The 'Last Week Tonight' host added that the country itself did not seem to take the restrictions seriously or acknowledge the reason behind them.
: “The Russian name isn’t really banned if they’re competing as the ‘Russian Olympic Committee,’ is it? It’s like saying a monster like Harvey Weinstein has absolutely no affiliation with The Weinstein Co. I don’t know about that. The name there really does imply otherwise.”Russian was banned because of a “yearlong, state-sponsored doping scheme.
As for the Tchaikovsky song played for gold medalists, Oliver said: “That is more Russian than the Russian national anthem. In fact, there is no sound more quintessentially Russian aside from maybe an old man weeping uncontrollably while eating a potato.” “You don’t get to use ‘ROC’ as a fun, sassy name,” Oliver said. “That was supposed to be your punishment. It’s like if Hannbal Lecter started tweeting, #MUZZLEMEDADDY. No, you eat people. You don’t get to reclaim the muzzle!”
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