OLYMPIC GAMES BEIJING 2022
2022-03-24 | Olympic Games Beijing 2022
Audrey King is a 19 year old student athlete, who\'s headed to Harvard in the fall. Born in Hong Kong, a subtropical city, she competed in the Beijing Olympics in downhill skiing. But how did she do it? Our Host James Chau speaks to Audrey.
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2022-03-07 | Olympic Games Beijing 2022Engineers from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation have developed a "super fire extinguisher". It contains a "magic liquid" that can put out fires in less time than traditional fire-fighting apparatus. -
2022-03-02 | Olympic Games Beijing 2022The biathlon is an exciting winter sport that puts together cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It first appeared at the Olympics as a male-only event in 1960 with women participating from 1992 onwards. -
2022-02-14 | Olympic Games Beijing 2022Doctors on Skis | Beijing 2022 -
2022-02-07 | Olympic Games Beijing 2022Olympic host cities are typically sites of new infrastructure — a new airport, stadium, or subway line. In the case of the Winter 2022 Games however, the hosts worked instead to repurpose previous Olympic sites while also improving public transportation. Our Host James Chau takes us along for the ride. -
2022-02-07 | Olympic Games Beijing 2022The Jamaican team has qualified for the four-man bobsleigh event for the first time since their debut in 1988, and the inspiration for the movie, 'Cool Runnings'. But also at these Beijing Winter Olympics, China is fielding its own bobsled — designed and crafted in China, as its athletes make their bid for sporting glory. -
2022-02-07 | Olympic Games Beijing 2022Meet the Beijing Olympics mascots — ‘Bing’ and 'Shuey.' Our Host James Chau shares the cultural significance of these characters, as well as a number of other Chinese elements woven into this year's Winter Olympic celebration. -
2022-01-31 | Olympic Games Beijing 2022The China Current presents a special series in honor of Beijing 2022, the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In this video, our Host James Chau looks at the sport of curling, the materials and techniques that distinguish it from other events, and the teams competing for gold. -
2022-01-22 | Olympic Games Beijing 2022Beijing is the first city to host a summer and winter Olympics, we look at a town outside Beijing that is the location of the ski events. Until very recently, the people of Chongli lived in deep poverty. But the opening of a ski resort in 2008, an influx of tourism, and now the global focus of the Olympics, has transformed jobs and other opportunities. Our Host James Chau finds out more.