The US authorities have canceled this year’s ceremony in memory of the meeting of Soviet and American soldiers on the Elbe in 1945, which takes place annually at the Arlington Cemetery near Washington at the “Spirit of the Elbe” memorial, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has told …
Read More »IOC won’t hold ceremony if Kamila Valieva wins medal
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced it will not hold the medal ceremony for the women’s individual figure skating event at the Beijing Games if Russian participant Kamila Valieva finishes on the podium. The organization also said it would not be holding the delayed ceremony for the figure skating …
Read More »Medal ceremony delayed as Russian ‘doping mystery’ emerges in Beijing – media
The Russian figure skating team which won gold in Beijing is reportedly at the center of scrutiny after the medal ceremony was delayed due to unspecified legal issues which “arose at short notice.” The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) wrapped up the figure skating team title earlier this week, with the …
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Read More »Miss World canceled hours before final ceremony
The annual event was due to take place on Thursday, but will now be rescheduled “within the next 90 days.” “Miss World 2021 temporarily postpones the global broadcast finale in Puerto Rico due to health and safety interest of contestants, staff, crew and general public,” the pageant organizers said in …
Read More »LA County says maskless Emmys ceremony was NOT in violation of Covid-19 rules, exemption made for ‘performers’
The 73rd annual Emmy Awards that took place at the Event Deck at LA Live, which is considered to be an indoor-outdoor venue, has courted massive controversy due to the guests sporting no masks despite it being tightly packed. The organizers were accused of hypocrisy and elitism at a time …
Read More »Biden sets off fresh outrage by appearing to check his watch at ceremony for US service members killed in Kabul airport bombing
The incident occurred on Sunday during a so-called dignified transfer ritual at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Biden and First Lady Jill Biden stood along with military leaders, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and family members of the deceased as caskets of the fallen service members were brought off …
Read More »‘A true fighter’: Russian fencer leaves medal ceremony in WHEELCHAIR after defying injury to help team win Tokyo gold (VIDEO)
The 22-year-old injured her ankle early in the final on Thursday and received treatment for around five minutes before returning to the piste. Once her ankle had been wrapped up, Martyanova soldiered on and contributed 14 points as the ROC team triumphed 45-34. Marta Martyanova had needed treatment before somehow continuing. …
Read More »Tokyo Olympics show director FIRED on eve of opening ceremony over decades-old ‘Holocaust joke’
Olympic Organizing Committee president Seiko Hashimoto announced the move during a press conference on Thursday, saying Kobayashi had been fired and that officials would undertake a last-minute “review” of the opening and closing ceremonies, both of which were meant to be directed by the comedian. “It has come to our …
Read More »South Korean President Moon to skip Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony after scandal with Japanese diplomat derails summit chances
A summit between South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and Japan’s Yoshihide Suga on the sidelines of the Olympic Games would have been the first face-to-face meeting of the two leaders. On Monday, the president’s office said plans for the event have been canceled because no positive result was expected to come …
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