Tag: Winter Olympics
NBC Sports Presenting 100 Hours of Test Events for PyeongChang 2018 Olympics
NBC Sports Group will present an unprecedented 100 hours of coverage of test events for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea,...
Former Pyeongchang 2018 President Admits he was Pressured to Quit, Reports Claim
Former Pyeongchang 2018 President Cho Yang-ho has "admitted" that he was put under pressure to step down before his dramatic resignation from the role...
Nick Butler: Pyeongchang 2018 Officials Have Much Work to do But Their Compact Games...
Stuck in a monumental traffic jam on the drive south-west to Incheon Airport, I was beginning to get worried we would not make it...
IOC Coordination Commission ‘Well Pleased’ with PyeongChang 2018 Venue Progress
The IOC Coordination Commission is “well pleased” with the progress of venue construction for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, according to a press release...
Jack Kirrane, Captain of U.S. 1960 Olympic Gold Medal Ice Hockey Team, Dies
Jack Kirrane, the captain of the United States’ gold medal-winning ice hockey team at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley in California,...
Countdown Begins for PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics
With Rio 2016 drawn to a close, PyeongChang 2018 is in the global spotlight to stage the next international mega-sports event. On February 9,...
Quebec City says No to Winter Olympics
You can add Quebec City to the list of it's nice to have the Olympics but let someone else host it. Quebec City municipal...
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway to carry Torch at Lillehammer 2016
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway and six-time Winter Olympic gold medallist Marit Bjørgen will carry the Olympic Torch into the Opening Ceremony of Lillehammer...
Almaty and Beijing pledge February 2022 Winter Olympic dates – risking FIFA World Cup...
Almaty and Beijing, the two cities in the running to host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, have made their Candidature Files public...
The Canadian Hockey Contradiction
As a Canadian and of course a hockey fan I ponder the contradiction surrounding the central sport of the true North. For example, how...
