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All information correct at the time of going to pressCONTENTS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENTOCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident Thomas Bach Vice-Presidents John Coates, Zaiqing Yu, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Uğur ErdenerMembers Anita L. DeFrantz, Gunilla Lindberg, Ching-Kuo Wu, Gian-Franco Kasper, Patrick Joseph Hickey, Angela Ruggiero, Sergey Bubka, Ser Miang Ng, Willi Kaltschmitt LujánOLYMPIC REVIEWStrategic Communications Director Mark AdamsEditor-in-Chief Katharine MannFrench Edition Blandine Potemsky Spanish Edition Dolores BlázquezProduction Agency Touchline Production Michael Stoneman, Glyn Wilmshurst, John Murray, Sam PriceDesign John Paul Yetton, Vanesha Ramdoyal, Liz Rankin, Celina Lucey, Edson Rosas Image retouching Jason Dutch Translation Denis Echard, Héctor López Conceiro, Libero Language LabProofreading Libero Language Lab ISSN: 0377-192XPrinted in the UKIMAGESCover image: Getty ImagesInside: IOC; IOC/ Alexander Hassenstein; IOC/ Mark Metcalfe; IOC/ John Huet; IOC/ Greg Martin; IOC/ Christophe Moratal; IOC/ Jason Evans; IOC/ Scott Halleran; IOC/ Catherine Leutenegger; Getty Images; Olympic Broadcasting Services; Olympic Channel Services; Buenos Aires 2018; Lausanne 2020CONTACTSPlease send your letters to: Olympic Review, IOC Strategic Communications Department, Château de Vidy, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland website: www.olympic.org email: olympicreview@olympic.orgtel +41 (0)21 621 6111 fax +41 (0)21 621 6356 Olympic Review uses PEFC-certified paper stock sourced from sustainably managed forests.Olympic Review is published by the International Olympic Committee. The articles published in Olympic Review do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the International Olympic Committee. No articles may be reproduced without the permission of the IOC Strategic Communications Department.7 FOREWORD By IOC President Thomas Bach.8 SNAPSHOT Eye-catching sporting images from the past quarter.12 NEWS The latest news and events from around the Olympic Movement.26 SPOTLIGHT ON THE CANDIDATE CITIES 2024Highlighting athlete contributions to the three candidature projects.28 BEYOND THE RINGSGreg Groggel relives the launch of the Olympic Channel.30 WHAT’S TRENDING?The latest social media posts by Olympians on the Olympic Athletes’ Hub.32 COVER STORY: BEHIND THE LENSOlympic Review explores the innovations and technologies behind the record-breaking broadcast of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, and considers what the launch of the Olympic Channel means for sports coverage in the future.46 CLASSIC OLYMPIC IMAGESStriking images from past Olympic Games. Also on pages 48 and 62.50 OLYMPIC MARKETINGWe look at role of the IOC’s marketing programme in the success of Rio 2016.56 DESTINATION PYEONGCHANGWe speak to Germany’s luge champion Natalie Geisenberger, Swedish curling skip Niklas Edin and Canadian moguls star Justine Dufour-Lapointe.64 OLYMPIC SOLIDARITYA look at the record results achieved by Solidarity-funded athletes at Rio 2016.68 OLYMPIC FLASHBACKWe turn back the clock to the Olympic Games Melbourne / Stockholm 1956.72 MY GAMESAustrian Nordic combined star Felix Gottwald reflects on his Olympic career.76 OLYMPIC STUDIESNews, book reviews and fun facts from the IOC Olympic Studies Centre.81 OBITUARIESOlympians and figures from the Olympic Movement who have passed away.82 FAST FACTSKey facts and figures about the National Olympic Committees.4 OLYMPIC REVIEW OLYMPIC REVIEW