IOC chief Kirsty Coventry threatens to fire staff after humiliating press conference: ‘I was not aware’
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry endured an uncomfortable moment in front of the global media on Friday after being blindsided by multiple questions she admitted she was not prepared to answer. Speaking ahead of the Closing Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Coventry openly questioned her own communications staff, suggesting that "maybe someone needs to be dismissed".In her first Olympic Games as IOC President, Coventry faced questions ranging from Germany's reported comments about hosting the 2036 Olympics to allegations connected to Russian anti-doping leadership. The press conference quickly turned tense, however, when she acknowledged she had not been briefed on several of the issues raised.When asked about remarks attributed to a spokesperson for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier suggesting that hosting the 2036 Olympics would be "historically problematic" because it would mark 100 years since the Nazi-era Berlin Games, […]