investigative journalism
What I outlined in Thursday's newsletter has been confirmed by CAS' Ad Hoc Division: Denis Oswald made the decision on Wednesday on behalf of the IOC Disciplinary Commission. The IBSF jury was instructed to act in accordance with IOC guidelines. The next day, the IOC pulled off its deception again.
nazi olympics
The reporting on Nazi symbolism in The Olympic Shop deserves some background information and documentation. So here is a story about how the IOC basically blackmailed (German) Olympic bidders and how much money the IOC Group paid for the 1936 Olympic films financed by Joseph Goebbels.
nazi olympics
Die oberflächliche Berichterstattung über Nazi-Symbolik im Shop des IOC verdient etwas Hintergrund und Dokumente. Hier also eine Geschichte darüber, wie das IOC (deutsche) Olympiabewerber erpresst und wie viel Geld der Olympiakonzern für die von Goebbels finanzierten Olympia-Filme 1936 bezahlt hat.
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Once again, CAS acted in accordance with the wishes of the IOC. The press release on the arbitration ruling reads as if it were written by IOC's propaganda department – no deviations from IOC positions. Questions on the proceedings and the lack of transparency of IBSF and IOC remain unanswered.
fake transparency
The disqualification of Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych becomes the biggest political issue of the 2026 Winter Olympics – with unforeseen consequences for the IOC and its president, Kirsty Coventry, who are attempting to rectify the situation with propaganda measures. Details on the opaque process.
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Let us forget the Olympic lie of neutrality! There can be no neutrality when a murderous Russian regime is about to destroy another country and threatens World War III. That is why the Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych, like all other Ukrainian athletes and Olympians, deserves our full solidarity.
winter olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, an underage Olympian, Jeffrey Epstein, Terje Rød-Larsen, Zubair Khan, crypto, law firms, banks in France, Monaco and Switzerland: this story, which may has begun 2006 at the Olympic snowboard competitions, has many elements, even a potential FSB/GRU honey trap.
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Lord Triesman, former Labour minister and chairman of the Football Association, died at the age of 82. He was a remarkable man. Sporting roles were only a small part of his activities. And yet he left his mark. Read an article written by Lord Triesman about FIFA and journalism. Rest in peace, David!
Casey Wasserman, chairman of LA 2028, appears in the Epstein Files published by the DOJ. Wasserman is not under investigation, but moral questions arise that the Olympic movement cannot avoid. Two IOC members are also named in the documents. The latter is a different matter from the Wasserman case.
IOC employees describe a culture of fear not only in the offices in Lausanne. The situation in Madrid, where a quarter of the IOC workforce is based, is also described as toxic in some departments. The incidents and the way in which management deals with them reveal a worrying Olympic pattern.
EXKLUSIV: Nach internen Ermittlungen wird IOC-Direktorin Marie Sallois von ihren Aufgaben entbunden, übernimmt seltsamer Weise aber die Koordination für Coventrys "Fit for the Future"-Projekt. Wer schützt sie? Mitarbeiter berichten von ähnlichen Problemen in anderen Direktoraten des IOC.
EXCLUSIVE: Following internal investigations, IOC director Marie Sallois has been relieved of her duties, but strangely enough, she is now coordinating president Coventry's ‘Fit for the Future’ project. Who is protecting her? Employees report similar problems in other IOC directorates.
The man who once introduced his model Melania Knavs to Donald Trump is now Trump's 'Special Envoy for Global Partnerships' with growing influence in the Olympic world. His current partner holds positions in three Olympic federations, while the mother of his son was deported by ICE.
Der Mann, der sein Model Melania Knavs einst Donald Trump zuführte, ist heute Trumps Special Envoy for Global Partnerships mit wachsendem Einfluss in der olympischen Welt. Seine aktuelle Partnerin hat Funktionen in drei Sport-Weltverbänden, während die Mutter seines Sohnes von ICE deportiert wurde.
The Pentathlon Union managed to delay the arbitration process indefinitely, the appeal lodged by Sharif El Erian was now dismissed. The Egyptian had a majority of 51:50 in the second round of voting at the 2024 congress in Riyadh, but the highly controversial American Robert Stull became president.
Read the figures for the 2021–2024 Olympic cycle: more than $55 million was paid to IOC directors – much more than the top-tier Olympic federations (World Athletics & Co) receive from the IOC revenue. The total amount is significantly higher, as some salaries are kept secret.
Lesen Sie die Zahlen der Olympiade 2021–2024: Mehr als 55 Millionen Dollar wurden den Direktoren des IOC gezahlt – viel mehr als die olympischen Verbände der obersten Kategorie (World Athletics & Co) vom IOC erhalten. Die Gesamtsumme ist deutlich höher, denn einige Gehälter werden verschwiegen.
At the FIE congress in Manama on Saturday, a Mexican fencing federation (FME) is to be expelled and replaced by another so-called Mexican federation (ADNEM). Everything has been prepared well in advance. This is no small matter – the trail leads to Uzbekistan in the Russian hemisphere.
Die Berichterstattung dieses Newsletters war im Vorfeld des Olympia-Bürgerentscheids in München Thema in zahlreichen Medien. Nun rufen zwei Funktionäre, Andreas Michelmann und Jörg Brokamp, ihre Kollegen im DOSB-Kosmos auf, keine Interna preiszugeben – diese Interna gibt es hier wieder exklusiv.