Beijing 2022 in the news again as reports surface on COVID-era paperwork fraud and Olympic policy shifts; quick bio: international games, hosted by China.
Swiss ice hockey coach Patrick Fischer has been dismissed after admitting to traveling to Beijing with false COVID-19 paperwork. Fischer, who has stepped down after the upcoming world championship, has acknowledged a personal crisis related to vaccine refusal and was fined in 2023 for document forgery. The case has sparked a debate on values and trust in Swiss sports.