"It's very difficult to see beyond a home win in Paris on Thursday night This year's big Six Nations kick-off takes place in in the Stade de France on Thursday night. The timing, we are told, is to avoid a clash with the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics which is in itself a little white lie. To set the record straight, this year's Winter Olympics take place in Italy, not France, and actually start in two days' time on Wednesday February 4."
"It's very difficult to see beyond a home win in Paris on Thursday night This year's big Six Nations kick-off takes place in in the Stade de France on Thursday night. The timing, we are told, is to avoid a clash with the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics which is in itself a little white lie. To set the record straight, this year's Winter Olympics take place in Italy, not France, and actually start in two days' time on Wednesday February 4."
Paris is heavily favored for a home win in the upcoming Six Nations match at the Stade de France on Thursday night. Organizers scheduled the kick-off to avoid a perceived clash with the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, implying timing sensitivity. That avoidance claim is inaccurate: the Winter Olympics begin in Italy on Wednesday, February 4, two days before the match, not in France. The incorrect association of the opening ceremony with France creates a misleading justification for the chosen kick-off time. The scheduling decision therefore appears unnecessary relative to the actual Olympic timetable.
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