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The financial results causes some international advocacy for Olympic hosts to follow Vancouver's administrator's methods due to its being perceived as a responsible developer of the necessary infrastructure and a dependable manager of the games.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fischer|first1=Jonathan|title=The Olympics Should Be in Vancouver. Winter and Summer. Every Two Years. Forever.|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/five_ring_circus/2016/08/05/the_olymics_should_be_in_vancouver_summer_and_winter_forever.html|website=Slate.com|accessdate=January 1, 2017}}</ref> |
The financial results causes some international advocacy for Olympic hosts to follow Vancouver's administrator's methods due to its being perceived as a responsible developer of the necessary infrastructure and a dependable manager of the games.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fischer|first1=Jonathan|title=The Olympics Should Be in Vancouver. Winter and Summer. Every Two Years. Forever.|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/five_ring_circus/2016/08/05/the_olymics_should_be_in_vancouver_summer_and_winter_forever.html|website=Slate.com|accessdate=January 1, 2017}}</ref> |
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=== Opening Day crisis === |
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Although skiers [[Alexandre Bilodeau]] and [[Jennifer Heil]] won a gold (Canada's first since 1994) and a silver medal near the start of the 2010 Winter Games, Furlong described the time period as a 'painful weekend' because of their need to host a little memorial event and fly the corpse of luger athlete [[Nodar Kumaritashvili]] back to his home country of Georgia.<ref name="CdnEncylopediaINTERVIEW">{{cite news|last1=Macqueen|first1=Ken|title=Vanoc Ceo John Furlong in Conversation with Ken Macqueen: Interview|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/vanoc-ceo-john-furlong-in-conversation-with-ken-macqueen-interview/|accessdate=January 1, 2017|work=Macleans Magazine|date=December 13, 2010}}</ref> |
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Kumaritashvili was just the fourth athlete to die in Winter Olympics since 1964. Dealing with the death caused by a training run accident that occurred on the Opening Day affected Furlong's enthusiasm in his speech at the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]]. VANOC did dedicate the ceremony to Kumaritashvi.<ref name="LugeSafety">{{cite news|last1=Drapack|first1=Michael|title=Luge track safety questioned before Olympic death|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/luge-track-safety-questioned-before-olympic-death-1.1112078|accessdate=January 1, 2017|work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=February 6, 2011}}</ref> |
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After the death, there was public concern that VANOC's pre-games changes to the [[Whistler Sliding Centre]] infrastructure could have been a cause in the fatal tragedy. Furlong and VANOC had received athlete concerns about the luge track changes prior to 2010. The [[International Luge Federation]] had written to Furlong about dangers on the track<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/no-one-told-vanoc-luge-track-was-dangerous-furlong-says/article565565/|title=No one told VANOC luge track was dangerous, Furlong says|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref> even before the concrete was poured<ref name="LugeSafety" /> and Furlong shared these concerns in a March 2009 email to VANOC executives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1062631|title=Luger's Olympic death needs deeper probe: father|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-vancouver-luger-idUSTRE7165VD20110207|title=New questions about 2010 Vancouver luge death|date=February 7, 2017|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref> Furlong claimed to that he and VANOC did complete their responsibility in assessing and maintaining the infrastructure changes.<ref name="LugeSafety" /> He said his personal concern was initially that VANOC was doing everything it needed to respond to the lugers' comments about the new track being faster than they wanted.<ref name="LugeSafety" /> |
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Eventually it was broadly concluded that an athlete's personal performance might have been the highest risk in the 2010 death. |
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Furlong frequently described the crisis communications and stakeholder relations after Kumaritashvi's death as their largest challenge and that such management of an athlete's death had not been practiced before the launch of the 2010 games.<ref name="LUGEbyMackin">{{cite news|last1=Mackin|first1=Bob|title=Furlong: "We had tested for everything, this was not one of those things."|url=http://bobmackin.ca/?p=1010|accessdate=January 1, 2017|work=bobmackin.ca|date=April 18, 2010}}</ref> As a CEO, Furlong was active in responding to athlete, news media and public concerns about the issue. Furlong helped carry Kumaritashvili's coffin at a February 15 Vancouver funeral then eventually flew to the country of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] to meet the luger's family and attend the home-country memorial.<ref name="LUGEbyMackin" /> |
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=== Post-2010 === |
=== Post-2010 === |
Revision as of 00:57, 2 January 2017
John Furlong | |
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Chief executive officer of Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games | |
In office February 21, 2004[1] – December 31, 2010 | |
Leader | Jacques Rogge |
Preceded by | Valentino Castellani |
Succeeded by | Dmitry Chernyshenko |
Personal details | |
Born | Tipperary, Ireland | October 12, 1950
Nationality | Irish, Canadian |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Cook (m. 1970–76) Dayle Turner (1978–82) Gail Robb (m. 1984–2011) Deborah Sharp (m. 2012–her death 2013) Renee Smith-Valade (2014) |
Residence | Vancouver |
Occupation | Sports administrator |
Website | johnfurlong |
John Furlong, OC,[2] OBC[3] (born October 12, 1950)[4] is a Canadian administrator of sports organizations widely recognized for overseeing the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics as President and CEO of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC).
Currently, Furlong is the Chairman of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, a Major League Soccer team.
Born in Ireland in 1950, Furlong first moved to work in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1969 to 1972. He immigrated to Canada in 1975.[5][6] He cited Canada as being possibly unique in appointing an immigrant to be CEO of their Olympic Games.[7]
Although his performance and popularity led to recognitions such as appointments to Order of Canada and Order of British Columbia, he is a controversial figure following the discovery of errors and omissions in his autobiography, defamation lawsuits against a journalist and not-yet-proven allegations raised in 2010 by aboriginal day-school students accusing him of abuse as a teacher in 1969 or 1970.[8]
Olympic and Paralympic Games
Preparation
Furlong chaired the Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation (2001–04) and pitched Vancouver in Prague in its bid to the International Olympic Committee to host the Winter Games. He was also president of Arbutus Club, was a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee, and chaired BC Summer Games, BC Winter Games, and Sport B.C.[3]
Furlong was involved in ten years of planning and preparation for the 2010 Games that the Governor General of Canada (in awarding Order of Canada) cited as helping to create a vision of Canada as a diverse and energetic country.[9] Federal MP Ken Dryden published a book that described Furlong's tapping into people's deepest emotions was key to delivering public inspiration for the event.[7] He was also publicly described as 'one of Canada’s most transformative people' even by a journalist that he was in lawsuits with.[5]
His 'bold approach' included authoring an essay "What Dreams May Come" published in a Vancouver newspaper in 2003.[7]
In addition to encouraging Vancouver voters to support the Game in a city referendum, Furlong also engaged with local First Nations to partner with VANOC. Aboriginal myths were also stated as being the base of the Olympic mascots Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk revealed in 2007.[10] The Olympic Representatives of Squamish Nation, Musqueam Indian Band, Lil'wat First Nation, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nation were involved in the Opening Ceremony.
Engagement with the communities aided preparation for the games, including construction of new infrastructure such as the $178-million Richmond Olympic Oval rink for speed skating built in Richmond, British Columbia, one of the three largest sport venues purpose-built for the 2010 Winter Games.[11] Furlong describes the built facilities as in ongoing use.
Games management
Furlong and VANOC signed financial agreements with each Canadian province and territory[7], including $900 million from federal government for security and public safety.[12] The VANOC report in 2014, four years after the games, confirmed that the financial management resulted in no debt and generated revenue of $1.9 to $2.5 billion.[13]
The financial results causes some international advocacy for Olympic hosts to follow Vancouver's administrator's methods due to its being perceived as a responsible developer of the necessary infrastructure and a dependable manager of the games.[14]
Post-2010
Furlong had previously publicly advocated for the Own The Podium program to earn Canada more medals[7], then became its chair of the board.
In the aftermath of the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot, Furlong and Douglas Keefe were appointed by Premier Christy Clark to independently examine the incident. Their report The Night the City Became a Stadium: Independent Review of 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup Playoffs Riot, was published on September 1, 2011 and provided 53 recommendations.[15]
He advised Prince George, British Columbia organizers on hosting the 2015 Canada Winter Games.[7]
In July 2016, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced that Furlong will chair the Special Committee for Home Games (SCHG) to assist Calgary if it decides to bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics.[8]<"Calgary to get some help to mount bid for 2026 Olympic Winter Games". July 2, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.</ref>
Other business activities
Furlong joined the board of Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc.[5]
Furlong is also chairman of Rocky Mountaineer, a rail tourism company based in Vancouver.[16]
He also was a member of the corporate board of Canadian Tire.
As a paid keynote speaker, Furlong is a member of the National Speakers Bureau.
Controversies
Despite his past popularity, the controversies about his autobiography, abuse allegations and lawsuits with a journalist continue to affect his reputation.
Biographical inaccuracies
On February 12, 2011, the one year anniversary of the Olympics, Furlong published his autobiography Patriot Hearts – Inside the Olympics that became a national bestseller. Then omissions or errors sparked public controversy about his trustworthiness and possible factor in legal conflicts.
Furlong's first move to Canada was in 1969 to work as a coach and teacher at a Catholic school in northern British Columbia. Yet his Olympic memoir book only mentioned his immigration to Canada in Fall 1974. In fact, Furlong emigrated in 1975, according to his testimony.[17] Furlong lived in Canada from 1969 to 1972 as a Frontier Apostle missionary in Burns Lake and Prince George, British Columbia. During these years, he married and began a family.[18][19][20] The omission of Furlong's earlier attendance in Canada remains controversial because the timeline coincides with (not-yet-proven) allegations (see below section) claiming that he abused First Nations children while a teacher in Burns Lake. His co-author Gary Mason has stated the earlier attendance in Canada was not mentioned when the book was being written.[21]
In 1974, the body of Furlong's niece Siobhan Roice was identified by her father Edward "Ned" Roice[22][23] after she was killed in terrorist bombings in Dublin. Furlong had published that his own father had identified her body, an event in his narrative which contributed to his father's early death and his own decision to emigrate.[24]
In 1986, Furlong was an age group winner in a squash competition.[25] While his professional biographies stated he was the 1986 Canadian Squash Champion,[26][24][27] the title was actually earned by Jamie Hickox.[25]
Abuse allegations
There were no criminal charges against Furlong by the government and three civil claims were cancelled, yet there continues to be high-profile advocacy by First Nations and others for further investigation.
On September 26, 2012, the Georgia Straight newspaper published an article that reported allegations that children in the 1970s were physically and mentally abused while Furlong was a physical education teacher at Immaculata Catholic School in Burns Lake.[28] The article, by journalist Laura Robinson, was supported by over 45 statements, including eight affidavits.[28]
Abuse allegations against Furlong have never been heard nor accepted as evidence in court.[29] Three former students, who were not part of the Georgia Straight story, alleged that Furlong sexually, physically, and verbally abused them.[30][31]In 2013, these three former students filed failed civil lawsuits against Furlong, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, the Roman Catholic Prince George Diocese, and the Catholic Independent Schools Diocese of Prince George.[31][32][33]
Based on changes in information from interviews by the RCMP with one of the three accusers, a BC Supreme Court Judge concluded that the woman had not actually attended the school where she had accused Furlong of abuse.[34] A second woman dropped her civil case after it was judged unfounded.[34] The third plaintiff, a man, was reported to have already received $120,822 in compensation for a claim against another person at a different school at the same time period as his claim versus Furlong.[34]
First Nations are continuing advocates for further investigation into the allegations.
In a November 2015 open letter, three First Nations hereditary chiefs and five Furlong accusers called on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to remove John Furlong from Own the Podium pending a hearing of their claims.[35]
In January 2016, a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council (CDC) sought appeal of a judge's decision due to incorrect information. CDC dismissed the complaint.[36] CDC dismissed the complaint.[37]
In July 2016, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) passed a resolution to pressure the federal government and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to formally investigate multiple abuse allegations against Furlong.[38][39]
In a December 2016 complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, six Northern British Columbia First Nations members formally accused the federal government and RCMP of racial and ethnic discrimination in mishandling their allegations that John Furlong abused them.[40]
In December 2016, the University of British Columbia received news coverage for cancelling John Furlong's February 2017 keynote address to donors at the Millennium Scholarship Breakfast. The address had been billed as Furlong's "opportunity to reach out to our First Nations" although there was no evidence First Nations representatives were invited to attend.[41]
Journalist lawsuits
Furlong and journalist Laura Robinson sued each other for defamation in high-profile lawsuits. Although Furlong failed in his claim that Robinson reported about abuse allegations not based on evidence but due to personal opposition to him, Robinson also failed in her suit against Furlong because the judge confirmed his questioning her performance was possible.
In November 2012, Furlong lodged failed defamation suits against the Georgia Straight newspaper and journalist Laura Robinson.[42] Georgia Straight and Robinson were awarded legal costs.[43][44] In response to Furlong's defamation action , Robinson then reported on additional abuse allegations including emotional, physical and sexual abuse of his first and second wives.[45]
In January 2014, Robinson filed a defamation suit against Furlong and TwentyTen Group.[46] In September 2015, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge dismissed Robinson's claim citing Furlong's qualified privilege to make statements "that might otherwise meet the legal definition of defamation".[47]
Personal life
John Furlong was schooled at St. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin, Dublin.[48]
In 1970, Furlong married Margaret Cook in Burns Lake British Columbia, Canada.[49] Furlong and Cook are parents to four grown children.[50]
In the late 1970s, Furlong lived with Dayle "Dee" Turner in a three-year common law marriage.[51]
In 1984, Furlong married his third wife Gail Robb, fathered one child, and divorced in 2011.[49]
Furlong and Deborah Sharp were married from 2012 until her death in 2013.[52]
In late 2013, Furlong and Renee Smith-Valade became romantic partners.[53] The couple have shared a home since early 2014.[54]
At 60 years of age, he has 5 adult children and 11 grandchildren.[7]
Awards
- (2009) - BC Sports Hall of Fame Inductee - W.A.C. Bennett Award (2004)[55]
- (2009) - Canada's Most Influential Sport Figure [3]
- (May 6, 2010) - Officer of the Order of Canada [56]
- (2010) - Order of British Columbia [57]
- (2010) - Olympic Order [58]
- (2010) - Paralympic Order [59]
- (2010) - Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), University of British Columbia[60]
- Doctor of Technology (honoris causa), British Columbia Institute of Technology [61]
- (2010) - Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Justice Institute of British Columbia (2010)[62]
- Doctor of Tourism & Hospitality (honoris causa), Niagara University, New York City[63]
- (2010) - B.C.'s Sportsman of the Decade [3]
- Outstanding sports executive of the year - Sports Media Canada Achievement Awards (2010)[64]
- (2010) - 25 Transformational Canadians [64]
- (2010) - Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award [65]
- (2010) - The Globe & Mail as Canada's Nation Builder [66]
- (2010) - Canada's 2010 Marketer of the year [67]
- (2010) - Sports Media Canada's Sports Executive of the Year [citation needed]
- (2010) - SkyTrain railcar 308 dedicated as "In the Olympic Spirit of John Furlong". It is the first time a SkyTrain railcar has been named after a person. [68]
Published works
- Furlong, John; Mason, Gary (2011). Patriot Hearts: Inside the Olympics That Changed a Country. Douglas & Mcintyre. ISBN 978-1553657941.
References
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- ^ a b c Robinson, Laura (September 26, 2012). "John Furlong biography omits secret past in Burns Lake". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "John Furlong claims he didn't hide Christian missionary past under cross-examination at defamation trial". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. June 23, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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- ^ "2010 Recipient: John Furlong – Vancouver : Order of BC". orderofbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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External links
- Official website
- VANOC Biography Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Patriot Hearts