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CLEAN : Sharapova returns to childhood tennis cou
CLEAN : Sharapova returns to childhood tennis cou
Bloomberg
UBS' Wang on China's 2022 Economic Outlook
Wang Tao, Head of Asia Economics and Chief China Economist at UBS, discusses her outlook for China's economy in 2022. She speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia", from the sidelines of the UBS Greater...
Curated Video
Beijing Winter Olympics: Smallest Viewing Audience On Record
The Games averaged a total of just 11.4 million viewers each night but streaming and digital platforms had the highest viewership ratings on record.
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CLEAN : Jamaican bobsleigh team founder reflects o
CLEAN : Jamaican bobsleigh team founder reflects o
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CLEAN : Jamaican bobsleigh team founder reflects o
As the Jamaican bobsleigh team gets ready to take to the ice in Sochi, its founder now mayor of a small town in Virginia looks back on the team's famous debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics which inspired the movie Cool Runnings. CLEAN :...
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Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek has been charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in New Jersey. So far, 20 people have been arrested in connection with the drug ring
HEADLINE: Fmr. figure skating champ facing meth charges
CAPTION: Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek has been charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in New Jersey. So far, 20 people have been arrested in...
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Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek would never do anything criminal, the skater's mother said Wednesday, two days after her 31-year-old daughter was released from jail on a drug charge
HEADLINE: Ex-skate champ Bobek faces meth charge
CAPTION: Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek would never do anything criminal, the skater's mother said Wednesday, two days after her 31-year-old daughter was released from...
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China Warns U.S. Not To Boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The Biden administration said it's discussing potential action with its allies because of human rights abuses in China.
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VOICED : Sochi basks in sunshine but fans are few
VOICED : Sochi basks in sunshine but fans are few
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CLEAN : Oly 2018: Olympic participants feel the chill in Pyeongchang
From volunteers to security staff Olympic participants react to the cold weather in Gangneung South Korea where the ice competitions will be held
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VOICED : Sochi basks in sunshine but fans are few
The organisers of the Sochi Olympics have played down concerns that spring-like temperatures could harm the Games, as skiers don T-shirts to stay cool amid temperatures better suited for sun-bathing than winter sports. VOICED : Sochi...
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Winter Olympics Dress Rehearsal Delayed By Weather, Protesters
The protesters managed to enter the grounds and attempted to reach the Temple of Hera, where the ceremony was being held. They were thrown to the grou
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Second Round Of COVID Testing Ordered For 14 Million People In China
The Chinese city of Tianjin is about an hour from Beijing, where the Winter Olympics are scheduled to begin February 4th.
Bloomberg
Winter Olympics: Two Koreas Show Unexpected, Historic Unity at Opening Ceremony | THR News
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, unexpectedly shook hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in as the Games officially kicked off in Pyeonchang, South Korea.
National Science Foundation
Science of the Winter Olympic Games: Physics of Slope-Style Skiing
Many mechanical phenomena are explained by a physics professor using Nick Goepper, a Winter Olympics 2014 slope-style skier, as the model. Beginning with kinetic and potential energy, the professor goes on to explain angular momentum and...
CBC (Canada)
How Olympians Have Changed 1924-2014
Why do Olympic athletes look so different now than in the first Winter Olympics? Discover the evolution of Olympian body types since the first games in 1924. Viewers will discover that Olympian body types began with the ideal athletic...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: Aerial Physics
In the sport of freestyle aerials, skiers are judged on their ability to perform complex jumps in the air. Emily Cook, a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Freestyle team, and Paul Doherty, a Senior Scientist at the Exploratorium in San...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: Slapshot Physics
One of the most popular team sports in the Winter Olympics is hockey. More than just a physical game, for scientists, it's a showcase for physics on ice - especially when it comes to the slapshot. Three-time Olympian Julie Chu, Thomas...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: Figure Skating
Every four years, we watch the stakes for Olympic figure skaters get higher, as they try to increase rotation in the air with their triple axels and quadruple toe loops. How do they do that? It's a scientific principle that Olympic...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: Science of Skates
The ice skates worn by hockey players, figure skaters and speed skaters are vastly different from what were once used. Melissa Hines, the Director of the Cornell University Center for Materials Research, and Sam Colbeck, a retired...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: Blade Runners
Speed skating is all about force and movement - what, in physics, are known as Newton's First Three Laws of Motion. J.R. Celski, a U.S. speed skater, and physicist George Tuthill of Plymouth State University explain.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: Banking on Speed
The winter games in Vancouver provided a chance for the United States' four-man bobsled team to win its first gold medal in more than 60 years. With the help of Paul Doherty, senior scientist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco,...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: The Science of Skis
In skiing events like the downhill, slalom or ski jump, it's often the skis that are bound to an athlete's feet - and the materials used to make them - that give these athletes an edge over the competition. U.S. Ski Team members Julia...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of Winter Olympics: Science of Snowboarding
To get "max air" off the half-pipe without losing their balance, snowboarders might want to check out this experiment that Paul Doherty, a senior scientist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, cooked up, using a skateboard and a glass...