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It's Friday! Privyet, con-gregation! We revisit our episode with Ify Nwadiwe to spill the Russian tea on an Olympic doping scandal that gave Russian athletes a scandalous advantage at the Sochi Games. Plus, some good old fashioned Nigerian internet scams!This was originally released on June 23, 2020.Research by Sharilyn Vera Sources:https://www.npr.org/2018/03/05/590869276/how-icarus-accidentally-exposed-a-major-ocean-s-eleven-style-doping-scheme https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/09/504937994/more-than-1-000-russian-athletes-benefited-from-doping-conspiracy-report-says https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/sports/russia-doping-sochi-olympics-2014.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-olympic-doping-whistle-blower-rodchenkov-a-jerk/29007755.html  https://www.newsweek.com/how-russia-got-away-doping-until-it-didnt-482709 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36833962 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/may/12/russian-doctors-athletes-evaded-doping-tests https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/18/russia-doping-scandal-five-things-wada-report https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/icarus-bryan-fogel-russia-doping-scandal-olympics-netflix.html https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-doping-whistleblower-grigory-rodchenkov-countersues-three-athletes-n870136 https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/01/russia-doping-rodchenkov/551183/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/nigeria-romance-scam-arrests/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2019-08-24T04%3A46%3A04&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-22/fbi-takes-down-nigerian-fraudsters-in-46m-case-based-in-los-angeles

英语新闻丨羽生结弦宣布退役Japan's "Ice Prince" Yuzuru Hanyu, who announced his retirement from competitive figure skating on Tuesday, is one of the sport's all-time greats and an icon to his worldwide legion of fans.7月19日，日本“冰雪王子”羽生结弦宣布退出花样滑冰竞技赛场，他是这项运动史上最伟大的运动员之一，也是全球粉丝的偶像。"I'll no longer be compared with other skaters as a competitor," Hanyu said at a news conference in Tokyo, revealing he will concentrate on skating in exhibition shows in the future.羽生结弦在东京的新闻发布会上表示，“我将不再参加竞技比赛”，并透露未来将转战职业花样滑冰领域，成为一名花滑表演者。"I have no sadness. I want to continue to do my best," he added.“做出这样的决定我不难过，今后将继续努力下去，”他补充道。The 27-year-old said that he saw the next stage of his skating career as a beginning, not an end.这位27岁的年轻人说，他将滑冰生涯的下一个阶段视为一个开始，而不是结束。"As a pro skater I want to keep on fighting and go to an even higher stage," said Hanyu, wearing a dark suit and silver tie, occasionally pausing to sigh deeply.“作为一名职业滑手，我会争取一直滑下去，站上更高舞台，”身穿深色西装、打着银色领带的羽生结弦说，他偶尔停下来深深叹气。With his elegant skating style and delicate boyish looks, Hanyu is an icon for his global legion of adoring supporters.羽生结弦凭借其优雅的滑冰风格和俊秀的脸庞，成为全球粉丝的偶像。After winning his first men's individual Olympic gold medal aged 19 at the 2014 Sochi Games, Hanyu became the first man in 66 years to retain the crown when he again stood atop the podium at Pyeongchang 2018.2014年索契冬奥会，年仅19岁的羽生结弦夺得个人第一枚冬奥会男子单人滑冠军。在2018年的平昌冬奥会上，他再次获得男子单人滑冠军，同时也成为66年来首位蝉联冬奥会男单冠军的花滑选手。He also claimed the world title twice but his impact on figure skating goes far beyond just medals. Hanyu inspires devotion like few other athletes in world sports.作为两届冬奥会冠军，他对花样滑冰的影响远不止奖牌，也是少有的具有奉献精神的世界级体育运动员。His supporters, known as "Fanyus", follow his every move, spend fortunes watching him compete and even carve sculptures of the rake-thin star, who is known as "Yuzu" to his devotees.羽生结弦的粉丝们称自己为“Fanyus”，他们会追随着羽生结弦去世界各地花费巨资观看他的比赛，甚至建立他的雕像，粉丝们还亲昵地称呼他为“柚子”。They also shower the ice with cuddly toys after his routines, in a chaotic tribute to the tissue box cover he carries to the rink with him.在羽生结弦每一次比赛结束之后，粉丝们会向冰场内投掷大量玩偶，这些玩偶与他随身携带到冰场的纸巾盒一致，表示粉丝对他的支持。"The way he looks and his technique and the effort he puts in－nobody else will have that total package," 46-year-old fan Yumi Matsuo told AFP earlier this year.今年46岁的粉丝松井裕美在接受法新社采访时表示：“从他的长相、技术和投入的努力来看，没有其他人能做到这一点。”"I'm really happy that I'm alive at this time so that I can support him."“很高兴我生活在这个时期，这样我就可以支持他。”Hanyu has been at the top of men's figure skating for almost a decade.近十年来，羽生结弦一直是男子花样滑冰的佼佼者。He began skating as a child in his native Sendai, in Japan's northeast. When the massive earthquake and tsunami hit the region in 2011, he was practicing on the ice and was forced to flee the rink on his skates.他从小就在位于日本东北部的故乡仙台练习滑冰，在2011年日本大地震和海啸发生时，正在滑冰场练习的他穿着冰刀鞋就逃了出来。He and his family subsequently spent time in an evacuation center because of damage to their home, sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers on a gymnasium floor.由于房屋受损，他和家人随后在避难所度过了一段时间，这期间只能在体育馆地板上与陌生人并肩睡觉。Hanyu makes a point of honoring the victims of the disaster and he dedicated his first Olympic title as "a gift for my country".后来，羽生结弦特别向当时故乡灾难中的遇难者致敬，并将自己的第一个奥运冠军作为“献给国家的礼物”。"I'm the only gold medalist but I don't think I'm just spiritually by myself, I'm here because of all the people in Japan who supported me," he said after his Sochi triumph.“我是唯一的金牌得主，但并不代表我只是精神上的一个人，我能来到这里是因为所有支持我的日本人民，”他在索契夺冠后说道。Hanyu went on to win world titles in 2014 and 2017, breaking records with jaw-dropping scores, as he and American rival Nathan Chen battled it out for skating supremacy.羽生结弦分别在2014年和2017年夺得世界冠军，以令人瞠目结舌的成绩打破世界纪录，后来他和来自美国的对手陈巍争夺滑冰霸主地位。Hanyu had to overcome an ankle injury to win his second Olympic gold at Pyeongchang in South Korea, admitting afterward that he was at barely a quarter of full fitness.在韩国平昌冬奥会上，羽生结弦不得不克服脚踝受伤的问题，才赢得他的第二枚奥运金牌，后来他承认当时自己的身体状况还不到完全康复的四分之一。His second title earned him skating immortality and cemented his hero status in Japan, where he became the youngest recipient of his country's prestigious People's Honor Award the same year.羽生结弦的第二个冠军头衔为他赢得了滑冰界不朽的荣誉，并巩固了他在日本的英雄地位。同年，他成为日本国民荣誉奖最年轻的获得者。Injuries dogged him later in his career and hampered his bid this year to join 1920s star Gillis Grafstrom of Sweden as the only other man to win three Olympic singles titles.伤病困扰着他职业生涯的后期，并阻碍了他成为继20世纪20年代瑞典花滑选手吉利斯·格拉夫斯特伦之后的首位奥运三连冠获得者。He fell in his short program at this year's Beijing Winter Olympics and placed fourth overall, revealing afterward that he had painkilling injections before taking to the ice.他在今年北京冬奥会自由滑男单比赛中获得总成绩第四名，无缘冬奥会颁奖台，随后在接受采访时透露在上冰前还打了止痛针。He said he "did everything" but felt that "everything has gone wrong this time around".他说他“做了一切”，但觉得“这一次一切都出了问题”。"At Beijing, I didn't make it to the top, but I think that it was a place where I could prove that I could keep on fighting," he said.他说：“在北京，我没有登上顶峰，但我认为这是一个证明我能够继续滑冰的地方。”Eventual Beijing 2022 winner Chen paid tribute to Hanyu as "the greatest skater ever".2022年北京冬奥会的最终冠军得主陈巍将羽生结弦看作“有史以来最伟大的滑手”并表示敬意。"Watching him when I was a kid, I never even dreamed that I would be able to have the opportunity to even skate with him," said the American.这位来自美国的选手说：“当我还是个孩子的时候，就在看他比赛，我甚至从来没有想过能有机会和他一起滑冰。”Hanyu refused to rule out another tilt at the Olympic title immediately afterward and said that he was determined to land the quadruple axel, a legendary jump that no skater has ever managed to pull off in competition.羽生结弦并不排除在夺得奥运冠军之后再次比赛的可能性，并表示他还会继续挑战4A动作，这是一个迄今为止没有任何滑冰运动员在比赛中能够成功完成的动作。Tuesday's announcement ends a competitive career unlike any other in skating history, leaving his fans in shock and disbelief at the news.7月19日的声明代表羽生结弦结束了在滑冰历史上与众不同的竞技生涯，他的粉丝们对这个消息感到震惊以及难以置信。Hanyu still remains something of an enigma despite the huge attention, rarely granting interviews and having no social media presence. But it is all part of the appeal for his devoted supporters.尽管受到了极大的关注，可羽生结弦仍然是一个谜，他很少接受采访，也没有社交媒体，但这都是他深受粉丝喜爱的一部分原因。For Hanyu himself, his achievements are etched into skating history.对羽生结弦而言，他的成就已载入滑冰历史。"I'm an Olympic champion－I won two titles in a row and I'm proud of that," he told reporters in Beijing in February.今年二月份，他在北京召开记者会时表示：“我到底还是奥运冠军，是蝉联了两届奥运冠军的人，会以此为荣。”"As someone who has won two consecutive titles, I want to make sure I'm proud of myself, and that's how I intend to live my life from here on."“从今以后，我也会作为蝉联两届奥运冠军的人，要让明日的我看到今日的我感到骄傲，以此度过未来的人生。”retain英[rɪˈteɪn]；美[rɪˈteɪn]vt. 保持; 留在心中，记住; 雇用; 付定金保留tribute英[ˈtrɪbjuːt]；美[ˈtrɪbjuːt]n. 致敬; 悼念; 贡品; 体现evacuation英[ɪˌvækju'eɪʃ(ə)n]；美[ɪˌvækju'eɪʃ(ə)n]n. 疏散; 撤离; 排泄supremacy英[su:ˈpreməsi]；美[sʊˈprɛməsi]n. 至高无上; 最高权力; 最高地位; 霸权prestigious英[preˈstɪdʒəs]；美[preˈstɪdʒəs]adj. 受尊敬的，有声望的; 魔术的，欺骗的enigma英[ɪˈnɪɡmə]；美[ɪˈnɪɡmə]n. 谜，不可解的事物

Drug scandals are unfortunately notorious in sports, as the Beijing Winter Olympics so recently illustrated with its flashbacks to the vast Russian doping scandal of the 2014 Sochi Games. These doping issues have cheated many clean athletes out of their rightful medals and can take several Olympic cycles to sort out, leaving the true champions in the shadow of the doper and their scandal. Today's guest, Allison Wagner, has very personal experience with this issue and is now in a place to start making effective changes in sport for athletes. Allison is an Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World silver medalist, a thirteen-time national champion, and even held a world record in swimming for over fourteen years. On several occasions, Allison was beaten in major championships by swimmers who are highly suspected or have proven to be users of banned performance-enhancing substances. She now works for the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as their first Director of Athlete and International Relations. On today's podcast, Allison shares her story and gives us a basic understanding of how the drug testing process works and our rights as athletes. We also dig into the Russian doping scandal that started way back in 2014 and what we can do as athletes and coaches to affect change. Allison begins the episode with a rundown of her history as an athlete and her personal experience competing against dopers. She shares the frustration of not being protected by those in positions of power and influence and how that led to her current position working for USADA, where she's committed to driving changes in the global anti-doping system. Allison then gives some advice for current athletes on what to do if they find themselves up against dopers and an overview of how doping controls function, including the requirements enforced by the Whereabouts System. She also explains what rights athletes have to appeal in the event they miss a test or receive a positive result. The conversation then switches gears to discuss the Russian doping scandal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the failure to effectively punish those involved, and the negative impact that has had on trust in governing bodies in sport. Alison points out that there are still major issues regarding trust and transparency in sports governance, as highlighted recently with the Kamila Valieva scandal at the 2022 Beijing Games, and calls out the lack of concern and acknowledgment for the harm done to the clean athletes competing against Valieva. She calls for those in positions of power to speak up and take action and suggests ways that athletes can push for change by speaking to their sponsors and representatives, emphasizing that communication is key to making those in power take notice and change their priorities. Episode Highlights: Allison's history as an athlete Competing against dopers as a clean athlete Allison's advice for current athletes on dealing with dopers How doping controls work Athletes' right to appeal Turnaround times for sample analysis The Russian doping scandal at Sochi and its influence Issues of trust and transparency in sports governance The Kamila Valieva scandal How and where change can happen Speaking truth from positions of power How athletes can push for change Quotes: “Over the years, these doping issues have become front and center in the news to the detriment of the clean athletes. Sometimes, several Olympic cycles will pass before athletes are even found to have cheated, and the clean athletes are finally awarded their rightful medals and place on the podium. But that's long after the world has forgotten about the event and moved on, leaving the true champions forever in the shadows of the doper and their scandal.” “That experience, for me, was gradually and more increasingly frustrating and defeating. You know, realizing that my devotion to respecting the rules and a fair playing field and respecting my competitors, you know, that devotion wasn't being protected by those people in positions of power and influence.” “This is how things change, if people get engaged and involved. While there's a lot of room for improvement in terms of how athletes have or don't have power, decision-making power in sport-governance structures, I think it only helps if athletes can engage.” “I had a DCO once accompany me to a theater show. I had just emptied my bladder, and I had tickets to this show. And so, they just came with me. So I could, like, provide a sample again.” “I think that it's pretty unfair as an athlete to have to compete against a system that wasn't effectively sanctioned. And what we see now is that I don't think anybody's really confident that they've not been coordinating doping amongst their athletes. And that any punishment, or the lack of punishment basically, has led us to where we are today.” “It's unfair to everybody. It's unfair to the Olympic Games and the Olympic system overall. You know, people lost confidence in the Olympic Games being clean, they lost confidence that there would be bold action taken in response to the state-sponsored doping that was proved.” “What was concerning to me as well was that there was no acknowledgment for the irreparable harm to the clean athletes in competition, as well. So it was all focused on the harm to Kamila, but what about the harm to the clean athletes and also the sport and the Olympic Games?” “The Olympics in LA in 2028 are going to be a great opportunity for the US to assert concerns and create a new stage for the Olympics that is more dedicated to protecting athletes—clean athletes and athletes in general—from injustices.” “The Olympic spirit, as we know, and the Olympic values are a cherished part of the Olympic movement, I think by everybody, but they're not being sufficiently protected. And the Olympic Games are not being, and the Paralympic Games are not being sufficiently protected.” “Speaking truth is something that takes, you know, courage and boldness, and it's to be respected and supported. And I think we need more people doing that.” “I'm just trying to find a way to change this, you know, I don't want to just leave it the way it is. I love sports, and I want it to be this awesome thing for my kids coming up, for the next generations coming up. I want it to be this beautiful thing that made us fight for things and want to be these amazing people, you know, in this pure, beautiful way.” “What I'm hearing is the moral of the story is we just can't stop pushing. I guess we just need to be this consistent drumbeat where we just don't let it go.” “I've experienced the downsides of sports. And I am happy to keep any concerns confidential. And there will be no selling out on my behalf. Because I just, you know, I paid too high of a cost personally, for what I experienced in sport, to take anything lightly. Most especially confidence.” “We need to start speaking up. We are courageous athletes, we need to be courageous people as well, you know, outside of our arena, outside of the sport, when it has to do with these things like our sport that we love.” “The conversations I have with people from the IOC, WADA, and other sport-governance people is that they just have no idea. You know, they're living in this bubble of unicorns and rainbows, and that is not in touch with the reality of how athletes fight their way through their careers oftentimes. And athletes need more support in lots of ways, and they need more advocates.” Pursuit of Gold Podcast is brought to you by Kaatsu Global. Links: The Pursuit of Gold The Confidence Journal Life at 10 Meters: Lessons from an Olympic Champion Laura Wilkinson Designs- Shop Buy Laura a Coffee Laura's Social Media: Laura's Instagram Laura's Facebook Allison's Contact Info: Allison's email: awagner@usada.org Allison's phone number: 802-380-0688

The ALL ME® Podcast Olympic Icon-Lauryn Williams The Olympics are the leading international sporting events in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of sports. With more than 200 nations participating, they are considered the world's foremost sports competition and are held every four years, alternating between the Summer and Winter games. Typically, athletes compete in either the Summer or Winter games specializing in one sport, but there are always exceptions to the rules! Our guest for this episode, Lauryn Williams, is the first American woman to earn a medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Lauryn won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, she won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay in the 2012 Olympics in London, and then a silver medal in the 2 women bobsled competition in the Sochi Games in 2014. Not only did she have a tremendous Olympic career, she accomplished it all the right way! That is why Lauryn has been a member of our ALL ME Advisory Board for many years now, showing others they can achieve their goals without the use of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances. After retiring from sport, Lauryn has had a tremendous career as an entrepreneur as well! After seeing many athletes not get the financial guidance they need during their athletic career, Lauryn became a Certified Financial Planner and started her own company, Worth Winning, which offers virtual services to help young professionals get the answers to the financial questions that matter most to them. Lauryn is also a motivational speaker, a podcast host, a community advocate, and an author. She wrote The Oval Office: a 4x Olympian's Guide to Becoming a Professional Athlete. It is actionable advice on how to succeed at building a career as a professional athlete. Lauryn has had an amazing career both on and off the field, and we want to thank her for inspiring and helping others to do the same! Resource Definitions and Links: Lauryn Williams: The Oval Office: Lauryn Social Media: Twitter and Instagam: @lauryncwilliams Worth Winning: Worth Listening Podcast: Follow Us: Twitter:  @theTHF Instagram:  @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us:  Email:  Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs:

On this week's show we review the top stories from the Beijing Olympic Games beginning with skiing. Lara Gut Behrami added Super G Olympic Champion to her Giant Slalom Bronze Medal in Beijing and the World Champion titles she won in Super G and Giant Slalom in Cortina last year. Austria's Mirjam Puchner divided the Swiss charge by beating Michelle Gisen into the silver medal position. Switzerland made it two in a row when reigning World Downhill Champion Corinne Suter, who was also the World Super G silver medallist behind Lara in 2021, defeated the reigning Olympic Champion Italy's Sofia Goggia by 16 hundredths of a second to take the downhill crown. Sofia's return following a nasty fall in Cortina just over three weeks ago was a remarkable effort and she clearly thought it would be enough to retain her title. Sofia and Corinne are currently one-two in the World Cup Downhill rankings. Italy's Nadia Delgado achieved her first ever podium result with the bronze medal. So we now have two Swiss skiers concurrently holding Olympic and World titles in Downhill and Super G. So far the Swiss have 5 medals in alpine skiing going into the Combined (17th) and Mixed Parallel (19th) events.The women's monobob made its highly anticipated debut with US teammates and rivals Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor the clear medal favorites. In the end it was Kaillie, the newly minted American, who clinched the crown. Kaillie won gold at the two-woman events at the 2010 Vancouver Games and the 2014 Sochi Games. Elana is now the U.S. bobsledder with the most Olympic medals with this silver medal finish. Both women have medaled in every Olympic event they've competed in, sharing the podium in the last four Olympic Winter Games. Canada's Christine de Bruin claimed the bronze to make it a North American sweep. But Germany will prove the biggest challenge in the two-man bobsleigh that takes place on the 18/19th having dominated this World Cup season.We also have an update on the 15 year old Russian skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive to a doping violation in December and was later cleared to compete in Beijing. Snowboarder Chloe Kim makes history at the Games. Plus another record is matched in tennis by Estonian Anett Kontaveit, Emma Gilmour becomes McClaren's first female driver, and the Women's Sports Foundation has a new executive director in Danette Leighton.Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy GillenRecorded: February 15, 2022For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women's sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN'S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.

“冰上王者”不畏挫折 虽败犹荣｜Brave 'Ice Prince' sees crown slip from graspDespite missing out on the podium, Yuzuru Hanyu deserves the utmost respect for his Beijing 2022 campaign.尽管错失奖牌，羽生结弦在2022年北京冬奥会上的表现值得最高的敬意。In alast-ditch attempt tosalvagea medal, the "Ice Prince" took on figure skating's most difficult jump－the 4 1/2-rotation quadruple axel.为了登上冬奥最高领奖台，这位“冰上王者”只有孤注一掷，去完成花样滑冰中难度最大的跳跃动作——阿克塞尔四周跳（4A）。 The 27-year-oldunder-rotated and stumbled upon landing. He fell again attempting a quadruplesalchowbefore performing the remainder of his routine cleanly.比赛中，27岁的羽生结弦旋转周数不足，滑倒在冰面上。紧接着的下一个四周跳，羽生结弦又摔倒了，但他依旧完美地完成了接下来的表演。 Taking a bow to loud applause and touching the ice before stepping off the rink at the Capital Indoor Stadium, the two-time defending champion cut a lonely figure sitting by himself as he awaited his score, intensifying the feeling that this could have been hisswan song.在首都体育场内，这位奥运会卫冕冠军在雷鸣般的掌声中深深鞠躬。他弯腰用双手接触冰面，直至离开冰面的那一刻。在等分区，羽生结弦独自一人坐着，更让人觉得这可能是他的最后一场比赛。 The judges scored him 188.06 points－good enough for third place in the free skate but fourth overall. He could only manage eighth in Tuesday's short program after missing a quad salchow near the start of his routine.裁判给出了188.06分，这个分数足以让他在自由滑比赛中获得第三。但在2月8日的短节目比赛中，他开场时错过了一个四周跳，暂列第八。因此，羽生结弦的总成绩排名第四。Nathan Chen of the United States won the gold medal with 218.63 points in the free program and 332.60 in total. Japan's Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno took silver and bronze respectively.最终，美国选手陈巍以总分332.60分、自由滑218.63分夺冠。日本选手键山优真、宇野昌磨分获银、铜牌。"I have given my all, and the quadruple axel was better than I executed before," said Hanyu, who also under rotated the quad axel and landed it with two feet at the Japanese national championships in December.羽生结弦表示：“说实话我发挥出了全部水平。很明显，我的4A跳比以前的比赛要好。”在去年12月的全日锦标赛中，他挑战了4A，但双足落冰。 "I made a big mistake in the quad salchow, but I performed well to the music Heaven and Earth. I regretted the performance in the short program, but I did my best today. “我在四周跳的时候失误了，但我想，就某种程度而言，正是因为开局阶段的那两次失误，才成就了《天与地》其中的意味吧。在短节目中发生了那样的意外，确实是非常遗憾和不甘心。但我一直以来，我已经尽我全力把我能想到的，还有应该做的都做了。”"Honestly, it feels like everything has gone wrong this time around, but I did my best," he added.羽生结弦补充道：“说实话我感觉这次哪里都不对劲，但我真的拼尽全力努力了。”Hanyu started skating at the age of 4, and made his international debut at the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Merano Cup, where he finished fifth.羽生结弦四岁开始滑冰，2008年开始在国际上崭露头角，在世界花样滑冰大奖赛青少年组排名第五。After joining the adult ranks, he quickly began torack upsilverwareand milestones. He became the first Asian to win men's singles Olympic gold at the 2014 Sochi Games and retainedthe title four years later in Pyeongchang to become the first male skater to captureback-to-backOlympic titles since American Dick Button in 1952.在升入成人组之后，他很快就开始收获奖牌并创下各种纪录。2014年，他夺得索契冬奥会金牌，成为亚洲首位冬奥会男子单人滑冠军。四年后，他在平昌冬奥会上蝉联冠军，成为继1948、1952卫冕的美国选手迪克·巴顿（Dick Button）后以来，首位蝉联冬奥会男单冠军的花样滑冰选手。 Pioneering difficult jumps and combinations has been a signature of his career. He was the first skater to perform a clean quadruple loop jump, a quadruple toeloop-Euler-triple flip combination, and a quadruple toeloop-triple axel sequence in competitions.开创性的高难度跳跃和动作组合是他职业生涯的标志。羽生结弦是历史上第一个在正式比赛中完成后外结环四周跳、后外点冰四周接尤勒接后内点冰跳三周跳（4T+1Lo+3S）、后外点冰四周接阿克塞尔三周连跳的选手。 He has been crowned world champion twice, in 2014 and 2017, and also broken 19 scoring records－the most in singles since the current judging system was introduced in 2004.除了在2014和2017年卫冕世界花滑锦标赛，羽生结弦还19次打破世界纪录，这是自2004年引入现行裁判制度以来最多的。Hanyu has achieved all of this despite numerous injury setbacks.羽生结弦获得了所有荣誉，但也经历了数不尽的伤痛。Before the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, he injured his right ankle after landing awkwardly in practice before the 2017 NHKTrophy. Being unable to train for several weeks, he returned to the ice just in time for the Pyeongchang Games and remarkably came away with the title.在2018年平昌冬奥会之前，在国际滑联NHK杯花样滑冰大奖赛的公开训练中，羽生结弦因摔倒导致右脚踝受伤。在数周无法训练的情况下，他在平昌冬奥会上及时复出，并出人意料地获得了冠军。 He endured similar problems in the build-up to Beijing 2022, withdrawing from the Grand Prix events due to a right-ankleligamentissue before coming back to win the Japanese national championships at the end of last year to secure his Olympicberth.在备战2022年北京冬奥会的过程中，羽生结弦也经历了类似的挫折，因为右脚踝韧带问题退出了大奖赛。但他在2021年年底复出并问鼎全日锦标赛冠军，保住了北京冬奥会的入场券。 He raised the bar for the Beijing Games, challenging himself to complete the quad axel in a bid to claim a third straight singles crown. But it wasn't to be.在北京奥运会上，羽生结弦对自己提高了标准，挑战完成阿克塞尔四周跳，争取获得第三块奥运会金牌，但现实却和他开了个玩笑。 "It was a hard time for me on the ice. If I wasn't doing the quad axel, I could have done a better combo. But that was my target. It felt more complete to attempt it. That's why I did it," Hanyu said.“虽然觉得很难，但这是我无论如何都想达成的目标。我今天如果不做4A，完全可以做一个成功率更高的动作组合，但在这届奥运会上尝试完成4A，这是我的骄傲，它让我的冰上生涯更完整。”"As for whether I will continue to attempt the quad axel, I think I need more time to consider. This time I have tried my best."“这是迄今为止我完成的最好的4A了。至于以后是否会继续挑战，我还需要时间去考虑一下，这次我已经拼尽全力了，请给我一点时间。”Hanyu's bravery earned the respect of his younger rivals.羽生结弦的勇气赢得了年轻对手的尊重。"Only Hanyu could complete the quad axel and he's always been at the top for years," said bronze medalist Uno. "He pushed the limits of himself, which I cannot imitate. I don't think I can do what he does. He carries everyone's hopes and pressure on his shoulders."季军获得者宇野昌磨表示：“我觉得只有羽生结弦才能做到4A这个动作，这么多年来他一直都是顶级选手。而且他的精神一直是在挑战自己的极限，这是我没有办法去模仿的。他肩负着每个人的希望，也需要承受很多压力。”China's Jin Boyang, who finished ninth, also expressed admiration.中国选手金博洋获得第九，他也向羽生结弦表达了敬佩和赞叹。"It's incredible that he took on the challenge of the quad axel at the age of 27 at his third Olympics. It shows his hunger to keep striving for better performances, which is what the spirit of sports and the Olympics is all about. We can all learn from it," Jin said. “我觉得他的精神是不可思议的，如果是我，参加第二届奥运会后肯定会退役，但他还继续参加了第三届。在27岁的时候还在突破四周半可能会更难。这两点如果能够达到一点，我觉得这种精神都值得人们学习。”Chen, who atoned for his fifth-place finish in Pyeongchang, simply said: "In my opinion, he's the greatest skater ever."这次夺冠的美国选手陈巍曾在平昌奥运会获得第五，对于羽生结弦，他表示：“在我看来，他是有史以来最伟大的花滑运动员”。last-ditch英 [lɑ:st ditʃ]；美 [læst dɪtʃ]adj. 坚持到最后的;拼死抵抗的;无后退余地的;最后防线的salvage英 [ˈsælvɪdʒ]；美 [ˈsælvɪdʒ]v.挽回，保留，维持swan song英[swɔn sɔŋ]；美[swɑn sʊŋ]n.最后作品;（歌唱家、演员等的）告别演出;天鹅哀鸣（西方古老传说中认为天鹅临死前会发出忧伤动听的歌声）rack up英 [ræk ʌp]；美 [ræk ʌp]（商业上）大量获得（利润），遭受(严重损失)，热销；（体育中）获胜，得（分）silverware英 [ˈsɪlvəweə(r)]；美 [ˈsɪlvərwer]n. (新闻用语中有时指体育比赛中的)银杯

王濛解说哪句最好笑？三个字：每句话！｜Which commentary of Wang Meng is the most funny? Every word!With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games underway, Wang Meng, a four-time short track speed skating Olympic champion, is once again winning waves ofhurrahsfrom millions of Chinese viewers. But this time, the praise is not for herprowesson the ice, but on the microphone as she delivers passionate, humorous and unique commentary on the events.随着2022年北京冬奥会的到来，我国短道速滑名将、冬奥四金得主王濛，再次赢得了数百万中国观众的喝彩。但这次并不是因为其高超的速滑技巧，而是她充满激情、风趣幽默和独具一格的赛事解说。 As China won its first gold medal in the 2,000-meter short track skating mixed relay on Saturday, Wang's commentary, full of her signature straightforwardwitdelivered with a strong Northeast China accent,wowedmany netizens and created major buzz on Sina Weibo, the country's Twitter-like platform.2月5日，中国短道速滑混合接力队拿下本届冬奥会男女混合2000米接力项目金牌，为中国代表团赢得首金。王濛的解说带着浓重的东北口音，她标志性的直爽和机智，赢得了许多网友的喝彩，并在微博上引起了热议。By Tuesday, there were some 80 topics involving Wang on the platform. One, which specifically tagged Wang's commentary, has obtained more than 1.8 billion views.截至2月8日，微博平台上已经出现了约80个和王濛相关的话题，其中一个的标题就是“王濛解说”，阅读量已经超过了18亿。Paired with Huang Jianxiang, a popular Chinese sports commentator, Wang, one of China's mostdecoratedOlympic athletes, started her commentary career on the first day of the short track speed skating competition via Migu, a subsidiary of China Mobile that provides digital content and related services.作为中国获得奥运会金牌最多的运动员之一，王濛与中国知名体育解说员黄健翔一起，在短道速滑比赛的第一天就通过咪咕开启了她的解说员生涯。咪咕是中国移动旗下，负责数字内容及相关领域服务的子公司。 During the race, Wang, from Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, barely sat down. She jumped up and down, waved her arms and cheered for the Chinese team.在比赛过程中，这位来自黑龙江省的东北女孩没有坐下。她跳跃着，挥动着手臂为中国队加油。 With a northeastern accent, Wang shouted: "Go! Come on! You can always trust the Chinese short track speeding skating team!" She encouraged each member and called them by their nicknames, which led to her receiving countless thumbs-ups and laughs on Migu.“你永远可以相信中国短道速滑队！”王濛用那一口东北腔呐喊着。她叫着队员们的昵称，不断鼓励着他们，给观众带来了无尽的欢乐，也让她在咪咕上收获了无数赞美。 When skater Wu Dajing crossed the finish line and was waiting for the final result, Wang slapped the table and roared: "My eyes are like rulers. I'm sure China has won!"当中国选手武大靖冲过终点线等待最终结果时，王濛拍桌大喊：“我的眼睛就是尺我告诉你们，肯定赢了！” The comment quickly became a catchphrase on Chinese social media, helping the 37-year-old attract even more viewers.这一金句迅速成为中国社交媒体上的流行语，给这位37岁的解说员带来了更多观众。Lei Min, a civil servant in Beijing, is one of them.北京市民雷明（音译）是其中的一员。"I downloaded the Migu app just to hear Wang's commentary," she said. "Her passionate explanation of the competitions made me feel like I was also engaged in the Games.“我下载咪咕App就是为了听王濛的解说。”他说，“她对比赛激情四射的解说让我觉得自己身临其境。”"As a veteran skater, Wang's commentary is professional. But her biggest attraction for me is that she explains technical skills related to short track speed skating in a way that everyone can understand and accept.“作为一名经验丰富的短道速滑运动员，王濛的解说是专业的。但对我来说，她最大的吸引力在于，她以一种人人都能理解和接受的方式解释了与短道速滑有关的技术技巧。”"I'm convinced by her professionalism, and I'm ignited by her passion."“我为她的专业精神所折服，也被她的热情点燃。” A Weibo user using the name Xixi 2002 recorded funny discussions between Wang and Huang in her post, saying that almost every conversation between the two was interesting and classic. She also imitated Wang, adding that: "You can always trust the commentary of Wang and Huang."一位名为“汐汐2002”的微博用户记录下了王濛和黄健翔之间有趣的对话，表示两人句句包袱，句句经典。她也模仿王濛补充道：“你可以永远相信王濛和黄健翔搭档的解说。” Wang's commentary during Sunday's AFC Women's Asian Cup soccer final was also a hot topic online, with some netizens describing it as cross-talk, a form of Chinese comedy.2月6日，王濛对女足亚洲杯决赛的解说也成为了网上的热门话题，一些网友将其描述为相声（中国的一种喜剧形式）。 LazyXuuu, another Weibo user, said in a post on Monday that the rhythm of Wang's commentary is wonderful, and her humorous introductions of the skaters are especially memorable.另一位微博用户LazyXuuu 2月7日发博表示，王濛的解说节奏非常好，对选手们幽默的介绍尤其令人难忘。 "Besides quickly catching changes in competitions and explaining them to viewers, Wang can inspire viewers when Chinese teams fall behind, and can help them focus more on the athletes' efforts rather than the results," the netizen commented, adding that Wang promotes understanding between the skaters and audience.“除了快速捕捉比赛中的变化并向观众解释外，王濛还能在中国队落后时鼓励观众，帮助他们更多地关注运动员的努力，而不是唯金牌论。”这位网友还补充道，王濛促进了运动员和观众之间的共鸣和理解。 The post has been forwarded more than 9,700 times and obtained more than 100,000 thumbs-ups by Tuesday.截至2月8日，这篇微博被转发了9700多次，点赞数超过了10万。Wang won four gold medals in the women's 500m, 1,000m and 3,000m relay at two Winter Olympic Games (Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010). She retired after the 2014 Sochi Games.在2006年都灵冬奥会和2010年温哥华冬奥会上，王濛收获了短道速滑女子500米、1000米和3000米接力的四枚金牌。2014年索契冬奥会后，她选择了退役。hurrah英 [həˈrɑ:]；美 [hʊˈrɑ,-ˈrɔ,hə-]int.好哇;万岁prowess英 [ˈpraʊəs]；美 [ˈpraʊəs]n.英勇;高超技艺wit英[wɪt]；美[wɪt]n.风趣;才思;理解力;智力;明智wow英 [waʊ]；美 [waʊ]v.使叫绝;博得…的称赞decorate英 [ˈdekəreɪt]；美 [ˈdekəreɪt]v.授予…勋章(或其他荣誉)

What does it take to compete at the Winter Olympics nine months after having a stroke? For Ski Cross athlete Sami Kennedy Sim, it took consistent hard work, determination and unwavering belief that she would regain her strength and fitness in spite of experts telling her it wasn't possible. Sami grew up learning to ski in the NSW Snowy Mountains. She transitioned from alpine skiing to Ski Cross when she was 19 before competing at the 2014 Sochi Games and the 2018 PyeongChang Games. In between the two Games, and still in her early 20's, Sami suffered a stroke which forced her off the snow for months. In this episode, Sami joins host Sam Squiers from Canada, to discuss the challenges of being a winter athlete in the sunburnt country, the reality of chasing winter around the world, how a routine procedure on her knee triggered a stroke and her preparation for the 2022 Beijing Games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest Bio:Noelle Pikus-Pace's strength and speed has led her to become one of the best skeleton sliders in the world since beginning the sport in 2001.  Pikus-Pace suffered a compound fracture of her lower right leg as a result of a freak accident when she was struck by a bobsled, causing her to miss the first half of the 2005-2006 season.  Showing her true competitiveness and determination, Pikus-Pace recovered and had the best season of her skeleton career in 2006-2007, claiming the World Championship title in St. Moritz and finishing second overall in World Cup standings, just behind teammate Katie Uhlaender.  Pikus-Pace took a break from the sport during the 2007-2008 season to have her first child, Lacee Lynne Pace, but returned to the sport in top form again.  She raced to fourth place at the 2010 Vancouver Games and announced her retirement after the final run.  Just a year after having her son, Traycen, Pikus-Pace and her husband, Janson, decided she'd make a comeback and aim for a medal at the 2014 Sochi Games.  Pikus-Pace swept the national team selection races series to earn her position back on the team.Pikus-Pace is the youngest of eight children.  She graduated from Utah Valley State College in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Community Health and Physical Education and received a master's degree in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University in 2008.  Pikus-Pace participated as a track and field athlete while at college, where she broke the Utah Valley University high jump record and was named first team All-American.  Pikus-Pace also won the 2005 NJCAA National discuss championships.  After graduating she assisted in coaching track and field at Utah Valley State College.  

Privyet, con-gregation! Ify Nwadiwe is on the pod this week to spill the Russian tea on an olympic doping scandal that gave Russian athletes a scandalous advantage at the Sochi Games. Plus some good old fashioned Nigerian internet scams!   Research by Sharilyn Vera   Sources:  https://www.npr.org/2018/03/05/590869276/how-icarus-accidentally-exposed-a-major-ocean-s-eleven-style-doping-scheme https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/09/504937994/more-than-1-000-russian-athletes-benefited-from-doping-conspiracy-report-says https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/sports/russia-doping-sochi-olympics-2014.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-olympic-doping-whistle-blower-rodchenkov-a-jerk/29007755.html https://www.newsweek.com/how-russia-got-away-doping-until-it-didnt-482709 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36833962 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/may/12/russian-doctors-athletes-evaded-doping-tests https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/18/russia-doping-scandal-five-things-wada-report https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/icarus-bryan-fogel-russia-doping-scandal-olympics-netflix.html https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-doping-whistleblower-grigory-rodchenkov-countersues-three-athletes-n870136 https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/01/russia-doping-rodchenkov/551183/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/nigeria-romance-scam-arrests/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2019-08-24T04%3A46%3A04&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-22/fbi-takes-down-nigerian-fraudsters-in-46m-case-based-in-los-angeles

Adaptive snowboarding has really taken off over the past decade, first being introduced as a Paralympic sport in 2014 at the Sochi Games. But there are still challenges and opportunities in the sport in terms of recruiting and engaging more competitors at the national level here in the United States. In this episode, we talk with two leading experts and coaches who are passionate about adaptive snowboarding. Reggie Showers is a certified snowboard instructor, an amputee advocate and certified peer visitor. Chris Koeppe, or “Kep”, is a snowboard instructor with Adaptive Sports Center in Crested Butte and one of the Team USA coaches as well.  Follow us on Social Media… Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Our websites: www.disabledsportsusa.org www.challengemagazine.org …

Gabbi Hall from Ski Racing Media hosts our all new skiing podcast ahead of the start of the Audi FIS World Cup season, which features Fresh Tracks -  the latest news and updates of alpine racers including who is  looking good in training, who is rehabbing from injury and who to look out for this season. Gabbi’s first guest on The Mixed Zone is Jacqueline Wiles from Aurora, Oregon, a speed skier known as one of the ‘Speed Unicorn’ from Team USA who races Super G, Downhill and Alpine Combined on the World Cup Tour. Jackie won the US National Title in 2013 & 2014 and made her Olympic debut at the 2014 Sochi Games. She achieved her first World Cup podium place earlier this year finishing third in the downhill at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee in Austria. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport visit www.wispsports.com. Follow us on social media @WiSP Sports. 

Nordic Nation heads north and more than a few time zones away for this episode. On May 22, we spoke with Swedish ski star Charlotte Kalla. The five-time Olympic medalist will turn 30 on July 22. She remains a motivated athlete willing to work hard to improve as she turns an eye toward the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Her resume is long. In what seems like a different era, 2006 and 2007, Kalla hauled in a bronze, a silver and three golds during her two appearances at Junior World Championships. And more than a decade ago, in 2006, Kalla began her World Cup career. Between 2009 and 2017, she's earned 12 World Championship medals to go along with those five Olympic medals. It's quite the curriculum vitae. Kalla's performances also trend towards the dramatic. She bested the field to win the 10-kilometer skate at 2015 World Championships at home in Falun, Sweden and came from behind as the anchor leg at the 2014 Sochi Games to secure an unlikely gold for Sweden. During an era when the Norwegian national team has remained a consistent podium lock, Kalla is an omnipresent spoiler for Sweden's neighbor to the west. Think of her as a 10 k skate specialist? She earned two bronze medals this year in the 10 k classic and 15 k skiathlon at 2017 World Championships in Lahti, Finland.  Sweden's Charlotte Kalla racing to a third in the women's 10-kilometer freestyle race at last season's World Cup in Ulricehamn, Sweden. (Photo: Fischer/NordicFocus) Give the interview a listen and you'll hear Kalla describe those races, her decision to train separate from the Swedish national team, and recovering from an uneasy start to the 2016/2017 season. Additionally, she talks about how male and female athletes are treated differently at the highest level of her sport, and her admiration for the Norwegian and U.S. women's teams. “I think it's really fun to see and meet the American girls and think of what a journey they have been going through,” Kalla says. “It's so amazing to see what position they have today in the women's World Cup. [They have] so many good athletes and really nice attitude and very welcoming to other nations, and the way they develop sports, it's really impressive.” (To subscribe to the Nordic Nation podcast channel, download the iTunes app. If you have iTunes, subscribe to Nordic Nation here.) Have a podcast idea? Please email nordicnation@fasterskier.com.   albuterol . buy naltrexone online buy chantix online The post Nordic Nation: An Interview with Sweden's Charlotte Kalla appeared first on FasterSkier.com.

Olympic Gold Medal Aerial Skier Australian Lydia Lassila transitioned from her first sport of gymnastics to become a record breaking Olympian in freestyle skiing. She added an Olympic bronze medal from the Sochi Games in 2014 to her Vancouver 2010 Gold, having previously competed in the 2002 and 2006 Games, and is now contemplating a fifth Olympics. But can Australia prepare its athletes in this sport at home?  Find out what it takes in this exclusive interview. Visit Lydia at lydialassila.com.au and follow her on Twitter @lydialassila. WiSP Media is here and on Twitter @WiSPodcast.

       They’re BACK!  She told us if she won an Olympic Medal at the Sochi Games,  she would come back to visit the LPP.   Well… Kelsey Serwa has returned because she won the Silver Medal in the Women’s Ski Cross!! Kelsey Serwa, Stan Rey and Dave Gheriani all returned to the studio […] The post Olympic Silver Medalist Kelsey Serwa, Stan Rey, Dave Gheriani Ep.28 appeared first on Low Pressure Podcast.

We will bring you the latest sports news, including a recap of the Sochi Games, Dale Jr. wining the Datona 500 and Raymond Felton possibly in trouble.  The NBA is in the home stretch and teams are adjusting rosters for the playoff push: the Clippers add Glen Davis, Nets add Jason Collins, Pacers fit in Evan Turner.  Are the Knicks done? We will discuss. The Florida Gators are the #1 team in the latest polls, and UNC and SMU are back in Top 25, while Syracuse drops to #4.  Who were the standouts of the NFL Scouting Combine?  We will discuss. Join us at 718-664-9098. @RaeAndTayToday. www.raeandtaytoday.com

Rae and Tay bring you all the latest news in sports. We will look at the Sochi Games as USA Hockey loses, and we update the Medal Count. We will discuss the NBA deadline trades and look at the second half push, plus weigh in on the MVP battle between Durant and LeBron. Next we will breakdown the Top 25 Matchups in NCAA Hoops, including Duke vs Syracuse. We will finish up with the NFL Combine and take a look at what teams are looking for, plus which players are in focus. Join us ar 12PM ET.  Call in at 718-664-9098, @RaeAndTayToday www.RaeAndTayToday.com

Rae and Tay bring you the latest news from Sochi, NBA All-Star Weekend & College Basketball. We will look at the East winning in record setting fashion over the West 163-155 with many scoring records broken and MVP Kyrie Irving. Also did John Wall bring back the Dunk Contest? We will discuss the AP Top 25, as Syracuse remains #1 at 25-0, plus big wins from Florida, Wichita St & Creighton. Join us at 6:00PM ET at 718-664-9098. @RaeAndTayToday. www.RaeAndTayToday.com

As the Sochi Games enter their final week, William Crawley discusses the role of religion in Putin's Russia with Xenia Dennen, chairman of the Keston institute for the study of religion in the former Communist bloc, Vera Tolz, Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester and Fr Andrew Phillips, a priest with the Russian Orthodox Church abroad.

As the Sochi Games enter their final week, William Crawley discusses the role of religion in Putin's Russia with Xenia Dennen, chairman of the Keston institute for the study of religion in the former Communist bloc, Vera Tolz, Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester and Fr Andrew Phillips, a priest with the Russian Orthodox Church abroad.

Erin Foley wraps up the first week of the Sochi Games! Plushenko retires, Abbott falls, Jason Brown wows, Mancuso celebrates the bronze, the Women's Ice Hockey team skates in the semis, I-pod lands the YOLO, the Ladies of Slopesyle's sportsmanship and more!!

Join us as we talk about Michael Sam, the Sochi Winter Olympics and other hot stories in sports. We discuss Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart's 3 Games suspension for pushing a Texas Tech fan. We then transition to NCAA hoops talk, inclduding the undefeated Syracuse Orange, the new rankings and some upsets this weekend. We finish with a trip around NBA and hot topics such as the Pistons firing head coach Maurice Cheeks, trade rumors and Hot teams like the Suns, Grizzles and Thunder. Call in at 6PM ET 718-664-9098. @RaeAndTayToday www.RaeAndTayToday.com

1. Good morning, it's morning over there isn't it? so tell us what happened in Sochi yesterday? Sunday was the busiest day in the medals hunt at the Sochi Winter Games. Eight gold medals were given out in the sport of biathlon, speed skating, ski jumping, snowboard slopestyle, ski jumping, Luge, figure skating team event, and cross-country skiathlon. After day two, Norway is now ranked first on the medal standings with 2 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronze, that's 6 medals in total. It's followed by the Netherlands, with 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze. In the third place is the United States, holding 2 golds and 2 bronzes. The host nation Russia is sitting at 4th place together with Canada with 1 gold, 2 silvers and 1 bronze. 2. Now the game has enter it's third day, what big changes have you noticed? What's new in this Winter Games? There are some changes in this Winter Games. For example, For the first time in 30 years, we've got events taking place before the opening ceremony, as twelve medal events have been added to the program since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The introduction of those events lead to a busier schedule and the necessity to spread things out so athletes can rest and courses can be clear for other disciplines. The 12 new events included snowboard slopestyle, which saw team USA pocketing the first gold medal of the Sochi Games. Also, one of the 12 new medal events is figure skating's team event, which saw Russia grabbing its first gold medal. ***************************** Today is also the first day of curling games, Chinese men's team is facing Denmark in the first round, and the game has just started half an hour ago. and the Chinese women's team will play against team Canada later this afternoon.

And you thought that sponsorships for the Olympics were all about consumer products and services. Meet the Official Carbon Partner of the Sochi Games. It's Dow Chemical Company – also, by the way, the Official Chemistry Company of the International Olympic Committee. Dow is deploying its new Climate Solutions Framework to create the first-ever, 100-percent carbon-neutral Olympic Games. The initiative embraces hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon emissions generated by activities related to the games, including global supply-chain arrangements and travel to and from the site by fans and the media. But the effort doesn't stop there – it's part of a broader three-year effort by Dow to address the carbon footprint of Russian homes, industry and agriculture. Dr. Nicoletta Piccolrovazzi, technology and sustainability director for Dow Olympic Games, joins us to talk about how the program was developed, and what Dow hopes to accomplish on the carbon-mitigation front – not just for Sochi and Russia, but for future Olympics as well. Let the games begin.

President Obama won't be on the scene for the Winter Olympics, but there's a lot at stake in Sochi for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The opening ceremonies are tomorrow, but qualifying for some events began today. We get updates on those and on the many controversies surrounding the most expensive Olympics in history.

Join the GCL Crew as we discuss the Seahawks surprising Super Bowl blowout, the poorly organized Sochi Games, and Eddie George's riveting admission.Tune in at 9:30pm ET on Thursday for A New View from the Sidelines.

Join the GCL Crew as we discuss the Seahawks surprising Super Bowl blowout, the poorly organized Sochi Games, and Eddie George's riveting admission.Tune in at 9:30pm ET on Thursday for A New View from the Sidelines.

In this episode: Will and Greg ramble on about the possibility of a boycott of the 2014 Sochi Games, and discuss the recent Ontario byelections. Show producer Trevor Laforce comes in front of the microphone for the first time, and Robert Mugabe makes a brief appearance.