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Originally Posted by valo403
In fact, there is precedent for the IOC denying an appeal to compete under the Olympic flag in the case of a nation boycotting a games.
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Personally, I hope that this never has to happen to a Canadian athlete but if Canada did end up in a position where they decided to boycott the games I would also hope that the athletes would respect that decision and get behind it (at least in public).
The point of the boycott would be to force the Russian politicians to see how bad this situation looks in the international spotlight and change course making the whole topic a moot point. If that pressure to change is not going to come from a boycott then we can hope that when the Olympics start and this issue starts coming up time and time again that the publicity becomes a positive influence for change.
I'll be interested in hearing what Burke has to say while he is there.