Snowboarding-"Stoked all around" for Games says Aussie Brockhoff
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff said on Thursday she was excited to compete in Beijing and mark her return to the Olympics after a number of injuries.
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Winter Olympics full schedule, dates and events for Beijing 2022
The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics is not until Friday but the action is already underway on Wednesday and there is a huge amount to look forward to over the coming days.
Olympic champ says manmade snow in Beijing like 'bulletproof ice'
ZHANGJIAKOU: The Beijing Olympics snowboard slopestyle course is like "bulletproof ice", twice defending champion Jamie Anderson said Wednesday (Feb 2), adding that she was "scared" riding on the artificial snow.
Beijing 2022 Olympics spotlight - History maker Ester Ledecka out to astound all over again in China
Winter Olympics history maker Ester Ledecka has a passion for snowsport which surely cannot be rivalled among her elite peers — and she is aiming to make history all over again at Beijing 2022. Asked how she would deal with the theoretical choice of having to choose between ski and snowboard, the Czech last year told Eurosport she would rather “quit” than have to give something up. Ad/> After becoming the first athlete to win Olympic gold in two sports at the same Games, when she won the snowboard parallel giant slalom title and alpine skiing’s Super-G at Pyeongchang 2018, she made the front pages of newspapers around the world.
Winter Olympics: Who are the global names to watch at Beijing 2022?
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics start on Friday, barely six months after the delayed summer Games in Tokyo.
'He's only 18': Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ grandmother excited to see her grandson achieve Olympic dream
Rosemary Gill of Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation in Fort Simpson, N.W.T, said she "couldn't believe it" when she heard her grandson Liam Gill would be heading to the Olympics.
British snowboarder Katie Ormerod praises 'amazing' fake snow amid fears of athlete safety
British snowboarder Katie Ormerod praises 'amazing' fake snow at Beijing Winter Olympics amid fears of athlete safety. Artificial snow will be used exclusively at the Winter Olympics for the first time at the Beijing games. Ad/> 100 snow generators and 300 snow-cannons will cover the slopes, requiring an estimated 49 million gallons of water.