EPISODE · Jul 29, 2024 · 9 MIN
Could the Team Canada spying scandal have been prevented?
from Mornings with Simi · host Curiouscast
The Canadian women’s soccer team has been embroiled in controversy following revelations that they used a drone to spy on New Zealand’s training sessions during the 2024 Paris Olympics. This incident prompted a formal complaint from the New Zealand team to the International Olympic Committee. In response, Canada’s Olympic committee issued an apology, dismissed head coach Bev Priestman from the team, sent home two additional staff members, and imposed a suspended prison sentence on one of them. Guest: Dr. Lianne Foti - Assistant Director at the International Institute for Sport Business and Leadership at the University of Guelph and Associate Professor at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics Guest: Dr. Kathleen Rodenburg - Associate Dean Academic at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Canadian women’s soccer team has been embroiled in controversy following revelations that they used a drone to spy on New Zealand’s training sessions during the 2024 Paris Olympics. This incident prompted a formal complaint from the New Zealand team to the International Olympic Committee. In response, Canada’s Olympic committee issued an apology, dismissed head coach Bev Priestman from the team, sent home two additional staff members, and imposed a suspended prison sentence on one of them. Guest: Dr. Lianne Foti - Assistant Director at the International Institute for Sport Business and Leadership at the University of Guelph and Associate Professor at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics Guest: Dr. Kathleen Rodenburg - Associate Dean Academic at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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