Tag: Calgary Olympics

Calgary Olympic bid in peril

OTTAWA (AFP) – Calgary’s bid to stage the 2026 Winter Olympics suffered…

Rafael Bandayrel

November 14, 2018

In this Dec. 29, 2017, photo, a man walks by the official emblem of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games, in downtown Seoul, South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address, wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in the South in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean skier wins Olympic hearts

A plucky North Korean skier earned the biggest cheer of the day…

February 16, 2018