Press comments on the Olympics: “Absurd and disturbing”

Great Britain: The Guardian: “Winter Games that were absurd, disturbing and often extraordinary. The soul-destroying story of young Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be remembered.”

The Telegraph: “Farewell and farewell to the most miserable games of all. China, Uighurs, Kamila Valieva and Putin: What was supposed to be a winter sports show was a series of scandals.” France: L team: “Time stood still. The Covid games were perfectly organized and sportingly successful. But they will always be scarred by the Valieva affair.”

Le Monde: “Marked by the diplomatic boycott of certain countries and the threat of an epidemic, the XXIV Winter Games took place in a very controlled and smooth manner.”

Le Figaro: “Forever unique Olympic Games went down in Olympic history in Beijing.” Spain: Brand: “The Valieva Games. The Olympic Games closed its doors with many certainties and a single protagonist who owned the big headlines. The 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva, her long-ago positive test and the, of course, immediate demands for a minimum age for the Olympic Games.” Austria: Courier: “End of the Olympics: China celebrates itself, but sport has to mourn. With the Winter Games, the country has finally become a major power in world sports. But the Olympic spirit has finally evaporated. The IOC remains true to its line.” Switzerland: The New Zurich Times: “The Olympic Games are more vulnerable than ever since the height of the Cold War. Reforms are inevitable.” USA: The Washington Post: “The Olympics will end without breaking the Chinese concept. The demonstration of sporting and technical ability was combined with information control and rejection of criticism.”

The New York Times: “Beijing ends Games marked by triumph, heartbreak and scandal.” Australia: The Age: “Olympic leaders must learn: doing nothing is not neutral. It is abdication. The International Olympic Committee has stayed out of China's politics. It has empowered a country accused of rampant human rights abuses with the most convenient home advantage: a platform to say and do as it pleases.”

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Press comments on the Olympics: “Absurd and disturbing”

The international press is harshly criticizing the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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