Tag: Olympics
Ukrainian skier Oleksii Krasovskyi told EPN about her return from the Olympics to her country’s nightmare: “I woke up in the morning to the sounds of explosions”
Cross-country skier Oleksii Krasovskyi feared at the Beijing Olympics as she competed for the safety of her loved ones. The concern was not in vain. Cross country skier Oleksii Krasovskyi…
Flowers for Soesterberg Olympians Joska le Conté and Floris Meijer
Meijer has already been able to get a glimpse of the past Games and knows which ski conditions he can count on. “It is of course a bit crazy because…
Only chef de mission Carl Verheijen represents Utrecht at the Olympic ceremony
LEUSDEN – Chef de mission Carl Verheijen was honored with the winning Olympians in The Hague. Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister Conny Helder for Long-term Care and Sport received…
Olympics 2022: France’s results before Cortina 2026
WINTER OLYMPICS. Thomas Bach has declared the 2022 Olympics officially over and the Olympic flame has gone out in Beijing. France ends this fortnight with 14 medals, including 5 gold.…
Norway wins Beijing Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing concluded with the closing ceremony on Sunday. Norway was the most successful country with 16 gold medals in the games where 3,000 athletes…
The Beijing Olympics materialized the new Cold War
With her three medals and her beautiful smile, freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu, born in the United States and naturalized Chinese in 2019, was the bright face of the Beijing…
Lions aspire to historic Olympic gold, women ski 30 kilometers – see Finns and schedules for the closing day of the Olympics
On the last day of the competition, Finns will be seen early in the morning in the hockey rink and on the ski slopes. The race events will change in…
Chef de Mission Verheijen was hoping for a little more medals
Today, 14:45 † 2 minutes reading time © Ronald van Dam Photography Deventer LEUSDEN – Chef de mission Carl Verheijen is proud of the Dutch sports team that participated in…
“What a joke!” A full-fledged skier from the British skier on shortening the royal ride at the Olympics – an expert on various lines
Andrew Musgrave, who succeeded in 50 kilometers, did not like the fact that at the Beijing Olympics the distance was shortened to 30 kilometers due to severe frost. Sports expert…
IOC member Sari Essayah, a Finnish member of the IOC, is ready to take drastic measures to prevent a recurrence of the Valijeva incident – the sport can even be excluded from the Olympics
Figure skater Kamila Valijeva’s background forces will receive a full sentence from the International Olympic Committee. Sari Essayah, a Finnish member of the IOC, says that the recent change in…