Some competitors have been able to make it to the Olympics in part because of a change in qualifying criteria aimed at producing a more diverse field a change that has garnered scrutiny.
Several skiers representing countries with little snow are making their Olympic debut in Beijing, partly because of a diversity initiative that has generated controversy.
YANQING, China For athletes from tropical countries aspiring to make it big in the Winter Olympics, men’s giant slalom champion Marco Odermatt and his fellow medalists have this advice dream big and work hard to achieve bigger goals. “That’s a hard question to start, it’s probably not so easy if you don’t…
The Thailand Winter Games delegates
YANQING It’s not only Asa Miller who’s chasing for the Philippines its first Winter Olympics medal in Beijing 2022, but there are seven more from Southeast Asia a fully tropical region on this side of the planet.
Timor Leste, Thailand and Malaysia are represe
YANQING, China The Philippines prides itself as the first tropical country to compete in the Winter Olympics when cousins Ben Nanasca and Juan Cipriano campaigned in the 1972 Sapporo edition. They set the tone for their countrymen to aim for the Winter Games and the country saw its athletes compete in…