Posted by thesportsjunky on February 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment
It was the biggest doping scandal in the history of the Olympics and it was followed by the biggest punishment in the history of the games as 2018 will be an Olympics without Russia changing the make-up of the games altogether.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The 2018 Olympics will launch a new focus for the IOC as they will stay in Asia for the next three Olympic games breaking the usual protocol to try to spread the games out to multiple cities in multiple regions.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment
This week the biggest story in hockey was all about the Olympics as the IOC decided to ban Russia throwing the Olympic hockey tournament for another loop and making things very interesting in February.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 3, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season began with two young teams looking like they could strike the final blow in the youth movement but both have travelled very different paths leaving only one still standing.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 29, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season is back and the league is looking to move up in the world as they are often a forgotten league among the big leagues but that allows them to make interesting moves which will be seen this year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 9, 2017 · Leave a Comment
In the midst of a great playoff race the NHL spoiled the story when they came out an announced that they wouldn’t be participating in the 2018 Olympics launching plenty of criticism.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 7, 2017 · Leave a Comment
As the tournament continues to heat up proof continues to build for a return of baseball in the Olympics as the international game seems to be getting only better and more even.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 20, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The NHL made their move this week as they put the decision whether to attend the 2018 Olympic Games up to the NHLPA and the players with one big caveat that might change the minds of some players.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on August 11, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Independent Olympic Athletes Team is here to ensure that athletes aren’t punished for political decisions and for the first time ever one of the IOA athletes has reached the top of his sport.
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