scorecard

You Searched For "winter olympics" and got 20 results


Sort By:


Business Insider Latest Story Image
5 mins read

The Olympics: A guide to summer and winter games and sports, Olympic history and symbols, and iconic athletes

The Olympic Games are the world's most prestigious international athletic competitions. Here's what…

Samantha Grindell   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

A US Olympic athlete couldn't pay her rent, so Flavor Flav and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian stepped in to help

A 2020 survey of 491 athletes from 48 countries by the athletes' rights group Global Athletes found…

Amanda Goh   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

20 eerie photos that show what happened to Sarajevo's Olympic venues after the 1984 Winter Games

While Sarajevo's story is singular, it's not the only former Olympics host city where venues now re…

Gabbi Shaw   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

How 5G connectivity has evolved at the Olympic Games

One of the world's largest private 5G networks is a culmination of six years of Olympic Games.

Chris Stokel-Walker   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Why athletes at Olympic Village are finding some Grindr features disabled

"If athletes are not out or come from a country where being LGBTQ+ is dangerous or illegal, using G…

Jaures Yip   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Khelo India once again gets lion's share in Union Budget for sports

Khelo India, which is the government's flagship project to promote sports at the grassroots level, …

PTI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

A woman won gold at the Olympics by eating more and exercising less to gain 22 pounds

British kitefoiler Ellie Aldridge put on 22 pounds over the last few years to help her win gold at …

Serafina Kenny   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
4 mins read

The Olympics will challenge mobile-network providers to satiate 15 million attendees' hunger for internet connectivity

The French telecommunications company Orange is outfitting Paris venues and the Seine with 5G techn…

Chris Stokel-Walker   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Switzerland, one of the world's richest countries, is trying to host the cheapest Winter Olympics ever

The Swiss Olympic Association said the country would be bidding for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Games.

Huileng Tan   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

How Olympic host cities have recycled 5G infrastructure to improve locals' internet speeds and connectivity

5G infrastructure powering the Olympics benefits local communities long after the Games conclude.

Chris Stokel-Walker   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

LVMH made a huge splash in its first big Olympics push. The retail giant should do it again, a luxury expert says.

LVMH gave clients "once-in-a-lifetime access" and hosted high-profile events attended by fashion an…

Lian Kit Wee   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Fake AI Tom Cruise is part of a Russian scheme to mess with the Olympics, Microsoft alleges

Russia wants you to hate the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics — and it's enlisted the help of a fake, AI-…

Grace Eliza Goodwin   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

An American star competed at the Olympics days after losing her vision in one eye from a brutal wipeout

The Chinese-born Team USA star rebounded from a crash that caused her to lose vision in one eye in …

Meredith Cash   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

Chloe Kim said she was 'lonely' at the Beijing Olympics without her family and her pup there to support her

The two-time Olympic snowboarding gold medalist for Team USA told Insider "I always do better at co…

Meredith Cash   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Olympic snow-maker says Beijing's artificial snow is not to blame for this year's ski and snowboard crashes

TechnoAlpin, the company behind the Olympic's artificial snow, told Bloomberg that this year's wipe…

Hannah Towey   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Scientists have found frost on Mars’ volcano peaks, enough to fill 60 Olympic-sized swimming pools!

We Earthlings are all too familiar with frost. That crisp, white layer we see on cold mornings is a…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

An Olympic skier landed an 'insane' trick holding one ski in his hand — and he still didn't qualify for the finals

"That is so difficult," one broadcaster proclaimed as the skier continued down the slope. "There's …

Meredith Cash   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Chloe Kim said Princeton classmates thought she was 'such a bitch' for refusing to pose for photos on campus

The Olympic gold medalist snowboarder just wanted to experience life like any other college student…

Meredith Cash   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

Putin defends disgraced figure skater Kamila Valieva, saying her Olympic gold-worthy 'perfection' couldn't have been done on drugs

Teen skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before the 2022…

Rebecca Cohen,Meredith Cash   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Meet Nathan Chen, the 22-year-old 'Quad King' of ice skating who's expected to win gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Nathan Chen poses with his medal and the US flag after the Men Free Skating program on December 7, …

Marielle Descalsota