NHL players back at Olympics

Scholar power: 9.4%

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Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Arup Varma	14%	45	9.4%

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45.0%

14.2 h

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9.4%

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0.042

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by David Rowe

33%

Scholar power: 33.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Rowe	13%	74	33.5%

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58.0%

27.0 h

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33.5%

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0.024

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David Rowe

@davidroweics.bsky.social

Another mega media sport events, another sport diplomacy, sportswashing and PR disaster opportunity.
humanities.org.au/power-of-the...

Sports diplomacy & the Winter Olympics & Paralympics

The hands of the global sport mega event clock have turned to the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Hosted by the cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo at venues across northern Italy, around two ...

humanities.org.au

February 9, 2026 at 6:08 AM

Reposted by Noura Erakat

3%

Scholar power: 3.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Noura Erakat	10%	10	3.2%

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43.2 h

1997

3.2%

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0.011

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Reposted by Ann Pegoraro, Elizabeth Sharrow

13%

Scholar power: 13.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ann Pegoraro	21%	24	10.3%
🎓 Elizabeth Sharrow	9%	9	2.7%
Total			13.0%

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Shireen Ahmed

@shireenahmed.bsky.social

As part of the CBC Olympics 2026 Milano-Cortina coverage, I wrote about Lindsey Vonn's crash, the risks of sport, and why athletes make the decisions they make.
Thank you to mental performance consultant Georgia Ens for her insight.

www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...

ANALYSIS | Despite disastrous crash, Lindsey Vonn’s return was neither selfish or unwarranted | CBC Sports

All the emotions swirling around Lindsey Vonn’s crash, and questions about why she decided to compete in the first place, are blowing up the internet. But for elite athletes, it’s not the glory but th...

www.cbc.ca

February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM

Reposted by Naomi Wolf

1%

Scholar power: 1.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Naomi Wolf	4%	11	1.3%

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49.0%

38.7 h

2379

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0.009

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by Annamaria Lusardi

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Annamaria Lusardi	0%	90	0.0%

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55.0%

36.1 h

0

0.0%

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0.006

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by James Goodwin

1%

Scholar power: 1.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 James Goodwin	1%	26	1.5%

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48.0%

16.8 h

8

1.5%

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0.005

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James Goodwin

@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social

The only way I could win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics is if complaining about being cold was an event

February 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM

by Stephen Palmer

10%

Scholar power: 10%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Stephen Palmer	-	48	-

by Annamaria Lusardi

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Annamaria Lusardi	0%	90	0.0%

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52.0%

37.7 h

0

0.0%

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0.005

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by Richard J. Butler

11%

Scholar power: 11%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Richard J. Butler	-	57	-

Richard Butler

@richardjbutler.bsky.social

Is there any Winter Olympics sport that doesn't look like all the participants are hell-bent on a short life?

February 9, 2026 at 8:06 AM

Reposted by Dolly Jørgensen

2%

Scholar power: 2.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dolly Jørgensen	4%	24	2.0%

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47.0%

13.8 h

6

2.0%

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0.003

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NiCHE Canada

@nichecanada.bsky.social

Our Winter Olympics & Their Environments series, edited by @theliftline.bsky.social and M. Blake Butler, begins today with "The High-Energy Afterlives of Lillehammer’s Olympic Cabins" by @finnarne.me

niche-canada.org/2026/02/09/t...

#envhist #olympics #energyhistory #sporthistory

The High-Energy Afterlives of Lillehammer’s Olympic Cabins

Lillehammer’s “Green Games” housing created high-energy cabin villages, reshaping Norwegian leisure culture while undermining long-term sustainability goals.

niche-canada.org

February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM

by Annamaria Lusardi

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Annamaria Lusardi	0%	90	0.0%

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37.7 h

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0.0%

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0.004

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by Laia Balcells

14%

Scholar power: 14.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Laia Balcells	10%	22	14.1%

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46.0%

42.2 h

2

14.1%

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0.003

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Laia Balcells

@laiabalcells.bsky.social

First Team USA's medal of this game is brought by a queer athlete. What will MAGA say? 🌈

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

Breezy Johnson wins gold in women's downhill, earning Team USA's first medal of Winter Games. Follow live updates.
https://cnn.it/4tiQMkd

February 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM

by Robert Black

8%

Scholar power: 8.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Robert Black	7%	18	8.9%

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46.0%

34.8 h

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0.003

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Robert Black

@hurricanexyz.bsky.social

Really looking forward to when they try to give some Russian girl with quads another gold medal that Kaori Sakamoto actually won in a couple weeks

February 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM

Reposted by Annamaria Lusardi

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Annamaria Lusardi	0%	90	0.0%

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56.0%

39.1 h

0

0.0%

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0.002

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by James Goodwin

1%

Scholar power: 1.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 James Goodwin	1%	26	1.5%

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48.0%

40.6 h

6

1.5%

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0.002

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James Goodwin

@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social

The next summer Olympics are going to be so embarrassing.

February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM

by Simon Lester

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Simon Lester	0%	16	0.0%

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50.0%

39.3 h

5

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0.002

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Simon Lester

@simonlester.com

Hear me out: Indoor track and field at the winter Olympics.

more mr. nice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 2d

i don't see why they can't do all the track and field events at both olympics. put a coat on

February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM

by David Darmofal

5%

Scholar power: 5.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	5%	11	5.0%

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50.0%

35.2 h

11

5.0%

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0.002

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

That team figure skating competition is the highlight of the first couple of days of the Olympics.

February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

1%

Scholar power: 1.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	5%	11	1.7%

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47.0%

32.3 h

33

1.7%

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0.002

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Gabe Ortíz

@tusk81.bsky.social

Breezy Johnson is the “first out LGBTQ athlete (and the first American athlete) to win a gold medal at the Milan Winter Olympics”: www.outsports.com/2026/2/8/241...

Out LGBTQ athlete Breezy Johnson skis to Olympic gold - Outsports

Four after a crash at Cortina denied her a medal in Beijing in 2022, the bisexual skier conquers Cortina for Olympic gold in 2026.

www.outsports.com

February 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM

by Ian Campbell

4%

Scholar power: 4.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 50%, Sociology 37%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ian Campbell	4%	15	4.6%

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46.0%

35.8 h

1

4.6%

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0.002

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Ian Campbell

@iwcampbell.bsky.social

Man, this Italian guy clinching a medal by skating out of his damn skin and then celebrating like a madman…this is the Good Olympics Shit.

February 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM

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