US moguls skier aims to 'deliver the love'
ZHANGJIAKOU: American freestyle moguls skier Jaelin Kauf vowed on Wednesday (Feb 2) to "deliver the love" during the Beijing Olympics as the athlete and her teammates prepare to kick off the Winter Games.
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Olympics-Chinese women online show more interest in Winter Games
BEIJING (Reuters) - Women in China have shown more interest than men in searching online for Winter Olympics-related information, a report by search engine company Baidu showed on Wednesday.
Chinese women online show more interest in Winter Games
BEIJING : Women in China have shown more interest than men in searching online for Winter Olympics-related information, a report by search engine company Baidu showed on Wednesday.
Russia should not assume doping sanctions will be lifted, says WADA
BEIJING : Russia should not assume sanctions imposed for running a state sponsored doping programme will be automatically lifted when their suspension is completed at the end of year, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) warned on Wednesday.
Canada and US rivalry heats up Beijing Winter Games
BEIJING : As sporting rivalries go the United States and Canada does not reach the intensity of Argentina and Brazil but when it comes to Winter Olympics the North American neighbours turn the heat up.
Torch begins three-day trek past iconic Beijing landmarks
BEIJING : Beijing kicked off the Winter Olympics torch relay on Wednesday during which more than 1,000 torch-bearers will carry the flame past historical landmarks including the Great Wall.
Winter Olympics 2022: Are Winter Olympic gold medals made of real gold? Why do athletes bite their medals?
When Beijing hosts the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on 4 February, it will become the first city in the world to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Games, which this year's medals have been designed to reflect. They will feature the «jade-inlaid medals of the Summer Games in 2008» to showcase Beijing as the first «dual Olympic city,» according to the official Olympic website.