Olympics-Alpine skiing-Can Austria tighten iron grip on slopes at Beijing Games?
By Shadia Nasralla
Winter Games Sport News
Alpine skiing-Can Austria tighten iron grip on slopes at Beijing Games?
LONDON : The pressure is on for Austria, the most successful ski nation of all time, to prove that it still has what it takes to dominate at the Beijing Olympic Games.
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Updated 0035 GMT (0835 HKT) January 27, 2022Eileen Gu, an 18-year-old freestyle skier, is the defending world champion in the halfpipe and slopestyle events, and she will also compete in the big air event while at the Olympics. Gu was born in the United States and her father is American, but in 2019 she decided that she would compete for China, where her mother was born. She called it «a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help to promote the sport I love.»Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
Beijing shadow puppet troupe breaks out shows for Winter Games
BEIJING : Two graceful figures flick a puck back and forth across imaginary ice, before a tussle and a victory lap for one skater, in a portrayal of real-life battles set to take place at the Winter Olympics opening in China's capital next week.
IOC to meet Peng Shuai during Beijing Olympics
BEIJING: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday (Jan 27) that it has spoken with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai again and plans to meet her in Beijing during next month's Winter Games.
Devon Levi not to be counted out in battle for Canada hockey's Olympic crease
Goalie Devon Levi had never stepped foot outside North America before flying to Davos, Switzerland, this week for an eight-day Hockey Canada training camp in preparation for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
First-ever Tibet-based athletes to compete in Winter Games
BEIJING : Two Tibet-based athletes will next month become the first from the western frontier region of China to participate in a Winter Olympics after qualifying for Beijing, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.