Asa Miller and dad Kelly ride a chairlift on their way to the training and competition venues YANQING —Ask Asa Miller to differentiate a fast ball from a curved ball or sinker and you’d surely get a precise answer. Miller, now a two-time Olympic alpine skier, spent some time behind the plate as...
Switzerland's Beat Feuz competes in the men’s downhill final during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing on February 7, 2022. (AFP) Switzerland's Beat Feuz scorched to gold in the men's Olympic downhill on Monday in a dramatic race that...
In this file photo taken on January 16, 2017, Peng Shuai of China celebrates her win against Daria Kasatkina, of Russia, during their women's singles first round match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. (AFP) Peng Shuai has met Olympic chief Thomas Bach at the Beijing...
Filipino-American skier Asa Miller carried and waved the Philippine flag during the opening ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium Friday, Feb. 4. Philippines' flag bearer Asa Miller leads the delegation as they enter the stadium during the opening ceremony...
'I’m using a VPN (virtual private network), I have to if I want to see beyond what the Chinese government wants us to see,' Lester tells me For the nth time, April finds herself in another Chinese city on a research trip. The Mandarin here is slightly different, and she has to ask the...
Russia's Kamila Valieva takes part in a figure skating training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 2, 2022, ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Games. (AFP) A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and COVID will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with an...
Asa Miller YANQING—Asa Miller will carry the country’s colors for the second time in a row in the parade of nations that highlights Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. “I’m extremely excited the first time, it was one of the best moments of my life,” Miller...
Russia's Kamila Valieva takes part in a figure skating training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 2, 2022, ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Games. (AFP) Ukraine's sports minister on Wednesday urged the country's athletes to avoid Russians at the upcoming Olympics...
Canada's and South Korea's short track speed skaters take part in a training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on January 31, 2022 ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Games. (AFP) The sporting action gets under way at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday, two days before...
A more prepared and more matured Asa Miller will be tested against the toughest of competitions in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in Yanqing, China. It will be Miller’s second stint in the Winter Games and he’s raring to show his progress in the past four years since he first represented...
Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino is expecting a significant improvement from Alpine skier Asa Miller when he competes in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics next month. Winter Olympian skier Asa Miller (Asa Miller's Instagram) The 21-year-old Miller will be competing in the...
Some sports officials leave for China Friday morning to guarantee the smooth participation of Fil-Am skier Asa Miller in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics set Feb. 4 to 20. Asa Miller is the country's lone represenative to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics set on Feb. 4 to 20 (Photo from Asa Miller's...
