Crown Prince Frederik as a Member of the IOC 2009 - 2021


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Crown Prince Frederik has been elected as an IOC members in Copenhagen on October 9, 2009.
 
So what will his role be? Thank You!
 
Great news!I'm sure he has a lot to offer,congratulations :flowers:
 
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It seems like he has worked hard to get this position. Congratulations to Frederik.
According to Billed Bladet, he paid tribute to Mary during a press conference that he gave regarding the IOC:
Billed-Bladet - Frederik hyldede Mary på pressemøde

Frederik says that he has "had many advisors, but my wife has been the best one".
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How beautiful. I'm sure Mary is incredible proud of Frederik. :flowers:
 
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Crown Prince Frederik as member of the International Olympic Committee,
attended the 39th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees
in Belgrade November 26, 2010. Representatives of Pyeongchang, South
Korea, Munich, Germany and Annecy, France, the candidate cities for the
2018 Winter Olympics, present their bids to the General Assembly of
the EOC meeting in Belgrade, the Serbian Capital.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** daylife **
 
I haven't seen much of what he does on the IOC, I might have missed it. How does he contribute to it, I mean apart from obviously turning up to these meetings. I know not much about this stuff at all!
 
As you probably know Frederik will attend a meeting in the IOC in South Africa, right after the wedding in Monaco.

A note in Billed Bladet #26, 2011 informs us that Prince Albert and Charlene will go on a honeymoon to South Africa as well and they will live on the Oyster Box Hotel.
Now, a wedding banquet, hosted by the IOC, will be held at that hotel on the 7th July, because Prince Albert is also a member of the IOC. - And Frederik will attend that banquet.

- I presume both Frederik and Albert will attend at least some of the meetings of the IOC? - That's a pretty romantic thing to do on your honeymoon....

(BB is up).
 
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Crown Prince Frederik has handed out the IOC Trophy at the Svanemøllens barracks today, December 21.

For 2011 the IOC has chosen the prize theme "sports and social responsibility" and the winner is the DIF
Soldiers Project - a collaboration project of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of
Denmark (DIF), the Danish Military Sports Association (DMI) and the Danish Disabled Sports Federation
(DHIF) - that aims to develop sports facilities/opportunities for soldiers with war wounds.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** sn.dk gallery **
 
Thank you, Iceflower :flowers:

I can add that the military encourage invalided soldiers to take up sport on a high level, partly for retraining but just as much to help them overcome the trauma mentally. As such we are beginning to see a number of high class athletes emerging as a very unfortunate by-product of the war in Afghanistan.
Severely wounded soldiers are routinely treated at Rigshospitalet and as Danish hospitals had relatively little practical experiences with retraining victims of war-traumas until about ten years ago, the doctors and specialists have been astounded at how determinedly and fast the soldiers have recovered. Partly becuase they are very fit phyiscally but also because they form a supporting network among themselves.
Unfortunately, once they leave the hospitals the local municipalities are not always that obliging in helping the ex-soldiers to move on.

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Crown Prince Frederik has handed out the IOC Trophy at the Svanemøllens barracks today, December 21.

For 2011 the IOC has chosen the prize theme "sports and social responsibility" and the winner is the DIF
Soldiers Project - a collaboration project of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of
Denmark (DIF), the Danish Military Sports Association (DMI) and the Danish Disabled Sports Federation
(DHIF) - that aims to develop sports facilities/opportunities for soldiers with war wounds.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** sn.dk gallery **
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Thanks, JessRulz :flowers:

Summary of article in Billed Bladet #52, 2011.
Frederik viste respekt - Frederik showed respect.
Written by the Ulrik Ulriksen.

Frederik showed up at Svanemøllen Barracks in order to present the IOC Throphy to Danish Athletics Association's Project for Soldiers.
The military has for years encourged invalided soldiers to take op sports on a high level and as a consequence Denmark has now produced a number of handicapped athletes on an olympic level, as a by-product of the war in Afghanistan.
They were the ones Frederik visited that day and with whom he established a very good rapport. He clearly enjoyed himself and had fun.

Frederik said in his speech: "You use sport to show that you very much decide yourself how limited you need to be. And as such you ar a fantastic example to others".

Frederik started a ball-match among veterants who have all lost their legs. They sat on a kind of skateboards and they showed no mercy for their opponents.
After the match Frederik sat and chatted with the veterans and jokes were exchanged.
Frederik said afterwards: "There is a fantastic effort and will in the soldiers here. And then there is this particular good jargon between them, which I recognice from the military. That also gives them a sense of being together. They speak the same language. We understand each other".

The veteran, Christian Richardson said: "The Crown Prince relates to a lot of what we told him. He is a lovely person. And he understands the jokes that are cracked. Frederik picks them up of course. He is a very, very relaxed man, when you are with him".
 
He sure did. :previous:

Frederik has also met the Danish Olympic shooters (both rifle and pistol) and here he was presented with a fairly modest present, that nevertheless pleased him a lot.
A folder with 113 collectors cards of the shooters.

Flipping through the folder Frederik said: "Thanks a lot. I know that will cause joy with the rascals at home".

Here is a video: http://www.billedbladet.dk/Kongelige/ArticleFolder/2012/7/Video%20Glad%20kronprins%20Frederik%20fik%20supergave.aspx

I admire his laid back, very informal and yet very personal interaction with the sportslers/shooters. Here we genuinely see Frederik at his best. Face to face.

Let's go through what Frederik actually said in the video:
On being presented with a present he said: "Ah, there is the present. I thought I was unannounced.
Thank you very much, I have to open that. Oh, it's those cards. Oy, how great, because there... Oy, how super. There's actually one of.. One of my son's classmates and he already has one (folder) with photos, albeit from the European Championships.

Ha! That's you!

Tactics one... Why is that? - Something about you breathing better than the others?

I think.. I know that will create a joy among the rascals. A thousand thanks".
 
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SPORT FOR ALL CONFERENCE IN PERU

HRH Crown Prince participant from the 24-27th April IOC 15 International Conference "Sport for All", which this year takes place in Lima, Peru.

Read here for a bit more information on the event
 
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SPORT FOR ALL CONFERENCE IN PERU

HRH Crown Prince participant from the 24-27th April IOC 15 International Conference "Sport for All", which this year takes place in Lima, Peru.

Read here for a bit more information on the event
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Here is a picture of Frederik giving a speech during the Second Day of the 15th IOC World Conference Sports For All
Crown Prince Frederik Of Denmark Delivers A Speech During

another picture
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...e-opening-session-of-the-news-photo/167508687

and another
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...eak-on-the-second-day-of-news-photo/167508230

Frederik answering a question from a participant
Guest Participate During The Opening Session Of The Second

During the gala dinner on the second day of the 15th IOC World Conference Sports For All

Frederik Crown Prince Of Denmark During The Gala Dinner On

Frederik Crown Prince Of Denmark And Guests During The Gala
 
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Crown Prince Frederik has been participating in the 2020 meeting of the IOC members and the election of the host city for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne from 3-5th July.

here is a group pic, Frederik is on the top towards the middle

All sizes | IOC Session Photo -Lausanne | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

i see Prince Albert and princess Haya(?) as well
 
:previous:

Yes, you are right! Princess Haya is on that group picture as well, she's an IOC member since 2007.

Here's a pic of them together, taken while they were leaving the IOC presidential candidates briefing on July 4:



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Not sure if this belongs in this thread but CP Frederik has commented on the discriminatory laws In Russia and their possible effects on the up coming Winter games in Sochi.

" IOC representative in Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik, stresses in an email that the right to physical education without discrimination is essential for the IOC. "If individual groups discriminated against, it is a violation of the Olympic Charter, the Olympic spirit and not least the contract, any host included with the IOC. This has IOC President made clear to the Russian organizers, "writes the Crown Prince""


Politiken article



Kronprins Frederik advarer mod russisk homolov
 
A really excellent intervention by Crown Prince Frederik, pointing out the inherent contradiction in the IOC position {supporting Games in a place that has laws clearly violating the Olympic charter.}

I hope Britains IOC representative, the Princess Royal, also voices her dissent on this issue.
 
Frederik is of course speaking as the Danish member of the IOC and not as the Danish Crown Prince, even though his opinion is no doubt cleared with the government.

Anyway, he doesn't say much. Only that if (homosexual) athletes are discriminated it will be in violoation of the Olympic spirit and unacceptable.

The Russian legislation says that if people, including foreigners, promote homosexuality to minors, they are liable for prosecution.
And as the Olympics is supposed to be apolitical, athletes promoting their sexuality or voicing a political protest during the games will do so in violation of the Olympic spirit.
Basically a Catch-22.

The Danish Foreign Minister has expressed the Danish concern about the Russian legislation, but believe that athletes should not be withdrawn from taking paty in the Olympics.

So in short: Nothing is going to happen. - There will be some protests here and there, some bad press for Russia and in a year it will all be forgotten, as we have seen before...
 
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Its good that the issue is being mentioned by Fred in his capacity as IOC member, or rather the government deciding that he is allowed to say it.
 
Yesterday it was the Opening Ceremony of the 125th IOC Session at Teatro Colon in Argentina, why CP Frederik wasn't at this meeting as a member of the IOC?
 
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