GBModerator Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Ukraine has continued to prepare a bid to host the 2030 Olympic Winter Games despite escalating tensions due to the Russian buildup of troops along the border, sport minister Vadym Huttsait said Friday. Last year Huttsait declared Ukraine’s entry into the 2030 Olympic bid race and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later confirmed ambitions with International […] The post Ukraine reaffirms 2030 Winter Olympics bid in shadow of Russian threat appeared first on GamesBids.com. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Good luck with that… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Putin must be like: “that’s what they think. Heh heh heh.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Just now, FYI said: Putin must be like: “that’s what they think. Heh heh heh.” No, he’s thinking “Great, another games for Russia” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 2 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: No, he’s thinking “Great, another games for Russia” Perhaps he'll have a little 40-room chalet built in the Carpathians in order to attend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Australian Kiwi Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Fencing 1976 wouldn't slight his overlord like that. Ukraine would make an amazing Winter Olympics host but even if they were awarded Russia would do everything in its power to overshadow it and cause drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Where will the Big Air ramp be constructed? Next to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliciasBlade Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Is this even a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, SkiFreak said: Where will the Big Air ramp be constructed? Next to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant? You know you can visit it as part of an organised day tour from Kyiv? Not now of course… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 No, not at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 2 minutes ago, AliciasBlade said: Is this even a good idea? No, not at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, StefanMUC said: You know you can visit it as part of an organised day tour from Kyiv? Not now of course… Save the money for the geiger counter, though! The ones they had on my tour did not have an option to mute and that constant alarm sound was soooo draining! 5 hours ago, Australian Kiwi said: Ukraine would make an amazing Winter Olympics host but even if they were awarded Russia would do everything in its power to overshadow it and cause drama. As Russia's going for the real thing aka 2036, I guess they wouldn't mind a winter games in their sphere of influence - just like I am sure they were supportive of Almaty for 2022. And let's be honest, the Ukraine mid- to long-term has no other chance than getting cuddly with Moscow again one way or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatixxx Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 ukraine will opt close to the city of lviv (breslau in german) thats also the mountain-region where poland and/or slovakia benefit from the carpathians ars a totally new region still in evolution as real wintersport destination for generations to come in eastern europe.. maybe there can be saught a double/triple country organization to play for safe in that region though with russian-agression impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Breslau is actually Wroclaw/Poland. Lviv in German is Lemberg. The fact that this is being brought up now is to show defiance in times of great threat. I guess nobody in Ukrainian politics really believes this would stand a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatixxx Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 7 minutes ago, StefanMUC said: Breslau is actually Wroclaw/Poland. Lviv in German is Lemberg. The fact that this is being brought up now is to show defiance in times of great threat. I guess nobody in Ukrainian politics really believes this would stand a chance. danke stefan.. lemberg is indeed the right name in german.. this flower is for you, thanks for the straighten up @)--)----- (so is danzig for gdansk) (so is magdeburg for maribor) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 6 minutes ago, fatixxx said: (so is magdeburg for maribor) You’re welcome Maribor is Marburg though - not to be confused with German Marburg, which is why nobody here still uses that name. In Austria, the German names for towns in what was once Austria-Hungary are actually still much more in use than in Germany (Ljubljana/Laibach, Bratislava/Pressburg, Szekesfehervar/Stuhlweissenburg, Gorizia/Görz). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 5 hours ago, munichfan said: And let's be honest, the Ukraine mid- to long-term has no other chance than getting cuddly with Moscow again one way or the other. There was a lady (I forget her name) on Meet the Press this morning, that was describing part of Putin's strategy for this, is for part of his legacy. And how the timing, in his view, is more favorable than ever before to go into Ukraine, & probably won't be again for a long while. Let's just hope in the end, that he's also rationale enough, which was also mentioned, for him not to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 2 hours ago, StefanMUC said: Maribor is Marburg though - not to be confused with German Marburg, which is why nobody here still uses that name. Yep. Don't you guys confuse my current town of residence! 1 hour ago, FYI said: There was a lady (I forget her name) on Meet the Press this morning, that was describing part of Putin's strategy for this, is for part of his legacy. And how the timing, in his view, is more favorable than ever before to go into Ukraine, & probably won't be again for a long while. Let's just hope in the end, that he's also rationale enough, which was also mentioned, for him not to do this. It was just so silly of the West to lure this country over by promising an EU and NATO membership (both of which one could know Russia would not allow to happen after their involvement in Geogria in 2008). Now we're just standing there and basically doing nothing while this ship keeps sinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman530 Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 yeaaah, thats a bold strategy cotton..... Ive seen the light, this ones not happening. Show of bravery, if anything. I mean, in terms of Carpathian riding, Ive snowboarded Brasov over in Romania. Absolutely a great experience. Different feel than Alps, thats for sure. Id love to see some ski infrastructure developed in that region. Ill absolutely be back to Brasov when they get that airport up and going, that will be epically convenient. But again, back to Ukraine/Lviv. If there were absolutely no geopolitical issues there right now, it would still be a hell of an ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 So...um... is this still going ahead? Or do we have to start digging bomb shelters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 On the news now, it appears the citizens of Lviv have packed their suitcases and are heading en-masse to the Polish border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliciasBlade Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 I’m starting to think theres a scheme going on with the IOC. They might lock 2030 in for Ukraine and 2036 for Russia instead of going with other countries that are much better imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 3 minutes ago, AliciasBlade said: I’m starting to think theres a scheme going on with the IOC. They might lock 2030 in for Ukraine and 2036 for Russia instead of going with other countries that are much better imo. As much as I question the IOC‘s behaviour, they are not THAT dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Australian Kiwi Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Solidarity with Ukraine. Sadly the IOC is still the same beast from 1936 that has no backbone when faced with a dictator. It's going to be interesting to see Russia enter Stade de France in 2024. Two years is not a long time after the events of the last 24 hours. I would support action to bar them following the manner in which the world handled Germany and Japan at London 1948. Why should an agent of aggression be welcome at a so-called festival of peace? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy II Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 If we are still around in 2024.... all it will take is a pearl harbour style nuclear attack on the US by Russia and we are all doomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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