Category: Beijing 2022 Olympics

US Virgin Islands’ Tannenbaum Watches Dream Slip Away in Isolation

As her rivals thundered down the sinuous Yanqing sliding track on Tuesday preparing for the chance of glory later this week, Katie Tannenbaum was stuck in he COVID-19 isolation room for the seventh day, watching her Olympic dream slide away. The sole representative of the U.S. Virgin Islands is desperate to get out. Tannenbaum tested…


China Bets on US-Born Players to Win Gold at Beijing Olympics

Bay Area-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu crashed the Chinese internet after winning gold for China on her debut at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the first of three she hopes to claim on behalf of her mother’s home country. “The future is bright” for Gu and her teammates, read a Feb. 8 letter from China’s Winter…


China Recruits US-Born Athletes to Boost Beijing’s Olympic Gold Medal Drive

Bay Area-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu crashed the Chinese internet after winning gold for China on her debut at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the first of three she hopes to claim on behalf of her mother’s home country. “The future is bright” for Gu and her teammates, read a Feb. 8 letter from China’s Winter…


‘I Couldn’t Hold it Back’: US-born Chinese Figure Skater Breaks Down After Another Fall at Beijing 2022

A tearful American-born Chinese figure skater triggered a fierce backlash on Chinese social media for slipping up during her performance two days in a row at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 19-year-old burst into tears before she could finish her routine, after falling twice and finishing last during the team event’s women’s singles free skating on…


NBC’s Broadcast of Beijing Olympics Ceremony Sees Record Low Ratings

NBC’s coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony saw record low numbers as compared with previous years, with just 16 million total viewers tuning in on Feb. 4. That figure is down about 43 percent compared with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, when about 28.3 million people watched, according to TheWrap, citing…


NBC’s Broadcast of Beijing Olympics Ceremony Draws Record-Low Ratings

NBC’s coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony drew a record-low number of viewers as compared with previous years, with a total of just 16 million tuning in on Feb. 4. That figure is down about 43 percent from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, when about 28.3 million people watched, according to…


Beijing Incentivizes Foreign Leaders to Attend Winter Olympics: Commentator

News Analysis The Winter Olympics held the opening ceremony in Beijing on Feb. 4, which was attended by representatives from 23 countries. Among them were five state leaders from Central Asia who came after China promised a $500 million donation. Beijing offered lucrative trade deals in a bid to persuade the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,…


Interruptions to Reporting in Beijing not ‘an Isolated Incident,’ Dutch Reporter Disagrees With IOC

After Chinese security personnel interrupted a Dutch reporter’s live broadcast during the opening night of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claimed it was a “one-off” incident, while the reporter went on Twitter to say that “it’s hard to see last night’s incident as an isolated incident.” Dutch broadcaster NOS posted a…


China Accused of Violating Human Rights of Olympic Athletes in Quarantine

China has been accused of violating the human rights of a Finnish ice hockey player who has been held in hotel quarantine in Beijing. It comes as complaints pile up over poor conditions during athletes’ COVID-19 isolation, such as food, hygiene, and equipment for training. “For some reason, [China] won’t respect his human rights and…


Tennis Star Peng Shuai Says Sex Assault Claim Sparked ‘Enormous Misunderstanding’

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said that her sexual assault claim against a top Chinese official on social media had sparked an “enormous misunderstanding,” in an interview with French sports newspaper L’Equipe published on Monday. “I never said that anyone made me submit to a sexual assault,” the newspaper quoted her saying. “My private life…