Skies over the Paris region will be closed for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Paris airports operator said Wednesday. Augustin de Romanet, chairman of Aéroports de Paris, said airlines are being warned in advance about the closure and told they … Read more
Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it’s surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself. “It’s a huge, huge honor. I think a lot of pride comes … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — Reminders of the 2002 Winter Olympics are nestled in every nook and cranny of Utah’s capital city, from a towering Olympic cauldron that overlooks the Salt Lake Valley to an Olympic emblem stamped on manhole covers downtown. As visitors leave the airport, they are greeted with a can’t-miss Olympic arch amid … Read more
Maddie Musselman #2 of Team USA passes against Team Australia in the first period of a women’s water polo exhibition game at Long Beach City College in Long Beach on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. USA won 14-8. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Maddie Musselman #2 of Team USA scores against Team Australia in … Read more
A view shows the logo of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Paris, France, March 19, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Many of the world’s greatest athletes will make their big-screen debut in IMAX theaters this summer. NBC announced Friday that its live coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July … Read more
Singapore’s Shanti Pereira of Singapore celebrates winning the women’s 200m final athletics event during the 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre on Oct. 2, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southeast Asia’s fastest woman Shanti Pereira is a household name in Singapore after winning the country’s first medal in 49 years at … Read more
PARIS — Vibrant colors and striking landmarks illuminate posters for the Paris Olympic Games in an art deco style inspired by the city’s flamboyant past. The posters were unveiled on Monday at the Musée d’Orsay — a former railway station transformed into an imposing museum stretching along the Seine River — in the presence of … Read more
Labourers work beside the Olympic signage at the entrance of a venue ahead of the upcoming 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai on OCtober 11, 2023. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images) Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images India has set its sights on hosting … Read more
Director George Clooney both begins and ends “The Boys in the Boat ” on a sun-dappled lake. It’s a seductive sight, calm and soothing, and aptly reflects the ethos of a film that often feels like one has walked into an oil painting: well-crafted, lovely to look at, and rather old-fashioned. Telling the true-life story … Read more
PARIS, ILE DE FRANCE, FRANCE – 2017/09/14: The Olympic Rings being placed in front of the Eiffel Tower in celebration of the French capital won the hosting right for the 2024 summer Olympic Games. (Photo by Nicolas Briquet/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Training of elite athletes dates as … Read more
