Clues to cauldron lighter lie in past, or future...
BEIJING : Those seeking clues to the traditional mystery of who will light the Olympic cauldron at the Games Opening Ceremony on Friday evening will be looking at precedent.
Winter Olympic Sport News
Mikaela Shiffrin v Petra Vlhova is the ultimate blockbuster event of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic games
There’s just something about snow and ice. There’s something about the frost, and the juxtaposition of tiny specks flying around against the backdrop of snow. There’s something magical about it, mesmeric.
Boxing, weightlifting and Modern Pentathlon dropped from Los Angeles 2028 initial programme
Boxing, weightlifting and Modern Pentathlon have been dropped from the initial programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, but could yet be added. The International Olympic Committee approved a programme of 28 sports on Tuesday, with skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing all included in an Olympic programme that 'focuses on youth'.
Better funding has transformed Team GB’s Winter Olympic hopes, says Amy Williams
Exponential investment into winter sports has transformed Team GB into a squad with record-breaking medal potential—but Olympic champion Amy Williams is adamant funding needs to keep up with British ambition.
Makayla Gerken-Schofield adamant LGBTQ+ voices must be heard in Beijing
Makayla Gerken-Schofield is adamant that the voices of LGBTQ+ athletes must be heard as she prepares to make her Winter Olympic debut in the women’s moguls competition in Zhangjikou on Thursday.
Factbox-Olympics-China's Top 10 Winter Olympic greats
BEIJING (Reuters) - The following is a look at China's top 10 Winter Olympic greats.
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.
Life inside Beijing's Winter Olympics bubble
It's Chinese New Year, traditionally a time of great celebration, and the capital is hosting an Olympic Games. But you wouldn't know it.