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U.S. Nordic combined salvages program with grant from International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Read full article: U.S. Nordic combined salvages program with grant from International Ski and Snowboard FederationThe United States Nordic combined program has been salvaged for the upcoming World Cup season, receiving desperately needed financial help from the International Ski and Snowboard Federation.
Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling
Read full article: Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer flingDuring the 2024 Olympics, crowds from Paris to Tahiti have surprised even themselves with their enthusiasm for two and a half weeks of sports.
Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics
Read full article: Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter OlympicsSalt Lake City has been formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris.
Shaun White starting new halfpipe league in hopes of increasing prizes, visibility for action sports
Read full article: Shaun White starting new halfpipe league in hopes of increasing prizes, visibility for action sportsShaun White is starting a season-long halfpipe league that will offer $1.5 million in prizes in hopes of pulling together what has long been a spread-out, confusing action-sports calendar.
As many cities sour on hosting the Olympics, Salt Lake City's enthusiasm endures
Read full article: As many cities sour on hosting the Olympics, Salt Lake City's enthusiasm enduresMany other past Olympic hosts around the world have decided in recent years that bringing back the Games isn’t worth the money or hassle.
Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics
Read full article: Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris OlympicsTwo of Russia’s top swimmers who could be eligible for the next year’s Olympics have been drug tested by their country’s anti-doping agency only twice apiece in 2023.
Russia's sports exile persists 1 year after invading Ukraine
Read full article: Russia's sports exile persists 1 year after invading UkraineRussia’s reintegration into the world of sports one year after the invasion of Ukraine began threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War.
IOC president Bach discusses 'challenges' for 2026 Games
Read full article: IOC president Bach discusses 'challenges' for 2026 GamesCostly construction delays, a leadership vacancy linked to a volatile political climate and a lack of sponsors amid a spreading financial crisis has prompted International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to acknowledge the “challenges” facing organizers of the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
While you were sleeping, this U.S. athlete brought the world to tears with the ultimate redemption story
Read full article: While you were sleeping, this U.S. athlete brought the world to tears with the ultimate redemption storyLindsey Jacobellis of the United States is one of the greatest snowboarders of all-time with five world championships and eight X-Games titles, but had been known more for a giant mess-up than all of her other accomplishments.
How Vonetta Flowers made history for Black Olympians worldwide
Read full article: How Vonetta Flowers made history for Black Olympians worldwideWith the first weekend of the Winter Olympics coinciding with the first weekend of Black History Month, it’s a good time to look back at how both Olympic and Black history was made 20 years ago this month at the Winter Games.
EXPLAINER: How to stage Olympics in a snow-challenged city
Read full article: EXPLAINER: How to stage Olympics in a snow-challenged cityDry Beijing barely gets any winter precipitation, which makes this year’s Winter Games the first to rely almost entirely on artificial snow for the skiing and snowboarding events.
The Latest: Dutch VJ manhandled during Olympic live shot
Read full article: The Latest: Dutch VJ manhandled during Olympic live shotA correspondent in Beijing for Dutch national broadcaster NOS was manhandled away from his camera during a live news show shortly before the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Beijing experiences record-breaking warming ahead of Winter Olympics
Read full article: Beijing experiences record-breaking warming ahead of Winter OlympicsThe Winter Olympics are about to begin. This week on Forecasting Change we look at the warming in the Winter Olympic locations in the last 50 years. Over that period, the 19 different host cities have warmed 4.8 degrees Fahrenheit. That is about three times the global average!
Why is Beijing hosting the Olympics for the second time in just 14 years?
Read full article: Why is Beijing hosting the Olympics for the second time in just 14 years?Just 14 years after hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing is set to make history by becoming the first city to play host to both a Summer and Winter Olympics when it welcomes the world for the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
‘Like being in a trash can and just tossed off a ski slope:’ A Floridian’s path to Olympic bobsledding
Read full article: ‘Like being in a trash can and just tossed off a ski slope:’ A Floridian’s path to Olympic bobsleddingJosh Williamson joined anchors Ginger Gadsden and Matt Austin on this week’s edition of Florida’s Fourth Estate to talk about his journey from Lake Mary to Beijing for the Winter Olympic games.
Ahead of Olympics, abrupt lockdowns loom over Beijing life
Read full article: Ahead of Olympics, abrupt lockdowns loom over Beijing lifeBeijing residents are coping with abrupt local lockdowns and sweeping COVID-19 testing requirements as the Chinese capital seeks to prevent a coronavirus outbreak ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in less than two weeks.
China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an
Read full article: China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’anChinese authorities are testing some 2 million residents of Beijing after a series of virus cases prompted concerns two weeks ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics.
Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics
Read full article: Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of OlympicsPeople in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents have been ordered to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics.
The AP Interview: Exiled artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing Games
Read full article: The AP Interview: Exiled artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing GamesThe Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing will allow China to show the world “a fake smile,” just as it did for the 2008 Summer Games.
China's Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found
Read full article: China's Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron foundA major Chinese city near Beijing has placed its 14 million residents on partial lockdown after 40 children and adults tested positive for COVID-19, including at least two with the omicron variant.
100 days until Beijing: 3 key questions as the countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympics enters its final stage
Read full article: 100 days until Beijing: 3 key questions as the countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympics enters its final stageWhile there are countdowns in effect until the holiday season and the start of 2022, Wednesday represented an important mile marker in another notable countdown.
USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine
Read full article: USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccineU.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a directive announced Wednesday by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
This elite group of athletes has medaled in both Winter and Summer Olympics
Read full article: This elite group of athletes has medaled in both Winter and Summer OlympicsOlympians themselves are absolutely impressive. Then, throw in the athletes who have medaled more than once. That’s certainly something to write home about.
These U.S. cities almost hosted an Olympic Games
Read full article: These U.S. cities almost hosted an Olympic GamesThe United States hasn’t hosted any Olympic Games since 2002, when Salt Lake City welcomed the world to the Winter Olympics, but man, there have certainly been some cities that have tried.
More than a shirtless flag bearer: How this Tongan athlete has made Olympic history
Read full article: More than a shirtless flag bearer: How this Tongan athlete has made Olympic historyIt will nearly impossible for Pita Taufatofua to outlast his original claim to fame as “the shirtless flag bearer,” which made him a legend on social media.
At least 100 US athletes unvaccinated as Olympics begin
Read full article: At least 100 US athletes unvaccinated as Olympics beginAbout 100 of the 613 U.S. athletes descending on Tokyo for the Olympics are unvaccinated, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s medical chief said hours before Friday night’s Opening Ceremony.
5 of the most memorable cauldron lightings in opening ceremony Olympic history
Read full article: 5 of the most memorable cauldron lightings in opening ceremony Olympic historyChina, it’s once again your turn to see if you can outdo other host countries in terms of the most memorable cauldron lighting at the opening ceremony of an Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics face another problem because of its president
Read full article: Tokyo Olympics face another problem because of its presidentYoshiro Mori, right, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, bows his head after a news conference in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Pool Photo via AP)TOKYO – The postponed Tokyo Olympics have yet another problem besides the pandemic. The local organizing committee issued a vague statement on Sunday saying it supports diversity. Nikai was challenged by Taro Aso, the 80-year-old deputy prime minister and a former prime minister himself. Mori was appointed under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has been backed by the current prime minister, and has built strong ties with IOC President Thomas Bach.
Asia Today: Virus restrictions heightened in China province
Read full article: Asia Today: Virus restrictions heightened in China provinceAuthorities have also imposed similarly tight measures in the cities of Shenyang and Dalian in Liaoning province just to the north. — South Korea says it will extend its ban on incoming flights from Britain for two more weeks until Jan. 21. South Korea has also found one case of a coronavirus variant detected in South Africa. All foreigners entering South Korea will be required to submit negative COVID-19 test results starting Friday. South Korea on Monday extended its second-highest social distancing rules, called “Tier 2.5,” in the greater Seoul area and the third-highest rules in other areas for two more weeks.
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
Read full article: 6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, pool)WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced charges Monday against Russian intelligence officers in cyberattacks that targeted a French presidential election, the Winter Olympics in South Korea and American businesses. The seven-count indictment is the most recent in a series of Justice Department prosecutions of Russian hackers, often working on behalf of the government. One of the six charged in the case announced Monday was among the Russian military intelligence officers charged with hacking in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference. The timing of the indictment was unrelated to the upcoming election in the U.S., said Assistant Attorney General John Demers. The indictment accuses the officers, for instance, of hacking into the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea after Russia was punished by the International Olympic Committee for a vast doping conspiracy.