International Olympic Committee in Sochi 2014 were reinstated. The IOC was harshly criticized for their handling of the Russian doping scandal. After reinstating the Russian Olympic committee following the 2018 Winter Olympics, Jim Walden, attorney for Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, who masterminded Russia's programme, called the move "weakness in the face of evil." International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: "Comité International Olympique", CIO) is a private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Olympic Games. The IOC is the controlling body for the
Slovak Olympic Committee Slovak Olympic Committee Slovak Olympic Committee () is the National Olympic Committee representing Slovakia in the International Olympic Committee. It is based in Bratislava, Slovakia The SOC was founded on 19 December 1992 and recognized on 20 January 1993. It was became one of two followers of the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee (ČSOV) who that finished on 27 March 1993. SOC approved as National Olympic Committee of Slovak Republic in Monte Carlo on 24 September 1993. The Slovak National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their