Today's Olympic Fun Fact
When you see the listing for "ROC," that is name given to the the Russian team that was temporarily banned by several years back for major doping violations, so huge that even the IOC couldn't turn a blind eye. It stands for Russian Olympic Committee – but what’s hilarious (and I’ve never heard mentioned) is that this designation is, of course, the name given to the team competing, not the committee. We see "Team USA" on many of the country's uniforms, not "Member USA Committee," who are the officials and bureaucrats. So, by all rights, the Russians should be called the Russian Olympic Team. Or ROT. Which would be fitting for their cheating. But I’m sure the IOC realized, oops, no, we can’t have that, someone come up with another acronym, quick.
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