On Sunday, December 5th, 2021 the Las Vegas Golden Knights’ highly – talented starting goalkeeper, Robin Lehner, announced that he will be skipping the 2022 Winter Olympics, where he was previously anticipated to play for Sweden during the next upcoming Winter Olympics.
Lehner is presently 30 – years – old, and he is originally from Gothenburg, Sweden. Robin explained that health reasons were responsible for his decision to skip the 2022 Winter Olympic Games that will be played in Beijing, China. Lehner is a longtime advocate for mental health issues, and he has been extremely transparent concerning his bipolar disorder that Robin has been diagnosed with as well as his own struggles off the ice regarding both drug use and mental health issues.
The Sweden – born Lehner, who has played in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators, the Buffalo Sabres, the New York Islanders, the Chicago Blackhawks, and currently with the Las Vegas Golden Knights, has an over career record of 138 and 133, he possesses a goals – against average of 2.71, and he maintains a save percentage of .917 to go along with his 16 shutouts.
U.S.A. will Diplomatically Boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
According to representatives of the White House, the United States of America will be staging a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games being hosted by Beijing, China. The reasoning for the diplomatic boycott is due to the fact that the United States will be protesting the Chinese human rights abuses.
The athletes of the United States of America will continue to compete, and they will have the full support of the United States government. Although the U.S. government will not be contributing to the fanfare of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games located in Beijing, China.
Media Statements
“For health reasons, me and my psychiatrist decided with agents that I’m not gonna go and I wish them all the best,” the Las Vegas Golden Knights goal – tender, Robin Lehner, explained following a 23 – save game performance in the Las Vegas Golden Knights’ 3 to 2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday, December 5th, 2021.
“U.S. diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in the face of the PRC’s egregious human rights abuses and atrocities in Xinjiang, and we simply can’t do that. We have a fundamental commitment to promoting human rights. And we feel strongly in our position and we will continue to take actions to advance human rights in China and beyond,” says the White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
Sources:
The Associated Press News Services. “Vegas G Robin Lehner to skip Olympics, cites health reasons”. The Associated Press. December 6, 2021.
ESPN News Services. “U.S. plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics”. ESPN. December 6, 2021.
