On Tuesday, less than 10 weeks before the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, we finally got a glimpse of what it takes to push the International Olympic Committee to the edge of its cushy armchair and force it to stand up for the integrity of sport.
It wasn’t bribery of a potential host city winning the Games through lining pockets. It wasn’t a host country passing an anti-gay law or allowing censorship of the internet or a city breaking its promise to create an Olympic legacy by cleaning up its polluted skies or harbor.