Western University has the following experts available to comment on the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics and Paralympics, including reaction to the games, representation in sport, sport ethics, sustainability of sporting events and more.
Angela Schneider
Professor, Kinesiology; Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies; former Olympic rower
- Olympics, ethics and athletes’ rights
- Sport medicine ethics
- Genetic doping in sport
Adam Ali
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
- Issues of race and gender in sport
- Sustainability of Olympics
- Sport and colonialism
Bob Barney
Professor Emeritus, Kinesiology
- History of modern Olympic games
- Olympic commercialism
- Nation building through the Olympics
David Howe
Professor, Kinesiology; former Paralympic runner
- Ethics of Paralympism
- Social history of the Paralympic movement
- Culture of disability
Laura Misener
Director and Professor, Kinesiolog; Dr. Frank J. Hayden Endowed Research Chair in Sport and Social Impact
- Social impact of sport and events
- Sport governance
- Paralympics
Dr. Robin Mackin
Assistant Professor, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry; former Olympic softball player
- Coach-athlete dynamics
- Growth mindsets in athletes
- Coaching for excellence
Alan Oldham
PhD, Project Manager, International Centre for Olympic Studies
- Olympics and ethics
- Obligations of coaches and athletes
- Ethics of sport categorization
Georgia Teare
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
- Social impacts on the host community
- Sport impacts (participation, facility use post-Games, etc.)
- Inspiration/demonstration effect
Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven
PhD Candidate, Political Science
- Sport and politics
- Sportswashing, nation building
- Sport and social justice
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