RIP Jacques Rogge

[Rob2012]

 

[Anthony]

Oh no! So sad! He oversaw some of the greatest Games there ever were!

[BTHarner]

A life well lived on many fronts. RIP.

[yoshi]

The last good one...sad news. RIP 

[BigVic]

Very sad news. Fixed up the corruption after the SLC 2002 bribery scandal and presided over the successful Beijing and London Summer Games. 

[WD96]

I want to express condolences to the family of Jacque Rogge and the IOC family. 

[TorchbearerSydney]

Rogge wasn't pompous like Samaranch before, and Bach after.....his speeches were modest and short compared to the self indulgent ramble we get from "Champion of Fencing 1976 blah blah blah".

[PikyoK]

NOOOOO!!!!!!!

Just found out about this! So sad he passed away. He was my favourite president of the IOC. He made the Olympics better than what it was. May he rest in peace. I would like to express my condolences to the family and friends of Jacques Rogge. 

 

[StefanMUC]

RIP

He tried his best to reform the IOC (that YOG idea though…), but Bach & co put obstacles in the way as much as they could and are now effectively turning back the clock.

[Ashton Hancock]

RIP Jaques. You were an amazing president. Your efforts to accelerate the Olympic movement were amazing and you will forever be remembered.   

RIP Jacques. Vous étiez un président extraordinaire. Vos efforts pour accélérer le mouvement olympique ont été incroyables et on se souviendra de vous à jamais. 

Merci Jaques, Vive l’Olympique! 

My thoughts are with his family and friends at this horrendous time. May his count rest in peace. 

[baron-pierreIV]

Merci et au revoir, Frere Jacques!  

A salute from your fellow Belgian, JAcques Brel.  At least Brel will be able to see some Olympic surfing events in 2024.  Il est enterré dans Papeete. 
 

 

[Ikarus360]

He was the president of literally the last good Olympics. After he left, it all became ogre since then with Bach and his cronies.  Truly sad news.

[Sir Rols]

Vale Jacques.

After His Excellency, it really was refreshing having someone who was more of a man of the people - with gestures like sleeping in the athletes’ village and being interviewed by Roy and HG on The Dream - at the helm. Always seemed like a class act at just the time the IOC needed it. 

I miss doing his French Belgian accent in the logo comp announcements. 

[PikyoK]

On 9/1/2021 at 4:58 PM, Sir Rols said:

I miss doing his French Belgian accent in the logo comp announcements. 

That sounded cute. Do you have a video or a voice memo of you doing the accent?

[Durban Sandshark]

Heard the sad news on Monday. I too extend my condolences to Jacques Rogge's family and friends. He may be on the boring side (idc), but he genuinely cared about the Games and its movement. And was the right person for the times when he took over right before the big SLC bidding scandal on the last years of the Olympic boom years.

[Australian Kiwi]

Rogge was great and had a the presence of a benevolent statesman. The Olympics under his watch felt optimistic. He didn't have an ego about him either. 

[Scotguy II]

Interesting that i did not see this in the media other than on here.

Salt Lake City 2002 - Athens 2004 - Turin 2006 - Beijing 2008 - Vancouver 2010 - London 2012

A good set of games to preside over.....

And then there was one..... one living IOC president

Thank  you Dr Rogge, you done a 'superb job'

[StefanMUC]

19 minutes ago, Scotguy II said:

 

And then there was one..... one living IOC president

Fencing, 1976 - not to forget please!

[Durban Sandshark]

On 9/6/2021 at 2:44 AM, Australian Kiwi said:

Rogge was great and had a the presence of a benevolent statesman. The Olympics under his watch felt optimistic. He didn't have an ego about him either. 

Agreed on all your counts. Definitely so after the IOC emerged from the awful bidding corruption scandal with Salt Lake City when it needed someone like him. Rogge even stayed inside the Olympic Village during Olympic time! It's much too bad he won't write and promote a book reflecting on his numerous experiences thoughts on the Olympic Movement in its multiple fronts, for he would certainly have lots to say with his experience immersed in it, and how and where he would like to see changes in. Then again, he may have already did a diary/manuscript that has yet to see publication. 

He wasn't afraid to even let his hair down a bit when he wanted. My favorite memory of Dr. Jacques Rogge was over a decade ago in Vancouver 2010 when, during the final event of those Winter Olympics that was the classic Canada-USA men's hockey gold medal game, he personally awarded the medals at the ceremony inside the Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver right next to the BC Place. When it came to Sidney Crosby's turn to get his gold who was last in the gold medal awarding, he upped his hand to encourage the Team Canada fans to cheer and give it up for their national golden goal hero in a game that garnered a Canadian national TV record and celebrations across the nation! So no doubt he enjoyed watching a thrilling game.