Tag Archives: Winter Olympics

Copyright on Ice: The Intellectual Property Issues that Put the Milano-Cortina Olympic Figure Skating into Flutz

The Winter Olympics certainly generated its fair share of headline-grabbing stories over the last few weeks. In the figure skating, one of those stories was that surrounding Spanish skater, Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate, and his now famed Minions-inspired routine. As well as capturing the imagination of many fans with his yellow T-shirt and blue overalls costume, … Continue Reading

High stakes: Traversing the legal terrain of Milano Cortina 2026™

The upcoming Olympic Winter Games™ (6-22 February 2026) and Paralympic Winter Games™ (6-15 March 2026) will be spread across Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo and the Alpine landscape of northern Italy (“Milan Cortina” or the “Winter Games”). Over 3,500 athletes from 93 countries will compete for 195 medals across 16 Olympic disciplines and six Paralympic sports. It … Continue Reading

Winter Olympics: Calls for Video technology in Curling – an unlikely battleground?

‘Super Saturday’ at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang saw the Great Britain team win 3 medals, including a second Gold for Lizzy Yarnold, taking their overall total so far to 4. This equals the biggest ever GB medal haul at the Winter Games and leaves them one short of the medal target set by UK … Continue Reading

North Korea, South Korea and the Olympic Games

Despite increased tension and growing hostility in the region, an agreement has been reached in respect of North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. On 9 January, the two countries met in their first high-level meeting in over two years to discuss North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics. South Korea … Continue Reading
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