Tag: winter olympics
about 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Who is Mia Brookes? Metallica lover from motor-home Cheshire family turned world beater

Pumped up by Metallica and Rage Against the Machine, Mia Brookes pulled of a history-making move to become the younge...

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about 1 year ago
thestar.com

Canadian Olympic star Isabelle Weidemann helps teen speedskater in distress — and herself

Isabelle Champagne, 15, was frozen with nerves the night before racing at the Canada Winter Games. Her coach messaged...

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over 1 year ago
thestar.com

Opinion | If Canadians really want the 2030 Olympics, they’re available. But be careful what you ...

The biggest question isn’t whether Vancouver’s bid in partnership with four First Nations might win — the IOC has few...

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about 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Letters from Beijing: The 2022 Winter Olympics from A to Z

Vignettes, triumphs, anguish and oddities of the 2022 Beijing Olympics from one reporter’s perspective.

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about 2 years ago
thestar.com

There’s help for the post-Olympic blues, whether you win or lose

Game Plan offers Canadian athletes access to mental health care providers and more, but it only goes so far.

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about 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | In 2018, the Canadian women had to finally admit they were No. 2 in hockey. Here’s how ...

It’s safe to say that, nearly four years into Gina Kingsbury’s run as GM, Canada is back to being the sport’s undispu...

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about 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Canada ends China’s hockey run at Beijing Olympics. Bring on the quarterfinals

Hockey as hot commodity in China seems far away and this tournament is unlikely to help much. A tougher challenge awa...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Canada bounces back for bronze after crash in wild Olympic mixed snowboard cross final

Canada had its third snowboard cross medal of the Games in the first dual-gender snowboarding event in Olympic history.

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Speedskater Charles Hamelin is still on track to make Canadian Olympic history, with a ...

After a tense review, the men’s short-track relay team advanced to the final. It’s the 37-year-old Hamelin’s last sho...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

One bump ends Canadian short-track legend Charles Hamelin’s last shot at an individual medal. The...

In Sunday’s relay, Hamelin will get one last shot at standing alone as Canada’s most decorated male Olympian.

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Canadian Laurie Blouin just misses the podium on an otherwise perfect day for snowboarding

As New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott cemented her status as the event’s top performer, Blouin had to settle for that...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | What China wants, China gets, right down to the Winter Olympics.

There was never any doubt the Beijing Games would proceed as scheduled, Rosie DiManno writes, despite the moaning and...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Why must Olympic athletes justify competing in Beijing while businesses get a free pass?

If Canadians are truly serious about taking a stand against China, how about boycotting a chunk of our $100 billion a...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Canadian curling is in crisis. The Beijing Olympics are a challenge and an opportunity

Canada’s men’s and women’s rinks were shut out in Pyeongchang, and have come up short at the worlds for several years...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | China has home-ice advantage and more Winter Olympics talent than ever before. This is ...

China’s largest Winter Olympics team has had the benefit of training at venues built or repurposed for these Games an...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | The Beijing Olympics probably start in three weeks. Many athletes don’t think it’s safe

On Wednesday, the high-profile advocate organization Global Athlete directly accused the IOC of failing to protect Ol...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Canada’s Olympic figure skating hopes take shape — with or without controversial pair

Eric Radford and Vanessa James, who tested positive for COVID-19 over Christmas, dropped out hours before Saturday’s ...

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over 2 years ago
independent.co.uk

No NHL players at Beijing Winter Olympics over Covid concerns

The National Hockey League said releasing players during the season was no longer feasible after already being forced...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Ex-Leaf Eric Fehr hopes NHL stars get to play in the Olympics. If not, he’s willing to ...

“I would love to be the Plan B,” said the 14-year NHL veteran, on Canada’s roster for both the Channel One and Spengl...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Craven International Olympic Committee a doormat to Chinese Communist Party

The Games are image-buffing gloss. Handing them to Beijing again, for 2022, was a further indictment of the Internati...

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almost 3 years ago
theatlantic.com

How Much Longer Can the Olympics Survive?

The international spectacle has become increasingly synonymous with overspending, corruption, and autocratic regimes.

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over 3 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | It’s too late to relocate the Beijing Winter Olympics but, hey, it makes for good headl...

It’s right to be outraged by what a House of Commons committee calls a Chinese “genocide,” but the five rings are too...

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over 3 years ago
thestar.com

Beijing never deserved the Olympics, but Canada won’t boycott. Our athletes are in a terrible spot

While it’s not a fair position to be in, quietly showing up and Canadian-ly taking part in what some are calling the ...

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over 3 years ago
theguardian.com

Winter Olympics: threat of boycotts clouds China's 'joyful rendezvous' in the snow

Beijing wants another 2008-style showcase in 2022, but world is very different place this time around and the diploma...

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over 6 years ago
abcnews.go.com

The history of the Olympics: Ancient Games date back to 776 BC

The Olympics Games that we know and celebrate today stem from events that were held thousands of years ago in Ancient...

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over 6 years ago
abcnews.go.com

The history of the Olympics: Ancient Games date back to 776 BC

The Olympics Games that we know and celebrate today stem from events that were held thousands of years ago in Ancient...

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