As Ryan Lambert pointed out fairly caustically this morning, Swedish Olympic goalie Henrik Lundqvist had an opportunity to speak out towards Russia’s anti-homosexual legal guidelines and ducked the query, wanting to keep the Games freed from politics despite its history to the contrary.
Larry Brooks of the NY Post caught up with Lundqvist at an informal skate for New York Rangers gamers on Monday and asked him in regards to the backlash.
Lundqvist’s response? In fact he’s in opposition to the Russian legal guidelines as a supporter of You Can Play.
But please, hold your human rights points out of his hockey tournament.
From the Post:
“The explanation I didn’t say something final week is because we had talked right before that with the Swedish Olympic Federation concerning the importance of retaining the focus of the Olympics on the video games and sports,” stated the goaltender, who returned to New York from Sweden on Sunday.
“I agree with that. It’s essential that the Olympics don’t change into a political place. Every nation has its personal points. The history of the Olympics exhibits that every [site] has had some serious points.”
… “After all as a personal individual, I will express my assist for equal rights and my opposition to legal guidelines that go against that. I feel I can use my position to do some good, however the time and the place must be right.”
Look, I’m not going to take a seat here and ask Henrik Lundqvist to be a human rights crusader … besides he’s already volunteered to be a human rights crusader by supporting You Can Play. You’re either within the combat or you’re not; choosing and selecting the venue for discourse and protest makes his commitment seem compulsory reasonably than heartfelt. Particularly contemplating the deplorable nature of Russia’s crackdown.
But the bigger challenge: The Olympics are inherently political. At every flip. From the rivalries to the gender points to the gripes concerning the host cities. The athletes are shielded from this as greatest might be expected, however what a Pollyanna world view from Hank on this one?
Henrik Lundqvist explains silence on Russia’s anti-gay laws
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