2 0 1 4 ▁co aching ▁program ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁distrib uting ▁financial ▁support ▁in ▁winter ▁sports ▁to ▁member ▁feder ations ▁and ▁top ▁level ▁athlet es ▁directly . ▁ ▁x ▁including ▁ski ▁maintenance , ▁which ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁bi ath lon ▁and ▁Nord ic ▁combined ▁as ▁well ▁ ▁Ban ▁on ▁rain bow ▁n ails ▁▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Hels ing in ▁San om at ▁quoted ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁R isto ▁Niem inen , ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁forb idd ing ▁its ▁athlet es ▁the ▁rain bow - pattern ed ▁f ing ern ails ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁games , ▁r uling ▁it ▁political ▁ab use ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Char ter . ▁The ▁issue ▁was ▁raised ▁after ▁high - j um per ▁Emma ▁Green ▁T reg aro ▁displayed ▁her ▁rain bow ▁n ails ▁and ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Minister ▁of ▁Culture ▁and ▁Sport ▁Pa avo ▁Ar hin m ä ki ▁w aved ▁the ▁rain bow ▁flag ▁in ▁the ▁Moscow ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Athletics ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁in ▁Russia . ▁Ar hin m ä ki ▁respond ed , ▁that ▁the ▁Olympic ▁movement ▁should ▁defend , ▁not ▁limit , ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech , ▁and ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁European ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Trade ▁of ▁Finland ▁Alexander ▁St ub b ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁is ▁about ▁human ▁rights , ▁not ▁politics , ▁both ▁bringing ▁up ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Olympics