2010 Winter Olympics

Introduction The opening ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics were the focus of media attention on February 12, 2010. The ceremonies brought a wave of excitement and joy for all as countries were brought together in unity to celebrate their love and determination to strive for excellence in winter sports. Not one person could have anticipated the extent to which this same day could bring sadness and grief to the millions of people watching these Olympic events. Nodar Kumaritashvili, a 21 year old Georgian luger, was propelled to his death when he lost control at high speed during his final training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre the morning of the opening ceremonies (Longley, 2010, pp. 1, 4). This tragic accident called for crisis communication and management which I will analyze in this paper. In order to do this I have divided my paper into three sections, the explanation of the mess up stage, the overview of the fess up stage, and the analyses of the dress up stage for this tragic situation. Mess Up The company involved in this crisis is the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC is a non-profit organization based in…

legacy issues such as white elephants. Smith (2012) explains how they are venues that are built purposely for the mega events like the Olympics, however, after the event they are often abandoned because they are too expensive to open to the public. Cities of the event often think they need a new venue to attract more people to come their event, but smith (2012) argues that cities build the venues to show off to different politicians around the world about their amazing new venue that they don’t…

Why Olympic Gymnastics Teams Will Have Four Members in 2020 Julia Fincher in the article, The Future Four: Why Olympic Gymnastics Team Will Have Four Members in 2020, states that in 2020 the Olympic Gymnastics committee will be cutting the team sizes down from five to four members. This is a disadvantage and an advantage and can be argued from both sides, this article argues from both points of view. A pro of this is that it would allow six gymnasts per team but, two would only be individuals. A…

representatives from 13 countries established their own international overriding body with the development of the Federation International de Luge de Course (F.I.L.). Luge was instated as an Olympic sport in 1964 at the IX Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. The luge competition entails of four events: men 's singles, women 's singles, doubles and the team relay. Doubles teams can consist of two athletes of either gender, but currently no women are competing in doubles. Having no…

Owen Gibson 's article, “Olympic Anti-Discrimination Clause Introduced After Sochi Gay Rights Row,” discusses the International Olympic Committee 's (IOC) new anti-discrimination clause in its host city contract. The IOC introduced this new clause due to the controversy around Russia 's anti-gay laws before the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. They informed the prospective bidders for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics of the changes to the contract, which acts as a binding agreement between the IOC and…

In February of 2002, at the Winter Olympics taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah, two Canadian figure skaters were trapped during what was the most high-profile judging scandal of all time. At no fault of their own, the pair consisting of Jamie Salé and David Pelletier lost their chance at the gold medal when a French judge voted in favour of the Russian pair. Thus, the Russians claimed the gold medal and the Canadians settled for silver. When confronted, the French judge admitted to being…

This weekend Eddie the Eagle 'fly 's ' onto the big screen as a heartwarming and inspiring underdog story about real life Michael Edwards who, in 1988, became the first ski jumper to represent Great Britain in the winter Olympics. Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Legend, Testament of Youth) plays Eddie Edwards who from a very young age has always wanted to compete in the national Olympics. Bum leg or no he train 's himself religiously to be good at...well any sport will do! He only…

Louis "Louie" Zamperini is a young boy who has trouble doing what is right. As he grows up, he gets in more and more trouble for ever growing crimes. His older brother, hoping to curb his stealing habits, makes Louis run track. Louis and his natural speed and incredible work ethic allowed him to qualify for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany in the 5000 meter run. In the Olympic Trials, Louis was named co-champion of the race after tying world record holder and fellow American, Don Lash.…

The days of the Olympic Games being an event focused on sport, if they ever existed, are long gone. We now see a heavy emphasis on money and politics in the Games, which is demonstrated by the concept of the Olympic legacy. According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), “The Olympic Games have the power to deliver lasting benefits which can considerably change a community, its image and its infrastructure” (International Olympic Committee [IOC], 2013). These apparent benefits are what…

When most people hear the word Olympics, the first thing that comes to mind is the sporting competitions that house worldwide athletes every four years. But for the Intuit people of Alaska, the word Olympics represents something more. For generations the Intuit people have been participating in what they call, The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. Their Olympic games consist of activities that challenge the mental and physical abilities specific to the Eskimo lifestyle. Although now these games are…