Feb 09 How competing on fake snow affects the performance of Olympic skiers and snowboarders By Peter Veals, The Conversation Snowmaking machines can produce enough snow to cover a run, but artificial snow is very different from natural flakes that fall from the sky. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Tropical cyclone leaves 60,0000 people homeless in Madagascar In our news wrap Monday, more than 60,000 people in Madagascar are homeless and 21 are dead after a tropical cyclone struck, a second man will plead guilty to plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over COVID restrictions, Chinese… Continue watching
Feb 07 The high-speed physics of bobsled, luge and skeleton By John Eric Goff, The Conversation It may look like athletes in bobsled, luge and skeleton simply grab a sled and hang on until the bottom, but high-speed physics and tiny motions mean the difference between gold and a crash. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: What to expect from the Beijing Olympics By Nicole Ellis Wall Street Journal Reporter Rachel Bachman shared what she’s been watching in the runup to the Olympics, as well as what she expects from the Games, in this conversation with The PBS NewsHour’s Nicole Elli… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: WHO says surge in omicron cases will help Europe bring pandemic’s endgame In our news wrap Thursday, the World Health Organization's European director says the ongoing surge of omicron cases in Europe will actually help bring on the pandemic's end-game, a former Chicago police officer who killed a Black teenager was released… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch As the 2022 Winter Olympics begin, Beijing becomes ‘a fortress against COVID’ The 2022 Winter Olympics officially kick off Friday in Beijing. Over the next two weeks, more than 2,800 athletes from 91 countries will compete for their shot at the gold. But with the excitement comes intense criticism of China, its… Continue watching
Feb 02 Olympic torch relay, shortened due to COVID, begins for Beijing Games By Associated Press The three-day torch relay for the Beijing Olympics has started with an 80-year-old former speedskater carrying the flame. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Olympics organizers try to allay COVID fears as opening ceremonies approach In our news wrap Tuesday, Olympic organizers in China say COVID infections are within an expected range ahead of Friday's opening ceremonies, drugmaker Johnson and Johnson and three leading drug distributors have agreed to pay $590 million to American Indian… Continue watching
Dec 07 China says U.S. diplomatic boycott violates ‘Olympic spirit’ By Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit on Tuesday after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns. Rights groups have pushed for a full-blown boycott… Continue reading