Canadian freestyle skier Philip Markis has always experienced the most in the mountains at home, his playground is a snow-covered beauty postcard.

But the two-way Olympics watched the place he loves in a sport at most of his time, all because of warming. For more than a decade ago, he would train in the summer months, Whistler in Horstman glacier. There is no more. The glacier was closed last year due to a summer skiing and snowboarding lack of snow.

Now the coach of a ski skiing in Moguls now mentioned that athletes had to rely on the snow-made snow, which is difficult than natural dust. The drafts have been scheduled to hill, decide on transported changes, and thus said Markis that the creek has increased.

“It is one thing to see the world's changes, it's very scared, and it really affects me and sports, which I like in an interview with the Canadian Olympic Committee's athletes.

He is one of the world's more than 400 athletes who signed a letter to candidates who want to become president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), urging them to make more than one priority.

The members of the IOC will be gathered from the whole world to Greece for the next week IOC session, where they will elect a new president among seven candidates. Candidates worked by members of a closed-door event in Switzerland privately In January, it's just 15 minutes to put their vision.

Some stress more climate than others in their public platform.

At the same time, the President of the World Athletics Sebastian CE, one of the front runners, cites the challenge of climate change in his platform and promises that “puts all goals in sports on how to achieve them.” The Council of Europe said that climate change could eventually force Summer Olympics on the winter calendar.

The winner will replace Thomas Bach, who has been leading the world's largest sports organization since 2013, and will officially take it in June.

This person will be instructed to postpone the Olympic Games through the post-election world, navigating challenges through challenges, from war and political instability to safety of sports integrity and athletes.

They are also instructed to match matches in the younger generation, which consume large amounts differently than their parents and grandparents.

“We need a leader who understands and embodies the positive values ​​of sports, standing integrity, good governance, stability, financial and environment, while the IOC member tricky Smith.

“Distant threat to any more

But no challenge can be greater than the heated planet and the extreme weather that has reached the extreme weather, which signed the letter to the IOC candidates. Extreme heat complicates planning summer games, while less places can host winter games due to lack of snow and ice.

“This is no longer a distant threat, but our love for our Olympic family is present and growing damage.

Athletes call on the new president and that person to strengthen the IOC's commitments “fast carbon emissions”. They also call on the IOC to “define standard” when it comes to “high-polluting sponsors”.

The letter includes signatures of more than 125 Olympic flag bearers and more than 20 Canadians.

It includes athletes of medals in Paris last year, such as volleyball player Melissa Huma-ringes, tennis player Gabriela Dabrowski and weightlifter, which was located on Canada's flag bearers.

About a month ago, Vincent went to a sports camp outside of San Diego. His group had to find another place to train for a few days when the blossom of the algae closed the lake they had to use.

“They believe that it was because of the chemicals in the ground (Los Angeles), which deceived through the ground and ended by infecting the lake.

The three-year-old Olympic medalist also experienced warming temperature during his career, it is more remarkable during the extreme heat of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It managed some of the hottest weather weather, said Vincent.

Wildfire Risk is in the spotlight for LA 2028

IOC has promised to reduce its immediate and indirect carbon emissions by 2030 by 50%, equating the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

In Paris, the organizers decided to focus on temporary or existing infrastructure to avoid emissions that come through building new opportunities. The organizers noted that in 2024. Summer games have decreased the carbon trace more than 54%, in 2012 on average medium and rio in London.

But Los Angeles is in the center of attention in 2028.

Vincent said that it is responsible for making sure that they support the environment, so he wants to make sure that Ioc is above the priority list.

“It simply came to our notice then.