Group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians pushes COC to campaign for opposition to Russians in Paris
A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians urged the Canadian Olympic Committee to reject the idea of allowing Russians to participate in next year’s Paris Games unless Russia withdraws from Ukraine.
Signing the statement was a who’s-who of Canadian Olympic greats and gold medallists, including Hayley Wickenheiser , Jenn Heil and Alex Bilodeau , Tessa Virtue and Beckie Scott . The COC has walked a fine line in staking out a position. Last month, secretary general David Shoemaker suggested athletes from the banned countries should be made to publicly speak out against the war to gain the neutral status they would need to participate.
It also used instances in 2018 and 2021 when Russians could compete not under their country’s flag – but instead under the titles of “Olympic Athletes from Russia” and “Russian Olympic Committee” due to doping sanctions – as examples of how “separation of athlete from state is an impossible task.”
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