Thanks to Stalin and Hitler, gliding is not in the Olympic Games. But had the Winter War and WWII Not broke out, gliding would have become a very popular sport, seen by billions of people today. Here is an alternative timeline. 1934: Hitler dies in a car accident. 1935: Stalin is assassinated. 1936: Olympics take place in a reformed Germany, with gliding as a demonstration sport. 1940: Gliding is a proper event in the Summer Olympics. 1950: Gliding gets its own federation. 1951: The Gliding Premier League is established along with the GA Cup. 1975: Windrushers wins 15 GA Cups. Schneider: $70 billion.