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Athletes from '''[[Belarus]]''' began their '''[[Olympic Games|Olympic]]''' participation at the [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Summer Games]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] as part of the [[Soviet Union]] ([[List of IOC country codes|IOC code]]: URS).<ref>International Olympic Committee [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1952 Helsinki 1952 Olympics Overview]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> After the Soviet Union disbanded in 1991, Belarus, along with four of the other fourteen former Soviet republics, competed in the [[1992 Winter Olympics]] (held in [[Albertville]], France) as the [[Unified Team]]. Later in 1992, eleven republics joined Belarus to compete as the Unified Team at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Summer Games]] in [[Barcelona]], Spain. Two years later, Belarus competed for the first time as an independent nation in the [[1994 Winter Olympics]], held in [[Lillehammer]], [[Norway]].<ref>NOC Republic of [[Uzbekistan]]. [http://www.olympic.uz/en/section.scm?sectionId=1772&contentId=2124 Lillehammer 1994 Games]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> From 1952 until the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, 147 Belarusian athletes won 182 medals either as part of the Soviet Union or as Independent Belarus.<ref name="byathletes">NOC RB. [http://www.noc.by/eng/bsog/htdocs/1/ Belarusian athletes at Olympic Games]. Published 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2007.</ref>
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==Medal tables==
'''Fox Sports Detroit''' (stylized as '''''FSDETROIT''''') is an regional sports network that covers local sports teams in the state of [[Michigan]]. It is available in all of Michigan, northeast [[Indiana]], northwest [[Ohio]], some portions of northeast [[Wisconsin]] and nationwide via [[Direct broadcast satellite|satellite]]. The control room for the network is located in [[Houston, Texas]]<ref>http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0507/10/A02-242222.htm Sports anchor tackles tales from two cities </ref>, and studio shows used to be based out of [[FSN Northwest]]'s facility in [[Bellevue, Washington]], until the decision to eliminate the studio show and air shows from the venue in which the featured team is playing. <ref>http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/OPINION03/801170339/1334/OPINION0334 FSN's York excited to return home </ref>
{{See also|All-time Olympic Games medal count}}
===Medals by Games===
{| {{MedalTable}} || Source
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|align=left| [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Lillehammer]] || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 ||<ref>International Olympic Committee. [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1994 1994 Olympics Medal Count]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref>
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|align=left| [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] || 1 || 6 || 8 || 15 ||<ref>International Olympic Committee. [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1996 1996 Olympics Medal Count]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref>
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|align=left| [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 ||<ref>International Olympic Committee.[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1998 1998 Olympics Medal Count]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref>
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|align=left| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || 3 || 3 || 11 || 17 ||<ref>International Olympic Committee.[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=2000 2000 Olympics Medal Count]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref>
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|align=left| [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 ||<ref>International Olympic Committee.[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=2002 2002 Olympics Medal Count]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref>
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|align=left| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || 2 || 6 || 7 || 15 ||<ref>International Olympic Committee.[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=2004 2004 Olympics Medal Count]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref>
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|align=left| [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 ||<ref>International Olympic Committee.[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=2006 2006 Olympics Medal Count]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref>
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|align=left| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] || 4 || 4 || 9 || 17 ||<ref name='bj08total'> {{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml |title= Overall Medal Standings |accessdate=2008-09-12 |date=2008-08-25 |publisher=Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad }}</ref>
|-
! Total !! 10 !! 22 !! 38 !! 70 ||
|}


===Medals by sport===
==History==
{| {{MedalTable|type=Sport}}
Fox Sports Detroit originally launched as a competitor to the [[Post-Newsweek Stations]]' [[PASS Sports]] as ''Fox Sports Detroit'' (later renamed to just ''FSN Detroit''). After a surprise bid in 1996 to pick up the rights to the [[Detroit Pistons]], plans were made to launch the network by 1997.
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|align=left| [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || 4 || 5 || 8 || 17
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|align=left| [[Rowing at the Summer Olympics|Rowing]] || 2 || 1 || 4 || 7
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|align=left| [[Judo at the Summer Olympics|Judo]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
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|align=left| [[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] || 0 || 3 || 5 || 8
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|align=left| [[Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]] || 0 || 3 || 5 || 8
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|align=left| [[Shooting at the Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || 0 || 2 || 4 || 6
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|align=left| [[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] || 1 || 3 || 4 || 8
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|align=left| [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2
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|align=left| [[Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics|Freestyle skiing]] || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
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|align=left| [[Biathlon at the Winter Olympics|Biathlon]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
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|align=left| [[Speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Speed skating]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|align=left| [[Canoeing at the Summer Olympics|Canoeing]] || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4
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|align=left| [[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|Cycling]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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|align=left| [[Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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! Total !! 10 !! 22 !! 38 !! 70 !!
|}


==Soviet Union==
However, this changed when [[Detroit Red Wings]] and [[Detroit Tigers]] TV rights were up for bid. FSN Detroit decided to bid for the rights against PASS Sports and won them both, the Red Wings beginning with the [[1997-98 NHL season]] and the Tigers beginning in [[1998 MLB season]]. Post-Newsweek decided to fold PASS Sports and sold the remainder of its Tigers and Pistons contracts, and the contract of [[John Keating (sportscaster)|John Keating]], to FSN Detroit. <ref>http://www.washpostco.com/r082797.htm THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY TO SELL RIGHTS TO DETROIT TIGERS AND PISTONS TO FOX SPORTS DETROIT</ref>.
{{main|Soviet Union at the Olympics}}


Athletes from the Soviet Union began participating in the Olympic Games in 1952, winning 194 total medals in the Winter Games<ref>CBS Sports [http://www.sportsline.com/olympics/winter/history/URS Winter Olympics History - URS Medal Totals]. Published 1998. Retrieved July 13, 2007.</ref> and 1010 at the Summer Games for a total of 1204 medals. Of those medals, 473 were gold, 376 were silver and 355 were bronze.<ref>[http://www.olympic.it/english/country/id_URS USSR Olympic History and Medal Count]. Retrieved July 13, 2007.</ref> The Belarusian collection of medals began with [[Mikhail Krivonosov]] winning silver in the hammer throw at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne, Australia]]. The Soviet Republic's first gold medal was won by [[Leonid Geishtor]] and [[Sergei Makarenko]] in the 1000 metre pairs canoe event during the [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Summer Games]] in Rome, Italy.<ref name="nocrb">[http://www.noc.by/eng/nokrb/htdocs/1/ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus], retrieved 20 January 2007.</ref> The Soviet Union first competed in the Winter Olympics in 1964, located in Innsbruck.<ref name='bywinter'/> In 1988, the Soviet Union competed for the last time as a unified country.<ref name="byathletes"/>
On [[December 12]], [[2006]], FSN Detroit became the first [[United States]] television station to have its play-by-play commentator at ice level when [[Detroit Red Wings]] play-by-play man [[Ken Daniels]] broadcasted the Wings-[[Ottawa Senators|Senators]] game from between the benches, while color commentator [[Mickey Redmond]] remained in the booth <ref>http://msn.foxsports.com/id/6241306 Ken Daniels to Call Red Wings Game from Ice Level </ref>. This continued in the 2007-08 season as [[Larry Murphy]] often provided his analysis from ice-level, with Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond remaining in the booth. Murphy also retains his role as a fill-in color analyst.


==Summer Olympic Games==
On [[May 24]] and [[May 25]], [[2007]], legendary Tigers broadcaster [[Ernie Harwell]] filled in for [[Rod Allen]] as color commentator for games against the [[Los Angeles Angels]]. It was Harwell's first appearance on FSN Detroit as a live commentator since [[June 1]], [[2003]], when he also filled in for Allen. <ref>http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070521&content_id=1977657&vkey=pr_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det Ernie Harwell to pinch-hit twice during Tigers telecasts on FSN Detroit</ref>.
===1996 Atlanta===
{{main|Belarus at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}


In Belarus's first independent appearance at the [[1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], the delegation took home fifteen medals: one [[gold medal|gold]], six [[silver medal|silver]] and eight [[bronze medal|bronze]]. The first Belarusian gold medal was won by [[Ekaterina Karsten]] in the women's single sculls [[sport rowing|rowing]] event. The silver medals were won in [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]], [[sport shooting|shooting]], and [[sport wrestling|wrestling]] (both freestyle and Greco-Roman). The bronze medals were won in [[artistic gymnastics]], athletics, rowing and Greco-Roman wrestling.<ref>[http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf Official 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Results]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> The country sent 159 athletes to compete in 21 disciplines.<ref name='lepel'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Belarusian athletes win 212 Olympic licenses | date=2008-08-07 | publisher=BelTA | url =http://lepel.vitebsk-region.gov.by/en/news/republic?id=1228 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | language = }}</ref>
On [[September 17]], [[2007]], FSN Detroit celebrated its 10-year anniversary as a network. Fans were able to vote for their favorite FSN Detroit moments in an online poll, and the top ten moments were revisited during a 10-year anniversary special, which aired for the first time on December 15, 2007 and many times since. <ref>http://msn.foxsports.com/id/7547552 Half-Hour Special Commemorates FSN Detroit's 10th Anniversary</ref>


===2000 Sydney===
On [[January 16]], [[2008]] FSN Detroit announced its "Live" postgame shows would no longer be aired from the [[FSN Northwest]] studios in [[Bellevue, WA]]. As of [[February 1]], the postgame shows now originate from the venue where that night's game is held. [[Mickey York]] remains the regular anchor for ''Pistons Live'' and ''Red Wings Live''.
{{main|Belarus at the 2000 Summer Olympics}}


The Belarusian government, using public funds and sponsorships, spent five million [[American dollars|USD]] to prepare the athletes for the 2000 Olympics. Minister of Sports and Tourism Yevgeny Vorsin predicted that Belarus would win four gold medals during the Games.<ref name="belpan">BelaPAN, No. 61 [http://belarus-misc.org/na-oly00.htm News Article: Belarus Has Spent Over $5 Million to Prepare for Sydney, Sports Minister Says]. September 14, 2000; 9:10 p.m. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> Belarus finished with three gold, three silver and 11 bronze medals. Karsten successfully defended her championship in the single sculls, with the other two gold medals won by [[Yanina Karolchik]] and [[Ellina Zvereva]] in the shot put and discus throw events, respectively. The Belarusian women took silver in both individual and team rhythmic gymnastics, with a third silver medal coming in the men's 50 metre pistol event. Bronze medals were won in hammer throwing, shooting (3), Greco-Roman wrestling, pentathlon, weight lifting (2), judo, heptathlon and discus throwing.<ref>[http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Results.pdf Official 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Results]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> One athlete from Belarus, Vadim Devyatovsky, was banned from Olympic competition due to testing positive for the substance [[nandrolone]].<ref>[[Associated Press]] [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/09/19/doping_wednesday_ap/ Stripped - Drug tests cost Bulgarian his silver medal]. Published November 9, 2000. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref>
In March 2008, FS Detroit signed a new long term contract with the Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers <ref> [http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6542441.html FSN Detroit Nets Pro Sports 3 pointer] </ref>, for more games than ever before, becoming the exclusive local home of all 3 teams for the first time.


===2004 Athens===
Starting in 2008, FS Detroit will no longer broadcast any [[Detroit Lions]] related content. All Lions related content (except regular season games) is now on [[The Detroit Lions Television Network]].
{{main|Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics}}


Belarus used leftover funds from the Sydney Games to prepare athletes to compete in the 2004 Olympics.<ref name="belpan"/> Belarus sent to Athens 153 athletes competing in 21 disciplines.<ref>Yahoo Sports [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/athletes?country=blr 2004 Olympics - Belarus Athletes Details]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> Those athletes won 15 medals: two golds, six silvers, and nine bronzes. The gold medals were won in the 100 [[meter]] dash and in [[judo]]. The silver medals were won in [[weightlifting]] (2), [[boxing]] (2), [[Sport rowing|rowing]] and the [[hammer throw]]. The bronzes were won in shooting, the [[discus throw]], weightlifting, [[cycling]], rowing (2), wrestling (Greco-Roman) and [[canoe]]/[[kayak]] (2).<ref name='athensmedalsports'> {{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/country/countryyear.htm?cty=BLR&g=26 |title=Belarus - 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens |accessdate=2008-09-12 |date=2004 |work=databasesports.com }}</ref> Ivan Tikhon originally won the bronze in the hammer throw, but his medal was upgraded to silver after Adrian Annus of Hungary was stripped of his gold medal due to doping.<ref>Associated Press. [http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer04/gen/news/story?id=1870332 U.S. cyclist ends up with bronze]. Published August 29, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> [[Yuliya Nesterenko]], who wasn't expected to do well in the [[100 meter dash]], took home the gold in the event. She was clocked at 10.93 seconds, beating the second place American by .03 seconds.<ref>[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] [http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200408/s1182192.htm Nesterenko wins sprint gold for Belarus]. Published August 22, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> Wrestler [[Alexander Medved]] was tasked to carry the national flag during the opening ceremony.<ref name='04flag'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Flag bearers for Opening Ceremony | date=2004-08-14 | publisher=Rediff.com | url =http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/aug/13flag.htm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-12 | language = }}</ref>
In September 2008, FS Detroit began using a new logo bug during college football telecasts, now branding the station as ''FSDETROIT'', and voiceovers began dropping "Net" from the station branding (which would make the network known again as ''Fox Sports Detroit'', as it was when it launched).


===2008 Beijing===
In October 2008, FS Detroit launched its [[video on demand]] service which includes its magazine and coach's shows, presented commercial-free.
{{main|Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
One hundred and eighty-one athletes from Belarus competed in 28 events at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]].<ref name='bj08'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Belarus Olympic Delegation Praises BOCOG | date=2008-08-07 | publisher= | url =http://english.cri.cn/6066/2008/08/07/65s390708.htm | work =Xinhua | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-08 | language = }}</ref> Before the Olympics started, the [[Belarus Olympic Committee|National Olympic Committee of Belarus]] announced that medal winners would be awarded cash prizes, valued in United States dollars, from the Committee and their sponsors. Another sponsor, Belatmit,<ref name="sausage sponsor">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?vId=54889073&lId=2&pageNum=3|title=Belarus encourages athletes with sausage for life|accessdate=2008-09-22|publisher=Macedonian Information Agency|year=2008}}</ref> offered gold medal winners free sausage for life. The women's basketball team would be given free sausage regardless of what medal they won.<ref name="sausage sponsor" /> The team captain was [[Ivan Tikhon]]<ref name='cap08'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=President awards Belarusian Olympic team captain | date=2008-07-18 | publisher= | url =http://law.by/work/EnglPortal.nsf/0/B73EB3000A60F1EAC225748A004394D0?OpenDocument | work =BELTA | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-08 | language = }}</ref> and fencer [[Alexander Romankov]] carried the [[Flag of Belarus|national flag]] during the opening ceremonies.<ref name='flag08'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Alexander Romankov to carry flag for Belarus at Beijing Olympics | date=2008-08-08 | publisher= | url =http://www.belta.by/en/news/sport?id=251269 | work =BELTA | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-08 | language = }}</ref> Overall, Belarus took home 19 medals, with four medals being gold, placing 16th in the medal standings, 13th in the total medal count.<ref name='bj08total'/> At at a ceremony bestowing [[state decoration]]s on the Olympic champions [[Alexander Lukashenko|President Lukashenko]] said his country had performed better in Beijing than they did in Athens, but he still called the Games a "missed opportunity" for winning less gold medals than he personally had expected.<ref name='bj08cer'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Meeting With Prize Winners of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing | date=2008-09-09 | publisher=Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus | url =http://www.president.gov.by/en/press61882.html#doc| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-12 | language = }}</ref> However, on September 21, the IOC has asked [[Vadim Devyatovskiy]] and Tsikhan to provide the body information on why they tested positive for abnormal traces of testosterone after the completion of the hammerthrow final on August 17th. If found guilty, the pair will be stripped of their respective medals and Devyatovskiy will face a lifetime ban for a second doping offense.<ref name='usatodaydoping08'>{{cite news | first=Graham | last=Dunbar | coauthors= | title=Hammer medalists get more time to fight doping cases | date=2008-09-21 | publisher=Associated Press | url =http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-09-21-iocdoping22_N.htm | work =USA Today | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | language = }}</ref>


==Sports Coverage==
==Winter Olympic Games==
===1994 Lillehammer===
*'''[[Detroit Red Wings]]''': FS Detroit has the rights to cover up to 70 Detroit Red Wings games in the regular season as well as some preseason games and the first two rounds of the playoffs. FS Detroit also shows ''Red Wings Weekly'' and a ''Red Wings Live'' pre & post game show live from the location of the game.
{{main|Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics}}


This was the first Olympic Games in which an independent Belarus participated. Before competing as an independent state, Belarusian athletes won four medals as part of the USSR and CIS squads from Olympic Games spanning 1964 to 1992.<ref name='bywinter'/> Belarus sent 33 athletes to compete in seven disciplines. Silver medals were won by [[Igor Zhelezovski]] in the 1000 m speed skating and [[Svetlana Paramygina]] in the biathlon.<ref>[http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF Official 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Games Report, Volume 4]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> Out of the 67 nations that competed, Belarus ranked 15th in the medal totals.<ref name="nocrb"/> According to the NOC RB, competing in the Lillehammer Olympics is a historic event for Belarus and "opened a new page in the history of Belarusian sport."<ref name='bywinter'/>
*'''[[Detroit Tigers]]''': FS Detroit has the rights to cover up to 150 Detroit Tigers games in the regular season as well as some in the preseason. FS Detroit also has ''Tigers Weekly'' and the ''Tigers Live'' pre & post game show.


===1998 Nagano===
*'''[[Detroit Pistons]]''': FS Detroit will air most regular-season Detroit Pistons games. FS Detroit also airs ''Pistons Insider'', (the pre-game show) and ''Pistons Live'' (the post-game show), as well as magazine show ''Pistons Weekly''. Select postseason games are also broadcast.
{{main|Belarus at the 1998 Winter Olympics}}


Belarus sent a delegation of 59 athletes to compete in nine disciplines.<ref name='bywinter'> {{cite web|url=http://www.noc.by/eng/bsog/htdocs/25/ |title=Athletes of the Republic of Belarus at Olympic Winter Games |accessdate=2008-09-21 |date=2002 |publisher=National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus }}</ref> Belarus medaled twice, both times with bronze. The medals were earned by [[Dmitry Dashchinsky]] in [[Freestyle skiing#Aerial skiing|aerials]] and [[Alexey Aidarov]] in the [[biathlon]].<ref>[http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf Official 1998 Nagano Olympic Games Report]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> Belarus qualified for the second round of the hockey tournament, but lost its group matches and was eliminated by Russia in the quarterfinals, finishing seventh overall.<ref> LCS Hockey [http://www.lcshockey.com/extra/1998/olympics/results.asp 1998 Olympics Hockey Tournament Results]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> In a speech by President Alexander Lukashenko in 2002, he reflected on the achievements of athletes in the Nagano Games. While watching the events, he stated that the Belarusian athletes competed with dignity and brought glory to Belarus.<ref>President of the Republic of Belarus [http://www.president.gov.by/en/press13369.html#doc Message by the President of the Republic of Belarus to the Olympians]. Given on January 29, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2007</ref>
*'''[[Detroit Shock]]''': FS Detroit is the exclusive local home of the WNBA's Detroit Shock.


===2002 Salt Lake City===
*'''College events''': FS Detroit has local coverage of the [[Central Collegiate Hockey Association]], [[Horizon League]], [[Mid-American Conference]] and [[The Summit League]]. FS Detroit also has exclusive rights to '''Hockey Day in Michigan''' and '''The Great Lakes Invitational'''. FS Detroit Plus shows [[Mid-American_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament|The Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament]] (via [[FSN Ohio|FS Ohio]]). FSN Detroit also shows [[Michigan Wolverines|University of Michigan]] and [[Michigan State Spartans|Michigan State University]] coaches shows and magazine shows.
{{main|Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics}}


Belarus competed in nine disciplines, just like at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]]. Belarus's single medal was a bronze won by [[Aleksei Grishin]].<ref>[http://www.utah.com/olympics/results.htm 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games results]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> The men's [[ice hockey]] team drew international attention for its upset of top-seeded [[Sweden]] and subsequent 4th place finish.<ref>BBC Sports [http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/ice_hockey/newsid_1830000/1830687.stm Belarus pull off huge upset]. Published February 21, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> However, hockey team member Vasily Pankov, along with Belarusian team doctor Evgeni Lositski, were removed from the Olympic Games due to positive doping results. Lositski was barred from coming to the 2004 and 2006 Olympic Games for giving Pankov medication that included nandrolone.<ref>Associated Press. [http://2002.ksl.com/news-6894i.php?p=1 British Skier Stripped of Medal]. Published March 21, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> Another Belarusian athlete was given a "strong warning" by the IOC for missing a doping test and admonished the NOC RB for helping her miss the test.<ref>[[BBC]] Sports. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/front_page/front_page_news/newsid_1830000/1830152.stm Belarus skater escapes ban]. Published February 23, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref>
*'''High School sports''': FS Detroit shows Michigan High School Athletic Association Football and Girls & Boys Basketball State Finals live. The MHSAA football playoffs selection show also airs live on FS Detroit.


==Original programming==
===2006 Turin===
{{main|Belarus at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}


Sending 33 athletes, Belarus competed in eight disciplines.<ref>Yahoo Sports [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/athletes?country=blr 2006 Olympics - Belarus Athlete List]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> [[Dmitry Dashchinsky]] took home the only medal, a silver in the aerials. Dashchinsky had earned a bronze medal at the 1998 Nagano Games.<ref name="nocrb"/> The result was upsetting to [[Alexander Lukashenko]], [[President of Belarus]] and head of the National Olympic Committee. He told members of the NOC RB that the coaches were to blame for the poor showing and that Belarus needed victories so they could feel pride as a nation. He also told the assembled members that if there are any more poor showings, he will fire the members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.data.minsk.by/belarusnews/062006/25.html |title=Belarusian President Slams Coaches For Poor Showing Of Winter Olympics Team|publisher=Data.minsk.by|accessdate=2008-09-08}}</ref>
*'''''Pistons Insider''''': A 30 minute in-season pregame show where Matt Shepard and Pete Skorich preview the Pistons opponent.


==Flag bearers==
*'''''Pistons Live''''': A 30 minute post-game show featuring highlights, reaction and analysis. Former Detroit Pistons [[Earl Cureton]] and [[Greg Kelser]] provide their analysis as well as [[Detroit News]] sports writer [[Terry Foster]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="width:13em"| Games
!style="width:11em"| Name
|-
| [[1994 Winter Olympics]] || [[Igor Zhelezovsky]]
|-
| [[1996 Summer Olympics]] || [[Igor Astapkovich]]
|-
| [[1998 Winter Olympics]] || [[Alexander Popov (biathlete)|Alexander Popov]]
|-
| [[2000 Summer Olympics]] || [[Sergey Lishtvan]]
|-
| [[2002 Winter Olympics]] || [[Oleg Ryzhenkov]]
|-
| [[2004 Summer Olympics]] || [[Aleksandr Medved]]
|-
| [[2006 Winter Olympics]] || [[Alexander Popov (biathlete)|Alexander Popov]]
|-
| [[2008 Summer Olympics]] || [[Alexander Romankov]]
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==National Olympic Committee==
*'''''Pistons Weekly''''': A 30 minute in season show featuring off the court stories from the Detroit Pistons. It is hosted by [[George Blaha]]. [[Matt Shepard (sports analyst)|Matt Shepard]], [[Greg Kelser]], [[Trevor Thompson]], Pete Skorich and [[Ryan Field (sportscaster)|Ryan Field]] also contribute feature stories.
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In 1991, an order was issued to create the [[National Olympic Committee]] of the Republic of Belarus ({{lang-ru|Национальный олимпийский комитет Республики Беларусь}}), and it was not until 1993 before the NOC RB (НОК РБ) became a full member of the [[IOC|International Olympic Committee]].<ref>International Olympic Committee [http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BLR National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus]. Retrieved July 13, 2007.</ref> Also in 1993, Vladimir Ryzhenkov, who was at the time the Belarus Minister for Sport and Tourism, was elected to the post of President of the NOC RB. In May of 1997, a year after the death of Ryzhenkov, [[President of Belarus]] [[Alexander Lukashenko]] was elected to the post, which he still holds today. Lukashenko is the first known example of a head of state to also lead a National Olympic Committee at the same time.<ref name="nocrb"/> Funding for the NOC RB comes from marketing of goods with the Olympic logo, donations from the private sector, sponsorships and from the national government.<ref name="belpan"/><ref> Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the United States [http://www.belarusembassy.org/belarus/olympic/olympic_movement.htm Olympic Movement in Belarus]. Retrieved July 14, 2007.</ref> As [[head of state]], President Lukashenko issued decrees awarding prizes to those who bring home medals, use state funds to prepare for athletes and pay the coaches of the athletes. In 2004, President Lukashenko issued a decree awarding those who win medals in the 2004 and 2006 Olympic Games the following tax-free monetary awards (in [[United States dollars]]): $60,000 for gold, $30,000 for silver and $20,000 for bronze.<ref>President of the Republic of Belarus [http://www.president.gov.by/en/press14952.html#doc Worth of Olympic Prizes for Belarusian Athletes Fixed]. Passed January 23, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2007</ref> For the 2008 and 2010 games, the following tax-free prizes will be awarded to medal winners and their coaches (in United States dollars): $100,000 for gold, $50,000 for silver and $30,000 for bronze.<ref>President of the Republic of Belarus [http://www.president.gov.by/en/press32487.html#doc Comments to Presidential Decree No 636 of October 27, 2006]. Passed October 27, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2007</ref>
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*'''''In My Own Words''''': A 30 minute interview featuring a sports figure in Detroit. This show is similar to [[Chris Myers|Chris Myers Interview]]. The show debut [[September 9]], [[2007]]. John Keating is the host.

===Former Shows===

*'''''Lions Live''''': Was a 30 minute post-game show featuring highlights, reaction and analysis. Former Detroit Lion [[Rob Rubick]] provided his analysis with host [[Mickey York]]. The show also covered the [[Rod Marinelli]] Monday Press Conference with host [[Matt Shepard (sports analyst)|Matt Shepard]], as well as [[Detroit Free Press]] sports writer Nick Cotsonika. It was cancelled in 2008 to avoid conflicts with [[Detroit Tigers]], [[Detroit Pistons]] and [[Detroit Red Wings]] coverage, as well as other local and national content. [[The Detroit Lions Television Network]] now airs all Lions content (except regular season games).

==Personalities==
===Current===
*[[Rod Allen]]: Tigers Analyst (2003&ndash;present)
*Jim Bradstatter: Host of Inside Michigan Football with Rich Rodriguez (formerly known as Michigan Replay).
*[[George Blaha]]: Pistons Play-by-Play (2006&ndash;present)
*[[Earl Cureton]]: Pistons studio analyst (2007&ndash;present)
*[[Ken Daniels]]: Red Wings Play-by-Play, CCHA Play-by-Play (1997&ndash;present)
*[[Matt Dery]]: Fill-in Pistons Play-by-Play (2006&ndash;present)
*[[Dan Dickerson]]: High School Football Play-by-Play (2002&ndash;present)
*[[Stan Edwards]]: High School Football Analyst (2002&ndash;present)
*[[Dave Ellis]]: Host Spartan Sports Zone (2006&ndash;present)
*[[Ryan Field (sportscaster)|Ryan Field]]: Field/Clubhouse Correspondent (2003&ndash;present)
*[[Terry Foster]]: ''Friday's with Foster'' (2004&ndash;present)
*Katrina Hancock: Shock Sideline Reporter (2007&ndash;present)
*[[Mario Impemba]]: Tigers Play-by-Play
*Doug Karsch: Michigan Sports Weekly Host (2006&ndash;present)
*[[John Keating (sportscaster)|John Keating]]: Live Host, High School Football Play-by-Play (1997&ndash;present)
*[[Greg Kelser]]: Pistons Analyst, High School Basketball Analyst, College Basketball Analyst (1997&ndash;present)
*Michael Kosta: CCHA All-Access Host (2008&ndash;present)<ref>http://msn.foxsports.com/id/7687710 New Season, New Host for CCHA ALL ACCESS </ref>
*[[Rick Mahorn]]: College Basketball Analyst (2008&ndash;present)
*[[Larry Murphy]]: Fill-in Red Wings Game Analyst, Wings "between the benches" analyst (2003&ndash;present)
*[[Dan Petry]]: Fill-in Tigers Analyst (2007&ndash;present)
*[[Fred Pletsch]]: CCHA Analyst (2003&ndash;present)
*[[Mickey Redmond]]: Red Wings Analyst, CCHA Analyst (1997&ndash;present)
*Shireen Saski: Reporter (1999&ndash;present)
*[[Matt Shepard (sports analyst)|Matt Shepard]]: CCHA Play-by-Play, Features Reporter, Fill-in Pistons Play-by-Play, Live Host, High School Football Play-by-Play, Ice Reporter (1997&ndash;present)
*[[Trevor Thompson]]: Field/Clubhouse Correspondent(2000&ndash;present) Live Host (2003&ndash;present)
*John Wangler: High School Football Analyst (2002&ndash;present)
*[[Mickey York]]: Live Host (2003&ndash;present), Reporter (2000&ndash;2003)

===Former===
*Brad Adam: Live Host (2004&ndash;2007)
*[[Cara Capuano]]: Live Host (2004&ndash;2008)
*[[Kirk Gibson]]: Tigers Analyst (1998&ndash;2002)
*[[Josh Lewin]]: Tigers and CCHA Hockey Play-by-Play (1998&ndash;2001)
*[[Fred McLeod (sports analyst)|Fred McLeod]]: Pistons Play-by-Play, Tigers Play-by-Play (1997&ndash;2006)
*[[Angie Mentink]]: Live Host (2000&ndash;2008)
*[[Matt Morrison (sportscaster)|Matt Morrison]]: Live Host (2005&ndash;2007)
*Kerry Sayers: Live Host (2002&ndash;2005)
*Marc Soicher: Live Host (2000&ndash;2003)
*[[Kelly Tripucka]]: Pistons Analyst (1997&ndash;2001)
*[[Pat Verbeek]]: Alternate Red Wings Analyst (2003&ndash;2006)
*Cameron Wong: Live Host (2003&ndash;2008)

==Broadcast Teams==
===Professional===
* Red Wings: [[Ken Daniels]] and [[Mickey Redmond]] and/or [[Larry Murphy]]
* Tigers: [[Mario Impemba]] and [[Rod Allen]]
* Pistons: [[George Blaha]] or Matt Shepard and [[Greg Kelser]]

===Collegiate===
* CCHA: Ken Daniels or Matt Shepard and [[Fred Pletsch]]
* Oakland Basketball: Mario Impemba and Greg Kelser or [[Rick Mahorn]]

===High Schools===
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# Matt Shepard-[[Rob Rubick]]
# John Keating-John Wangler

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Template:Infobox Olympics Belarus Athletes from Belarus began their Olympic participation at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland as part of the Soviet Union (IOC code: URS).[1] After the Soviet Union disbanded in 1991, Belarus, along with four of the other fourteen former Soviet republics, competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics (held in Albertville, France) as the Unified Team. Later in 1992, eleven republics joined Belarus to compete as the Unified Team at the Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. Two years later, Belarus competed for the first time as an independent nation in the 1994 Winter Olympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway.[2] From 1952 until the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, 147 Belarusian athletes won 182 medals either as part of the Soviet Union or as Independent Belarus.[3]

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Games

1994 Lillehammer 0 2 0 2 [4]
1996 Atlanta 1 6 8 15 [5]
1998 Nagano 0 0 2 2 [6]
2000 Sydney 3 3 11 17 [7]
2002 Salt Lake City 0 0 1 1 [8]
2004 Athens 2 6 7 15 [9]
2006 Turin 0 1 0 1 [10]
2008 Beijing 4 4 9 17 [11]
Total 10 22 38 70

Medals by sport

Athletics 4 5 8 17
Rowing 2 1 4 7
Judo 1 0 1 2
Wrestling 0 3 5 8
Gymnastics 0 3 5 8
Shooting 0 2 4 6
Weightlifting 1 3 4 8
Boxing 0 2 0 2
Freestyle skiing 0 1 2 3
Biathlon 0 1 1 2
Speed skating 0 1 0 1
Canoeing 2 0 2 4
Cycling 0 0 1 1
Modern pentathlon 0 0 1 1
Total 10 22 38 70

Soviet Union

Main article: Soviet Union at the Olympics

Athletes from the Soviet Union began participating in the Olympic Games in 1952, winning 194 total medals in the Winter Games[12] and 1010 at the Summer Games for a total of 1204 medals. Of those medals, 473 were gold, 376 were silver and 355 were bronze.[13] The Belarusian collection of medals began with Mikhail Krivonosov winning silver in the hammer throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The Soviet Republic's first gold medal was won by Leonid Geishtor and Sergei Makarenko in the 1000 metre pairs canoe event during the 1960 Summer Games in Rome, Italy.[14] The Soviet Union first competed in the Winter Olympics in 1964, located in Innsbruck.[15] In 1988, the Soviet Union competed for the last time as a unified country.[3]

Summer Olympic Games

1996 Atlanta

Main article: Belarus at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In Belarus's first independent appearance at the Summer Olympics, the delegation took home fifteen medals: one gold, six silver and eight bronze. The first Belarusian gold medal was won by Ekaterina Karsten in the women's single sculls rowing event. The silver medals were won in athletics, shooting, and wrestling (both freestyle and Greco-Roman). The bronze medals were won in artistic gymnastics, athletics, rowing and Greco-Roman wrestling.[16] The country sent 159 athletes to compete in 21 disciplines.[17]

2000 Sydney

Main article: Belarus at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The Belarusian government, using public funds and sponsorships, spent five million USD to prepare the athletes for the 2000 Olympics. Minister of Sports and Tourism Yevgeny Vorsin predicted that Belarus would win four gold medals during the Games.[18] Belarus finished with three gold, three silver and 11 bronze medals. Karsten successfully defended her championship in the single sculls, with the other two gold medals won by Yanina Karolchik and Ellina Zvereva in the shot put and discus throw events, respectively. The Belarusian women took silver in both individual and team rhythmic gymnastics, with a third silver medal coming in the men's 50 metre pistol event. Bronze medals were won in hammer throwing, shooting (3), Greco-Roman wrestling, pentathlon, weight lifting (2), judo, heptathlon and discus throwing.[19] One athlete from Belarus, Vadim Devyatovsky, was banned from Olympic competition due to testing positive for the substance nandrolone.[20]

2004 Athens

Main article: Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Belarus used leftover funds from the Sydney Games to prepare athletes to compete in the 2004 Olympics.[18] Belarus sent to Athens 153 athletes competing in 21 disciplines.[21] Those athletes won 15 medals: two golds, six silvers, and nine bronzes. The gold medals were won in the 100 meter dash and in judo. The silver medals were won in weightlifting (2), boxing (2), rowing and the hammer throw. The bronzes were won in shooting, the discus throw, weightlifting, cycling, rowing (2), wrestling (Greco-Roman) and canoe/kayak (2).[22] Ivan Tikhon originally won the bronze in the hammer throw, but his medal was upgraded to silver after Adrian Annus of Hungary was stripped of his gold medal due to doping.[23] Yuliya Nesterenko, who wasn't expected to do well in the 100 meter dash, took home the gold in the event. She was clocked at 10.93 seconds, beating the second place American by .03 seconds.[24] Wrestler Alexander Medved was tasked to carry the national flag during the opening ceremony.[25]

2008 Beijing

Main article: Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics

One hundred and eighty-one athletes from Belarus competed in 28 events at the Beijing Olympics.[26] Before the Olympics started, the National Olympic Committee of Belarus announced that medal winners would be awarded cash prizes, valued in United States dollars, from the Committee and their sponsors. Another sponsor, Belatmit,[27] offered gold medal winners free sausage for life. The women's basketball team would be given free sausage regardless of what medal they won.[27] The team captain was Ivan Tikhon[28] and fencer Alexander Romankov carried the national flag during the opening ceremonies.[29] Overall, Belarus took home 19 medals, with four medals being gold, placing 16th in the medal standings, 13th in the total medal count.[11] At at a ceremony bestowing state decorations on the Olympic champions President Lukashenko said his country had performed better in Beijing than they did in Athens, but he still called the Games a "missed opportunity" for winning less gold medals than he personally had expected.[30] However, on September 21, the IOC has asked Vadim Devyatovskiy and Tsikhan to provide the body information on why they tested positive for abnormal traces of testosterone after the completion of the hammerthrow final on August 17th. If found guilty, the pair will be stripped of their respective medals and Devyatovskiy will face a lifetime ban for a second doping offense.[31]

Winter Olympic Games

1994 Lillehammer

Main article: Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics

This was the first Olympic Games in which an independent Belarus participated. Before competing as an independent state, Belarusian athletes won four medals as part of the USSR and CIS squads from Olympic Games spanning 1964 to 1992.[15] Belarus sent 33 athletes to compete in seven disciplines. Silver medals were won by Igor Zhelezovski in the 1000 m speed skating and Svetlana Paramygina in the biathlon.[32] Out of the 67 nations that competed, Belarus ranked 15th in the medal totals.[14] According to the NOC RB, competing in the Lillehammer Olympics is a historic event for Belarus and "opened a new page in the history of Belarusian sport."[15]

1998 Nagano

Main article: Belarus at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Belarus sent a delegation of 59 athletes to compete in nine disciplines.[15] Belarus medaled twice, both times with bronze. The medals were earned by Dmitry Dashchinsky in aerials and Alexey Aidarov in the biathlon.[33] Belarus qualified for the second round of the hockey tournament, but lost its group matches and was eliminated by Russia in the quarterfinals, finishing seventh overall.[34] In a speech by President Alexander Lukashenko in 2002, he reflected on the achievements of athletes in the Nagano Games. While watching the events, he stated that the Belarusian athletes competed with dignity and brought glory to Belarus.[35]

2002 Salt Lake City

Main article: Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Belarus competed in nine disciplines, just like at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Belarus's single medal was a bronze won by Aleksei Grishin.[36] The men's ice hockey team drew international attention for its upset of top-seeded Sweden and subsequent 4th place finish.[37] However, hockey team member Vasily Pankov, along with Belarusian team doctor Evgeni Lositski, were removed from the Olympic Games due to positive doping results. Lositski was barred from coming to the 2004 and 2006 Olympic Games for giving Pankov medication that included nandrolone.[38] Another Belarusian athlete was given a "strong warning" by the IOC for missing a doping test and admonished the NOC RB for helping her miss the test.[39]

2006 Turin

Main article: Belarus at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Sending 33 athletes, Belarus competed in eight disciplines.[40] Dmitry Dashchinsky took home the only medal, a silver in the aerials. Dashchinsky had earned a bronze medal at the 1998 Nagano Games.[14] The result was upsetting to Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus and head of the National Olympic Committee. He told members of the NOC RB that the coaches were to blame for the poor showing and that Belarus needed victories so they could feel pride as a nation. He also told the assembled members that if there are any more poor showings, he will fire the members.[41]

Flag bearers

Games Name
1994 Winter Olympics Igor Zhelezovsky
1996 Summer Olympics Igor Astapkovich
1998 Winter Olympics Alexander Popov
2000 Summer Olympics Sergey Lishtvan
2002 Winter Olympics Oleg Ryzhenkov
2004 Summer Olympics Aleksandr Medved
2006 Winter Olympics Alexander Popov
2008 Summer Olympics Alexander Romankov

National Olympic Committee

Main article: Belarus Olympic Committee

In 1991, an order was issued to create the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (Russian: Национальный олимпийский комитет Республики Беларусь), and it was not until 1993 before the NOC RB (НОК РБ) became a full member of the International Olympic Committee.[42] Also in 1993, Vladimir Ryzhenkov, who was at the time the Belarus Minister for Sport and Tourism, was elected to the post of President of the NOC RB. In May of 1997, a year after the death of Ryzhenkov, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko was elected to the post, which he still holds today. Lukashenko is the first known example of a head of state to also lead a National Olympic Committee at the same time.[14] Funding for the NOC RB comes from marketing of goods with the Olympic logo, donations from the private sector, sponsorships and from the national government.[18][43] As head of state, President Lukashenko issued decrees awarding prizes to those who bring home medals, use state funds to prepare for athletes and pay the coaches of the athletes. In 2004, President Lukashenko issued a decree awarding those who win medals in the 2004 and 2006 Olympic Games the following tax-free monetary awards (in United States dollars): $60,000 for gold, $30,000 for silver and $20,000 for bronze.[44] For the 2008 and 2010 games, the following tax-free prizes will be awarded to medal winners and their coaches (in United States dollars): $100,000 for gold, $50,000 for silver and $30,000 for bronze.[45]

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