NBC's Beijing Olympics opening ceremony broadcast sees record low viewers, down 43% from previous Games
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Logano wins Clash in the Coliseum in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joey Logano won the exhibition Busch Light Clash on a temporary quarter-mile track built inside Memorial Coliseum for a made-for-TV spectacular intended to hype NASCAR's upcoming season.
Ahead of Busch Light Clash at L.A. Coliseum, a history of unusual NASCAR venues
«The Colosseum. Oh, you should see the Colosseum… Fifty-thousand Romans. Watching every movement of your sword. Willing you to make that killer blow. The silence before you strike. And the noise afterwards. It rises. It rises up like… like a storm. As if you were the thunder god himself.»
Winter Olympics 2022 – Why are athletes given pandas not medals on the podium? Is it because of Covid?
Chances are you’ve been wondering why athletes are given cuddly pandas on the podium instead of medals at Beijing 2022. At the Tokyo Summer Olympics we became accustomed to the medals being dished out inside the stadium – albeit with athletes having to put medals around their own necks due to Covid risks – but that isn’t happening in Beijing. Ad/> Instead, medallists have received a fluffy mascot on the podium, as modelled by New Zealand’s snowboard sensation Zoi Sadowski-Synnott in the above video.
Beijing Winter Olympics: Norway's Therese Johaug Wins First Gold Of Beijing Winter Olympics
Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as sport moved centre stage after a troubled build-up dominated by coronavirus and rights concerns. Johaug was a comfortable winner of the women's 7.5-plus-7.5-kilometre skiathlon in what is expected to be the first of many cross-country skiing medals for Norway at these Games.
Ski techs hope their secret wax recipes will be liquid 'gold' for Canada's Olympians
Anyone who has watched ski cross athlete Brady Leman barrel down a mountain slope alongside his competitors can tell he's powered by immense strength and skill. Ski cross is a dangerous sport, and the Albertan had to overcome previous injuries in order to win gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. But beyond athleticism, Leman is keenly aware of the importance of his skis — and crucially, what's under them — when it comes to skiing fast.
Beijing Winter Olympics: Norway's Therese Johaug Wins First Gold Of Beijing Winter Olympics
Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as sport moved centre stage after a troubled build-up dominated by coronavirus and rights concerns. Johaug was a comfortable winner of the women's 7.5-plus-7.5-kilometre skiathlon in what is expected to be the first of many cross-country skiing medals for Norway at these Games.
First medals up for grabs at the Beijing Winter Olympics
The first gold medals of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be awarded on Saturday as hosts China hope that the sport will roar to the fore after a troubled build-up dominated by coronavirus and rights concerns.