Tag: Olympics
Steenaart experienced the Games as a reserve in Beijing: ‘Actually a three-week training camp’
Despite the fact that he does not play himself, Steenaart feels competition tension. “When my teammates are racing, I sit in the stands with an increased heart rate.” And in…
Bing Dwen Dwen, the beloved mascot of the 2022 Olympics
The star of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which take place in Beijing, is none other than a panda nicknamed Bing Dwen Dwen, donning an ice suit. In China and on…
DIRECT. Olympics 2022: the men’s relay in silver, Valieva on the ice… The results
WINTER OLYMPICS. Thanks once again to a great Quentin Fillon Maillet, the men’s biathlon relay offers the 12th medal for the French team in these 2022 Olympics, the 6th in…
Snowboard star Melissa Peperkamp surprises with sixth place at Games
Peperkamp was pleasantly surprised with her sixth place. “What do you think?”, the 17-year-old snowboarder told the ANP after her three final runs in Beijing. “Eleventh or tenth would have…
Reserve Steenaart receives watch from IOC president
Steenaar was in good company in the stands. The Chinese speed skater Hong Zhang, the Sochi 2014 Olympic champion in the 1000 meters, the current 500 meter champion in long…
No medal for Merijn Scheperkamp, debutant twelfth at the Olympic Games
“It was an average good ride and not a fantastic ride. You actually want to put that here,” Scheperkamp looked back on his race, which took him 34.73 seconds. “I…
DIRECT. Olympics 2022: the day of glory for Papadakis – Cizeron? The program
WINTER OLYMPICS. After a very good day for the French and the Olympic coronation of Quentin Fillon Maillet, the pair of French skaters Gabriella Papadakis – Guillaume Cizeron…
Scheperkamp after Olympic debut: it may come just too early
“It was an average good ride and not a fantastic ride. You actually want to put it here,” Scheperkamp, proud member of Skating Association Zeist, looked back on his race,…
Beijing Olympics: Eileen Gu, the snowboarder who wants to reconcile China and the United States
Hazel eyes and light hair, Eileen Gu never leaves her wide smile, playing with the cameras and making hearts with her fingers in Californian poses. At the antipodes of the…
France at the Olympics: no new medal and disappointments, the results
BLUE OJ. Bad day for the French Olympic team which does not collect a new medal this Thursday, February 10. Summary Many disappointments this Thursday, February 10 at the 2022…