2022 Beijing Olympics

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Rising costs of climate change threaten to make skiing a less diverse, even more exclusive sport

Courier Newsroom - February 20, 2022

by Brian P. McCullough, Texas A&M University and Lance Warwick, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Watching skiers compete almost entirely on artificially made snow at...

Digital Daily

What’s the IOC – and why doesn’t it do more about human rights issues related to the Olympics?

Courier Newsroom - February 19, 2022

by Yannick Kluch, Virginia Commonwealth University and Eli Wolff, University of Connecticut The International Olympic Committee, a nongovernmental organization based in Switzerland that’s independent of...

Sports

The high-speed physics of how bobsled, luge and skeleton send humans hurtling faster than a car on the highway

Courier Newsroom - February 5, 2022

John Eric Goff, University of Lynchburg Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at...

International

Beijing Olympics may get points for boosting China’s international reputation, but Games are definitely gold for Xi Jinping’s standing at home

Courier Newsroom - February 5, 2022

by David Bachman, University of Washington The 2022 Winter Games in Beijing provide many benefits for China, and really don’t have any downsides for the...

2022 Beijing Olympics

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