Ruskies at the Olympics

[bobh]

Competing as "Russian Olympic Committee"
Russia was banned, basically caught cheating, so why is this allowed?
Taking the piss, IMO.

[cardiff55]

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I agree.

[The Bloop]

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Could be wrong but I think they are athletes who are outside of the state sponsored doping regime.
Still doesn't seem right though

[surge]

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A few presenters slipping up and accidentally calling them Russia... should be named "Olympic Committee Team" only.

On the plus side, a few BBC presenters/commentators are calling it Team GB and Northern Ireland which finally recognises and accurate full title.

[life on mars]

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Yer let Salisbury that small town in Wiltshire have thier slot

[Trigger]

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Was thinking this earlier, everyone knows it's Russia, they even wear the colours. No problem with clean athletes competing but if banning "Russia" there shouldn't really be anything connecting or identifying them as Russian apart from their surnames.

Situation as it is now they may as well just let them use the flag.

[Kind of Blue]

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On the plus side, a few BBC presenters/commentators are calling it Team GB and Northern Ireland which finally recognises and accurate full title.

Why it’s never been “Team UK” (or just the “United Kingdom”) is beyond me.

[ToTaL ITK]

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Why it’s never been “Team UK” (or just the “United Kingdom”) is beyond me.

exactly

[The Bloop]

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Why it’s never been “Team UK” (or just the “United Kingdom”) is beyond me.

Who would Mark Cavendish represent if it was Team UK?

[Kind of Blue]

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Who would Mark Cavendish represent if it was Team UK?

The UK as is the case now? I’d argue styling it as “Team UK” makes more sense for the inclusion of NI, crown dependencies, overseas territories, etc. than “Team GB” does.

[willo1927]

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I have mixed feelings on this
On one hand if it's a ban then they should all be banned
On the other hand why should someone who is clean pay the price for others.
Take the NML ban for drugs
I'm pretty sure we would have been kicking off if the whole squad had also been banned as a result of his actions.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Was thinking this earlier, everyone knows it's Russia, they even wear the colours. No problem with clean athletes competing but if banning "Russia" there shouldn't really be anything connecting or identifying them as Russian apart from their surnames.

Situation as it is now they may as well just let them use the flag.

Putin is probably peeved that the flag is absent.

[The Bloop]

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The UK as is the case now? I’d argue styling it as “Team UK” makes more sense for the inclusion of NI, crown dependencies, overseas territories, etc. than “Team GB” does.

I tend to agree. Both aren't perfect though.
Why not just go back to calling it Great Britain and Northern Ireland? Drop the Team thingy altogether.

[splott parker]

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I tend to agree. Both aren't perfect though.
Why not just go back to calling it Great Britain and Northern Ireland? Drop the Team thingy altogether.

Definitely this ‘Team’ thing is a bit shit, not my cup of tea at all.

[bobh]

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I tend to agree. Both aren't perfect though.
Why not just go back to calling it Great Britain and Northern Ireland? Drop the Team thingy altogether.

Definitely this ‘Team’ thing is a bit shit, not my cup of tea at all.

I'm with you on this.

It only started creeping into use (I think) with "Team Sky" cycling.
I hate it. oo American.