The everyday beast Goons drags reporter away on live TV during opening ceremony of the Games in Beijing NOS/Twitter The Beijing Winter Olympics have officially started, but before the opening ceremony on Friday ended, Chinese authorities proved once again to the world that they will not tolerate any form of free press. one of his … Read more
ZHANGJIAKOU, China – American snowboarder Shaun White, who became the face of the sport by winning three gold medals, said on Saturday the Beijing Olympics would be his last snowboarding competition and that he would retire from all contests. “I think this will be my, well this will be my last competition too, which is … Read more
Social media users are speculating as to whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had fallen asleep during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after he was seen on camera with his eyes closed. Putin could be seen on camera during NBC’s broadcast of the winter games sitting by himself and appearing to briefly … Read more
The Daily Beast Goons Drag Reporter Away on Live TV at Beijing Games Opening Ceremony NOS/TwitterThe Beijing Winter Olympics are officially underway—but, before the Opening Ceremony even finished on Friday, Chinese authorities proved to the world once again that it won’t tolerate any kind of free press.In an extraordinary clip from Dutch broadcaster NOS, one … Read more
YANQING, China — Chilean Henrik von Appen has a dream: to beat the Europeans and bring the first medal at the Winter Olympics to Latin America. The 27-year-old, who represented Chile in almost every alpine ski discipline at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, is hoping for a top-20 finish in Sunday’s men’s downhill, the … Read more
Echoing China’s “zero tolerance” approach to the pandemic, the Beijing 2022 Olympics will likely be remembered for their unprecedented safety measures. However, this year’s Winter Games will also go down in history for the record number of openly LGBTQ participants. According to the LGBTQ sports website, at least 35 of this year’s Olympic athletes are … Read more
The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off Friday in unexpected fashion as one of the final torchbearers in the opening ceremony was revealed to be Uyghur cross-country skier Dinigeer Yilamujiang. For a country that has been condemned for its treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, the … Read more
The 2022 Winter Olympics is set to kick off, with a comparatively pared-back opening getting underway at Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium early Friday. China aims to impress billions around the world with these games, and perhaps momentarily transcend the politically charged atmosphere and strict Covid-19 restrictions that have characterized the runup to the competition. … Read more
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
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