BEIJING — They said he should play soccer. They said figure skating was for girls. They said winter sports made no sense in temperate Guadalajara. But none of those naysayers deterred Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at the Winter Games, who has now become an even more rare Beijing Olympics … Read more
The medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics was delayed because of what the International Olympic Committee called Wednesday a legal issue that could affect medalists. The committee did not explain the nature of the legal issue. The competition concluded Monday after several days of intense skating during which … Read more
In Wangfujing, a famous shopping district in central Beijing, a crowd of spectators gathered spontaneously in front of a big TV screen on Tuesday morning. “It’s very cheering. She’s of Chinese origin and has returned to China. I feel proud of her,” said Beijing resident Jiang Yu, 36, according to The Associated Press. Meanwhile, people … Read more
NBC Sports Where are the next Olympic Games? Host cities for 2024 Summer Olympics, 2026 Winter Olympics and more The 2022 Winter Olympics take place on Friday, February 4 through Sunday, February 20, in Beijing, China, featuring 109 events–seven more since PyeongChang–across 15 sports. Events will be contested across three Olympic competition zones: Beijing, Yanqing, … Read more
Four years after a devastating concussion wiped out her Olympic dreams, speed skater Kimi Goetz is getting a second chance for a medal at the Winter Games in Beijing. And her New Jersey mom couldn’t be happier — or more relieved that injuries that plagued her daughter, including that concussion and back surgery, are finally … Read more
The authoritarian challenge to democracy and human rights is arguably the defining geopolitical story of our time. Instead of bucking this trend, the IOC appears to be partaking in it. stream says His group’s primary responsibility is to host the Games in accordance with the Olympic Charter. But this charter speaks of “promoting a peaceful … Read more
Gordon Ramsay may not be invited to the Olympics this year. Beijing is targeting robot chefs and servers to prepare and serve food to attendees at the Main Media Center of the city’s Winter Olympics to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and maximize efficacy, according to a recent Food & Beverage wine report. “The intelligent … Read more
BEIJING – Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s pristine performance in her Olympic debut at the Beijing Games on Sunday drew pure awe from rivals and teammates who praised her prodigious athletic talent and maturity as the gold medal favourite. Still only 15, Valieva holds the world records for the short program, free skate and total … Read more
Snowboarder Julia Marino netted the United States its first medal of the 2022 Beijing Olympics after earning the silver in women’s slopestyle snowboarding Sunday. Event favorite Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand took the gold — the country’s first in a winter Olympics — with a score of 92.88 on her final run. Sadowski-Synnott, 20, beat … Read more
History is set to be made at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics when Midlands brothers Farrell and Niall Treacy hit the ice in China. Date back to Henley-in-Arden,Warwickshire, the West Midlands Both qualified for Team GB in a three-man short track speed skating squad. This comes four years after Farrell became the first Treacy to … Read more