Some countries offer six-figure incentives for Olympians who win medals. Illustration by Forbes; Photos by John Lund/Getty Images, Fred Lee/Getty Images For the second Winter Olympics in a row, Norway...
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‘Rocketman’ Nathan Chen Grabs Gold Medal In Men’s Figure Skating At The Beijing Winter Games
Topline U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen won the gold medal in the men’s figure skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday after putting on a staggering performance the event’s free ...
U.S. Snowboarder Chloe Kim Does It Again, Wins Halfpipe Gold Medal At Beijing Winter Olympics
Topline U.S snowboarder Chloe Kim won the gold medal in the women’s halfpipe event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Thursday, in a victory that cements her superstardom in the sport and follows her spe...
32 Athletes Are In Isolation After Testing Positive For Covid-19
Topline Thirty two at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are currently under isolation at designated facilities after testing positive for Covid-19, the Games’ organizers announced on Tuesday, a disclos...
China’s Peng Shuai Says She Never Accused Anyone Of Sexual Assault In Interview With French Newspaper
Topline Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai said she never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her in an interview published by French newspaper L’Equipe on Monday, marking the second instance of her r...
China Under Fire For Treatment Of Olympic Athletes
Topline Representatives from several countries participating in the Beijing Olympics have taken issue with China’s behavior as a host country, pointing to inhumane conditions for quarantined athletes,...
Here’s How Much Olympic Skiing Star Mikaela Shiffrin Is Making From Endorsements
Mikaela Shiffrin in the giant slalom at a World Cup race in Italy in January. Luca Tedeschi/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Just how good is Mikaela Shiffrin? Consider that she won four medals at ...
Beijing Olympics Will Be Shaun White’s Final Competition Of His Career
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 28: Shaun White gets fitted in Polo Ralph Lauren ahead of Beijing … [+] 2022 on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty I...
These 12 Countries Will Pay Their Olympians Six-Figure Bonuses For Winning Gold Medals
Americans who stand atop the podium in Beijing will score a cash prize of $37,500—not bad, but a pittance relative to what some other nations are offering. MMost athletes who compete at the Olympics c...
Here’s How Much Olympic Figure Skating Star Nathan Chen Is Making From Endorsements
Nathan Chen is a favorite for gold in men’s figure skating at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Tom Pennington/Getty Images for Team USA You could say Nathan Chen has unfinished business. When the then...
Beijing Begins Third Round Of Mass Covid-19 Testing Ahead Of Winter Olympics
Topline China’s capital Beijing began a third round of mass testing of millions of its residents on Wednesday as Covid-19 cases in the city continued to trickle upward a week before the city is set to...
Tess Ledeux Changed The Game For Female Freestyle Skiers Right Before The Olympics
ASPEN, CO – JANUARY 21: Tess Ledeux, of La Plagne, France, smiles as she shows off her gold medal … [+] after winning the Jeep Women’s Ski Big Air finals at Buttermilk Mountain for t...
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Makes History With First-Ever Trick Combo In Gold-Medal X Games Snowboard Slopestyle Run
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott took gold in X Games women’s snowboard slopestyle final on Friday with a brand … [+] new combo no woman had ever done in competition: frontside double 1080 into backsi...
Beijing Olympics App Could Expose Athletes’ Personal Data, Researchers Warn
Topline An app that athletes, spectators and media attending the Beijing Olympic Games must download and use for daily Covid-19 monitoring has security flaws that could expose users’ personal informat...
Will Athletes Who Recently Tested Positive For Covid – Including Shaun White, Alysa Liu – Be Allowed Entry?
Topline A number of U.S. Olympic team members and hopefuls have recently revealed that they tested positive for Covid-19 roughly a month before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, raising the sp...