With five months to go until the 2022 Winter Olympics, one big question that has loomed large over the Games has now been answered – NHL players will again be back at the Olympics having been forced to skip Pyeongchang in 2018. That means Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and many more will actually be in Beijing – and soon! Let’s take a look at what this means – for the players, for the Olympics and for hockey fans worldwide.
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Bursting The Bubble: What We Know About the 2022 Olympics
There are a lot of outstanding questions about exactly how the 2022 Beijing Olympics might look and, to be frank, there is still a lot that’s unknown – largely because the organizers haven’t made or announced their final decisions. But things are starting to take shape and – despite the uncertainty that COVID-19 clearly brings – there is a fair amount we can be confident about.
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China Tasked with Olympic Rebound, as COVID Dominates Tokyo Build-up
In this week’s Olympic round-up:
- IOC President calls Japanese people “Chinese”
- China’s largest ever delegation to “go all out”, as uniforms ridiculed
- COVID fears hamper Team China build-up in Tokyo
- China predicted to finish second in medal table
- Beijing 2022 preparations “on track”, but outlook remains uncertain
- The latest Beijing Olympics boycott talk
- All the other features and stories of interest
Tokyo Chaos Lowers Bar for Beijing 2022 – and That’s a Shame
In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Olympics and elsewhere:
- What Tokyo’s ban on Olympic spectators means for Beijing
- Record Chinese delegation set for Tokyo, as individual sports announces their teams
- NHL players hold firm with their desire to play in the Olympics
- Team China hockey rosters starting to take shape
- The latest 2022 Olympics boycott talk from around the world
- All the other features and stories of interest
NHL Players Could Miss Out On Olympics As Deadline Looms
In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Olympics and elsewhere:
- NHL’s decision on Beijing Olympics comes down to the wire
- Team China lining up “heritage players” despite contract standoff
- Japan, Australia block China’s route to World Cup qualification
- Men’s basketball team misses Olympics for first time since 1984
- The latest 2022 Olympics boycott talk from around the world
- All the other features and stories of interest
Sun Yang Banned for 4+ Years, Will Miss Tokyo Olympics
In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Olympics and elsewhere:
- Chinese swimmer gets ban of 4 years and 3 months at doping retrial
- Soccer star Li Ying comes out as lesbian
- IOC member hails China’s winter sports progress with some dubious stats
- Commemorative stamps released for 2022 Winter Olympics venues
- Golfers set for Tokyo, Zhang makes history at Wimbledon
- The latest 2022 Olympics boycott talk from around the world
- All the other features and stories of interest
Fatal Race & Birthday Party Hinder Olympic Build-up
The next few months are not likely to see a huge amount of action when it come to Winter Olympic sports in China. Beijing is very much in waiting mode for at least three main reasons: a celebration, a mourning and the Tokyo Olympics.
In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics:
- Waiting for Tokyo
- A political birthday party
- An ultramarathon in Gansu goes catastrophically wrong
- The latest boycott threats from around the world
- CNN’s selective timeline
- All the other features and stories of interest
37 Weeks To the Beijing Olympics: Nancy Pelosi & The Scandinavians
In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics:
- Nancy Pelosi wheels out some old China material
- China Daily slams Olympic ice hockey team’s “poor preparations”
- An insider’s guide to the Nordic Skiing events at Beijing 2022
- The latest boycott threats from around the world
- All the other features and stories of interest
Rocky Road Ahead for Chinese Ice Hockey Hopefuls
Weekly Roundup
- Six potential scenarios for Chinese ice hockey ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympics
- Latest news on whether NHL players will return to Olympics
- Pfizer competes with Chinese vaccines at Tokyo and Beijing Games
- Boycott Watch
- Other stories in the build-up to Beijing 2022
Can the Car Crash Be Avoided?
Thanks to all of you who got in touch after last week’s story about the current state of Chinese ice hockey and the car crash that appears to lie in wait at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. I heard from multiple players, coaches, industry execs and journalists, who all reached out to offer some thoughts. It also resulted in at least one follow-up story, with The Economist – of all people – highlighting the situation.
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Frostbitten: China Facing Olympic Ice Hockey Expulsion
- World governing body IIHF threatening to expel China from Olympic ice hockey tournament.
- IIHF prepared to bend eligibility rules for China to avoid global embarrassment.
- New Canadian coach hired with just nine months to go.
- Political infighting hindering recruitment process for players.
In news that has not previously been reported, China Sports Insider can exclusively reveal that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has threatened to kick the Chinese team out of its own Olympic ice hockey tournament on home soil in Beijing if China doesn’t get its act together quickly, according to multiple sources. Furthermore, the situation is so dire that the IIHF has offered to waive its own eligibility requirements to allow China to bolster its own team through foreign-born recruits.
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