Did you tune into (or are you currently watching) the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics Friday morning? Did you even realize the opening ceremonies were happening? If not, you’re not alone. Polling shows enthusiasm for the Games is muted, and while the Winter Games are typically not as popular As Summer Games in the … Read more
Here are the TV listing for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing: Friday, Feb. 4 (Day 0) NBC 6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Opening Ceremony (LIVE) Noon – 3 p.m. Olympics Preview Show 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. Opening Ceremony AFP via Getty Images USA Network 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Figure Skating – Men’s Short … Read more
From a TV perspective, it feels as if the Beijing Olympics will end with NBC’s host Mike Tirico summoning his inner-Bill Belichick and saying, “We’re on to Paris.” That is where the network’s next Olympics, the 2024 Summer Games, will be held and perhaps — fingers crossed — we will have controlled the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more
Xi’s forcefulness contrasts with his more emollient predecessor Hu Jintao, who stepped down as president in 2013. Under Hu, China’s government worked to be seen as a stakeholder in the US-led global system, according to Zhao Ma, associate professor of modern Chinese history and culture at Washington University in St. Louis. But today’s China rejects … Read more
Register here to get Beyond the Back Page in your inbox every weekday morning. The 2022 Winter Olympics from Beijing — 13 hours ahead of the eastern time zone in the US — kicked off on our local airwaves Wednesday night with my four-year fixation on the great sport of curling, with the opening ceremony … Read more
First contested at the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, Nordic combined has been a feature of the Games ever since. Britain has only ever offered one athlete for the event, way back in 1936 called Percy Legard. The Cornwall-born sportsperson represented Britain at both the Summer and Winter Olympics, in the modern pentathlon … Read more
“The Olympic Games is an extremely important event, and it’s an event that symbolizes the role of sports in bringing people together and in promoting peace,” Guterres said at a January press conference. “And it is in this strict context and without any political dimension that I intend to be present in the opening.” Late … Read more
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