After Beijing Winter Olympics, China eyes World Cup goal
BEIJING: After staging both a Summer and now a Winter Olympics, there is one major international sports event left for China to host - the football World Cup.
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NBC's Beijing Olympic ratings called a 'disaster' for network: 'I'm stunned ... There is karma in the world'
Democratic strategist Kevin Walling and GOP strategist Quill Robinson weigh in on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Freedom Convoy protests and the Beijing Olympics.
Kamila Valieva thanks coaches and fans for support following Winter Olympics
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Cross-country skier Remi Lindholm reveals 'unbearable pain' from frozen penis during the Beijing Olympics
Finnish cross-country skier Remi Lindholm has described the «unbearable pain» he experienced from a frozen penis during the 50km mass start event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. With the blue-riband event being shortened to 30km due to extreme cold and winds — the reported temperature on the ground at the National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Beijing was -32 celsius — Lindholm was only on the course for just over an hour and 15 minutes. Ad/> But that was still enough time to cause him the extreme discomfort.
Winter Olympics: Finnish skier Remi Lindholm suffers frozen penis in men's 50km cross-country
Perhaps the worst part of it all for Finland's Remi Lindholm is that it was not even the first time it had happened.
Beijing Olympics closes after drama, doping and golden Gu
BEIJING: A Beijing Winter Olympics which saw sporting drama and milestones but was tarnished by a Russian doping scandal ended on Sunday with an uplifting closing ceremony.
Katherine Grainger: Accessibility and medal potential are key to Winters funding
The accessibility of individual sports as well as medal potential will determine funding ahead of the next Winter Olympics, UK Sport chair Dame Katherine Grainger said on Monday.
Winter Olympics 2022 opinion - There is no reason why Team GB should not be a powerhouse on ice
Popular view: we want more Winter Olympic medal moments. Unpopular view: it will take more public money to make it happen. With the world coming out of one of the worst pandemics of the modern era, there will not be many who believe taxpayer’s money should be spent on sport instead of economic recovery.