The New Ice Age: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics debut climate−friendly C02 cooling system
25 Jan 2022 – For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, and in China, the Olympic and Paralympic Games Beijing 2022 will use natural carbon dioxide (CO2) refrigeration systems at four of their ice sports competition and training…
2018 Winter Paralympics
The most inspirational photos from the 2018 Winter Paralympics By ALAN DAWSON From Business Insider Athletes are back in Pyeongchang, South Korea as the 2018 Winter Paralympics are well underway. The Winter Paralympics began on March 9 with a record…
Abandoned ski resort 3
Creepy photos show the abandoned ski resort that’s decaying near the border between North and South Korea Part 3 By Lucy Yang, INSIDER From Business Insider South Korea spent more than $1 billion building sleek new facilities for athletes and…
Abandoned ski resort 2
Creepy photos show the abandoned ski resort that’s decaying near the border between North and South Korea Part 2 By Lucy Yang, INSIDER From Business Insider South Korea spent more than $1 billion building sleek new facilities for athletes and…
Winter Olympics blacked out in Cayman Islands
By Georgina Wilcox Randy Merren, of Hurley’s Media, who owns CITN/Cayman27 issued a statement last Friday saying, “It has come to our attention that Logic have been broadcasting the Winter Olympics illegally, after being advised that any channel carrying the…
Cayman Islands Olympic Committee to move into new headquarters
From Inside The Games The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) are poised to move into a new headquarters by the end of the month. Grants from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and PanAmSports have enabled the organisation to purchase a…
Winter Olympics: North Korea presses ahead with military parade
From BBC North Korea has defended plans for a large-scale military parade scheduled for the day before the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Pyongyang’s annual military parade to mark the founding of its armed forces has taken place in April…
North Korea cancels joint cultural performance with South
From BBC A joint women’s ice hockey team has been one of the agreements for the Games North Korea has abruptly cancelled a cultural event scheduled to be held jointly with the South, Seoul has said. Set for 4 February…
why you never want your city to host the Olympics
These photos show why you never want your city to host the Olympics By Brad Reed From BGR Earlier this summer, my hometown of Boston made national headlines after its citizens waged a successful campaign to kill the city’s bid…
The bidding for the 2022 Olympics is a disaster because everyone figured out that hosting is a total waste
By Tony Manfred From Business Insider Researchers have known for years that hosting large sporting events like the Olympics always costs more than expected and always yields less revenue and useful long-term infrastructure than estimated. Now voters and politicians in…
