Australian athletes cherish the opportunity at Beijing 2022, says Chef de Mission
CANBERRA - Australian athletes cherish the opportunity to compete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, said Geoff Lipshut, Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team. "Our athletes... traveled last season in very difficult circumstances around the world during COVID without vaccine then, so they had to be very health conscious. But all of them took it very seriously because they wanted to qualify to go to Beijing," said the former aerial skiing coach who had been to seven Olympics since ...
Australian athletes cherish the opportunity at Beijing 2022, says Chef de Mission
CANBERRA - Australian athletes cherish the opportunity to compete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, said Geoff Lipshut, Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team. "Our athletes... traveled last season in very difficult circumstances around the world during COVID without vaccine then, so they had to be very health conscious. But all of them took it very seriously because they wanted to qualify to go to Beijing," said the former aerial skiing coach who had been to seven Olympics since ...
Now 83, ski champion stays close to sport he loves
Shan Zhaojian is an early skiing championIn his childhood, Shan Zhaojian, now 83, spent most of his winters on the snow, wearing various objects on his feet, from broken iron basins to snowshoes made of straw. When he moved up to cross-country skis, he became a national champion, winning three gold medals in China's first National Ski Games in Tonghua, Jilin province, in 1957 — in the 5-kilometer cross-country event, 10-km cross-country and ski relay. In the seven decades since, Shan has...
Now 83, ski champion stays close to sport he loves
Shan Zhaojian is an early skiing championIn his childhood, Shan Zhaojian, now 83, spent most of his winters on the snow, wearing various objects on his feet, from broken iron basins to snowshoes made of straw. When he moved up to cross-country skis, he became a national champion, winning three gold medals in China's first National Ski Games in Tonghua, Jilin province, in 1957 — in the 5-kilometer cross-country event, 10-km cross-country and ski relay. In the seven decades since, Shan has...
