs going in directions they perhaps shouldn’t.

I don’t think I have ever screamed out loud watching skiing. But did when Vonn crashed out (sorry for ruining it for North Americans just waking up)

I have voted absentee in PA most of my life. The first time I voted in person no one was else was in line when I got there, but by the time I got to the booth there was a massive line b/c I had to ask so many Q’s. My dad was so embarrassed having voted at that site for decades.

Individual Neutral Athletes to compete at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games under same conditions as for Paris 2024

You might see the occasional Russian or Belorusian athlete at the 2026 Olympics but not in any team sport, & you didn’t see them march in the parade of nations since they are just neutral athletes & not repping their country #olympics

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In case you need a sport historian (who is also from PA) - here I am!

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Is her solution watch the Olympics all day??

Excited after last night’s Opening Ceremony from Milan Cortina? Catch up on my thread of Winter Olympic fun facts & history (with some links to excellent #sporthistory scholarship too)
#skystorians 🗃️ #olympics

Is the multiple site parade of nations a sign of things to come?

The top 3 medal-winning countries at the Winter Olympics are Norway 🇳🇴 USA 🇺🇸 & Germany 🇩🇪 Which country will win the most gold medals 🥇 or total medals in Milan Cortina?
Thoughts @norwayinusa.norway.no @germanyinusa.bsky.social ?

Now, time to settle in for 2 weeks of winter sport excitement! /end

1980 Winter Olympics poster featuring Roni, raccoon mascot

THREAD: Let’s talk about Roni, the outstanding raccoon mascot of the 1980 Winter Olympics …

An American skier is fighting to open up the last Winter Olympic sport off limits to women U.S. Nordic combined athlete Annika Malacinski is leading the fight for gender equality at the Winter Olympics after women were excluded from the sport at the upcoming Milan Cortina Games.

I know we're having a lot of fun with the whole penis doping thing, but I wouldn't be me if I didn't point out that this should be the scandal in ski jumping that everyone is screaming about apnews.com/article/olym...

Who owns Pennsylvania’s digitized history? We’re a step closer to an answer. Commonwealth Court is considering a case that could determine whether digitized historical records belong to the public or are controlled by Ancestry.com.

Who owns Pennsylvania’s digitized history? We’re a step closer to an answer #skystorians 🗃️
From @inquirer.com
www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

YouTube video by MilanoCortina2026 Tina & Milo | The Official Mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026

All Olympic Games since the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich have had a mascot. Milan Cortina, like many recent Olympics, has two mascots: one for the Olympics (Tina) and one for the Paralympics (Milo) #olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3tU...

The XXV Winter Olympics start today in Milan Cortina! This is the 4th time Italy has hosted the Olympics (1956 Cortina, 1960 in Rome, and 2006 Torino). The 2026 Games are spread across the Italian Alps to maximize existing venue use & minimize white elephant #olympics
#sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️

Beijing was the first city to host both the Summer & Winter Olympics (Munich had
previously tried). Covid-19 restrictions were incredibly tight - Belgian skeleton Kim Meylemans was sent to isolation instead of Olympic Village #olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
www.instagram.com/tv/CZeObbHBCnR

Olympic Winter Games in Non-Western Cities: State, Sport and Cultural Diplomacy in Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022 The summer and winter Olympics share the five-ring logo. However, their social and political connotations differ. The Olympic Winter Games displays an aura of a game for the rich and powerful. A fe...

One of the biggest stories from PyeongChang was North Korea’s participation since NK didn’t compete in the 1988 Seoul Summer Games. The 2 Korean states agreed to a combined women’s ice hockey team at the 2018 Olympics. #olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
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Third time lucky!? PyeongChang's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics–politics, policy and practice In July 2011, the International Olympic Committee awarded PyeongChang the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. This means that within two decades South Korea will have staged three mega sport e...

PyeongChang South Korea 🇰🇷 bid 3 consecutive times to host the Winter Olympics, finally winning the 2018 Games in 2011. They even apologized to Prince Albert of Monaco for listening to their proposal again on his honeymoon #olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
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