Tag: Beijing
Opening of the Beijing Olympics: “The Covid has slowed down participation”
The Winter Olympics opened this Friday in a heavy context, between Covid-19, diplomatic tensions and boycott. Interview with Nathalie Péchalat, president of the French Ice Sports Federation and head of…
Olympics 2022: a ball of autocrats and friends of Beijing at the opening ceremony
The discussions preceding the opening of the Olympic Games generally revolve around the chances of medals for the very many delegations involved. Those concerning the Beijing Winter Olympics, which officially…
Between two Beijing Olympics, the emergence of an authoritarian and uninhibited China
During the 2008 Olympic Games, a smiling and laudatory George W. Bush met Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping, in charge of the final preparations for the event, in Beijing. China has…
“Some might crack”: between Omicron and boycott, the Beijing Games under pressure
The electric shuttles spin at full speed on Beijing’s fourth ring road, along reserved lines, marked with the five rings. Between the airport and the three Olympic sites, nothing must…
JO-2022: the boss of the JO-2024 Tony Estanguet, positive for Covid, will not go to Beijing (Paris-2024)
The president of the Olympic Games-2024 organizing committee Tony Estanguet, positive for Covid-19, will not travel to Beijing for the 2022 Olympic Games, Paris-2024 announced on Monday to AFP. Estanguet,…
Merijn Scheperkamp is amazed in Beijing: ‘This is the slickest ice rink I’ve seen’
“I haven’t seen as many ice rinks in my life as those other men, but this is the most slick of all the halls I’ve seen so far,” said 21-year-old…
2024 Olympics boss Tony Estanguet, positive for Covid, will not go to Beijing
The president of the Paris 2024 Olympics organizing committee, Tony Estanguet, positive for Covid-19, will not travel to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Estanguet, whose state of health has…
100% artificial snow: in Beijing, the not so green Winter Olympics
Beijing wants to green its image, and what better way than to display its ambition during the Beijing Winter Olympics which begin on February 4? “Beijing 2022 will be the…
the IOC confirms a plan to meet with Peng Shuai in Beijing
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will meet Chinese tennis champion Peng Shuai during the Beijing Winter Games, the Olympic institution said on Thursday (January 27th). In a statement…
in Beijing, the Olympic Games 100% artificial snow
According to a report published by researchers from the English University of Loughborough, the Olympic Games and winter sports in general would be threatened by global warming. The lack of…