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As the Olympic Winter Games finish off their final week in Beijing, organizers are reporting that the COVID-19 countermeasures put in place for all arriving participants and stakeholders appear to be having the intended effect. On February 16, the organizing committee reported that for the first time during the Games, there were no positive tests […]
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For the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games, the organizers had to prepare three Olympic Villages. All three are different with the one in Beijing being a series of high-rise apartments attached to a shopping mall that currently serves as the “international zone.” The village includes a hair salon, post office, merchandise store, sponsor activations, a […]
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USA Swimming and USA Track & Field are combining forces to find a marketing agency to package and sell key sponsorship categories and properties for both national governing bodies. The two high-profile NGBs, and their respective members and clubs, are responsible for the development of the country’s programs, teams and athletes, the latter of which accounted for nearly 50 […]
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Unlike the Olympic Summer Games, during the Winter Games, medals are awarded at a Medals Plaza. The Beijing Olympic Medal Plaza is located adjacent to the Bird’s Nest stadium with the Olympic cauldron (albeit a small one) directly behind. Before the athletes are brought up to the stage, there is some music played while people wait. […]
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Monterrey, Mexico, will host the 2022 Concacaf W Championship which will serve as the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier and, for the tournament winner, a direct spot in the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The tournament is scheduled for July 4–18, 2022 as a new part of the confederation’s plans to increase the […]
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From an operational standpoint, the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing has seen a marked daily decline in COVID cases — but the operational standpoint when it comes to other, darker, aspects of the Games has come under a harsh spotlight thanks to a repeat offender. Fifteeen-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva looked to be one […]
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“Together for a Shared Future” is the slogan for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, however, there is not much physical togetherness in Beijing. But hopefully the shared admiration and respect for all the athletes competing brings the world closer together. Life in the so-called close loop that has been established for […]
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard has designated Woodward Copper Mountain resort in Colorado and Woodward Park City in Utah as official training centers for the national governing body’s athletes through January 2025. The agreement will see athletes from U.S. Ski & Snowboard training at Woodward Copper and Woodward Park City leading to the 2026 Olympic Winter […]
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The world swimming calendar has been further turned upside down after FINA, the international federation, announced there will be a world championship event in 2022 less than a month after announcing it would be canceled. The move means there will be three world championships plus the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in an 18-month span. Budapest […]
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U.S. men’s figure skater Vincent Zhou, less than 24 hours after winning a silver medal in the team figure skating competition, announced that he will miss the singles competition after testing positive for COVID-19 at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. Zhou was often in tears during his Instagram video announcement. He had tested […]
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