The Olympics
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The World Returns to BC Place Vancouver
BC Place Vancouver sits at the heart of a city that learned how to receive the…
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Reflecting Olympic neutrality in Milano Cortina 2026
For much of its modern history, the Olympic movement has searched for neutrality. For places that…
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Lake Placid 1980 and the limits of Olympic neutrality
In February 1980 the small village of Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains became the center…
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Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi and the €47 Billion Winter Games
The Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi was built for the 2014 Winter Olympics, which cost an…
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The Melbourne Cricket Ground and separated Olympics
In 1956 the Olympic Games did something they had never done before and have never repeated…
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Birds Nest Stadium Beijing as mirror of china’s growth
In the early 2000s Beijing prepared for an event meant to be seen everywhere. Streets were…
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Helsinki Olympic Stadium and the Price of Preservation
Some buildings are born for a single moment. Others spend a lifetime proving why they should…
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Barcelona 1936, the anti fascist Games That Never Began
In the summer of 1936 Barcelona prepared for a celebration of open sport and shared ideals.…
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1928 Amsterdam Olympics Where the Modern Games Took Form
A story about how Amsterdam 1928 shaped the modern Olympics. New rituals appeared quietly the first…