Chinese ice dance pair: We always target making breakthroughs

Wang Shiyue (R) and Liu Xinyu of China 2022 Winter Olympic Games Beijing 12, 2022 [CGTN-CFP]
Wang Shiyue (R) and Liu Xinyu of China 2022 Winter Olympic Games Beijing 12, 2022 [CGTN-CFP]
CGTN | 14-Feb-2022

Chinese pair Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu ranked 12th with 73.41 points in the figure skating ice dance rhythm dance performance at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Saturday. Wang and Liu achieved a spike from 22nd at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Continue reading “Chinese ice dance pair: We always target making breakthroughs”

The party poopers and pesky proselytizers

Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed train is decorated with a Winter Olympics-themed [Xinhua]
Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed train is decorated with a Winter Olympics-themed [Xinhua]
SHINE | 13-Feb-2022 | By Zhu Jacob von Bisterfeld

When China was selected to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, it left no stone unturned to try and repeat the effectiveness and superb organization of the spectacularly successful 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics; a particularly big challenge for a country that had relatively few winter sport practitioners. Continue reading “The party poopers and pesky proselytizers”