Europe – Page 162 – Prologue Journal

The Olympics You Remember Are Back

New York Times Family, friends and fans were missing from two straight Covid Games. In Paris, one athlete said, competitors will have the kind of experience they dream about. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/olympics/paris-athletes-pandemic.html

Vintage of War

New York Times A single image captures the change in fortunes for a wine cellar turned field hospital in Russian-occupied Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/vintage-of-war.html

Sylvain Saudan, ‘Skier of the Impossible,’ Is Dead at 87

New York Times His audacious descents around the world inspired a generation of extreme skiers. “One mistake,” he once said, “you die.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/sylvain-saudan-dead.html

Divers in Baltic Find What Looks Like Champagne on Shipwreck

New York Times Polish divers think they have found cases of Champagne on a 19th-century merchant vessel that sank off Sweden. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/baltic-shipwreck-champagne.html

Overlooked No More: Willy de Bruyn, Cycling Champion Who Broke Gender Boundaries

New York Times A premiere cyclist in women’s competitions, he helped pave the way for future athletes when he announced that he wanted to live the rest of his life as a man. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/obituaries/willy-de-bruyn-overlooked.html

How the Summer Olympics Turned Paris Into a Security Fortress

New York Times Even if Paris weren’t scarred by terrorist attacks, protecting the opening ceremony, which will float down the Seine, offers a daunting challenge. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/olympics/olympics-paris-security-opening-ceremony.html

Divers in Baltic Find What Looks Like Champagne on Shipwreck

Ukraine Detains Suspect in Killing of Iryna Farion

New York Times An 18-year-old suspect was arrested after an intense manhunt. The authorities are investigating evidence that suggests that the suspect planned the killing with others. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/ukraine-iryna-farion-killing-arrest.html

Prince Harry Says Battle With U.K. Tabloids Deepened Family Rift

New York Times In a TV interview airing on Thursday, Harry said his dispute against some newspapers over illegal information gathering was a “central piece” of his estrangement from other royals. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/uk-prince-harry-tabloids-royal-family.html

Kremlin Uses Olympic Ban as Another Arrow to Shoot at the West

New York Times Only 15 athletes from Russia will compete at the Paris Games, under a “neutral” designation. The Kremlin is framing the ban as part of its showdown with Western adversaries. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/russia-olympic-ban-athletes-putin.html