Настоящее Время. Америка — 9 февраля 2018
2018-02-09 21:00
Без российского флага и с VIP-гостьей из КНДР: в Пхенчхане открылась зимняя Олимпиада. Остановки финансирования правительства США удалось избежать благодаря ночному голосованию Конгресса. Пентагон и Госдеп комментируют авиаудар по сторонникам Асада, под которым могли погибнуть наемники из России
Россия 24 Тула. Эфир от 09.02.2018
2018-02-09 22:02
В Тульскую область с рабочим визитом прибыла министр здравоохранения региона Вероника Скворцова. И в продолжение темы. Более 2 миллиардов рублей получит Тульская область из федерального бюджета на строительство медучреждений. Соответствующее распоряжение подписал председатель правительства Дмитрий Медведев. Тульский пряник, в качестве гастрономического бренда России расширяет географию вкуса. Вместе с самоваром по инициативе губернатора области Алексея Дюмина он прибыл на Олимпиаду в Корею
Switzerland: 'Disguised sanctions' — Russian athletes' lawyer on CAS decision
2018-02-09 22:09
Philip Birch, The lawyer of the Russian athletes caught up in the doping scandal, gave his opinion on the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which rejected appeals by 47 Russian athletes in Geneva on Friday.
According to the lawyer, «We might view that these decisions are legally wrong and yes, I called them 'disguised sanctions' because that's what they are. Those athletes are being denied in participation to the Olympic Games when they are clean athletes.»
«I don't think that it's right just to prevent some athletes who are clean from participating in the Olympic Games just because they are Russian,» the lawyer emphasised.
Regarding their next moves, Birch replied that «we are carefully considering the reason decisions that we received this morning and are considering all the legal options at their disposal and we will advise a new course.»
Earlier on Friday, CAS announced it had dismissed the appeal of 47 Russian athletes and coaches to participate in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
South Korea: Kenya's first Olympic alpine skier hopes for 'some good races'
2018-02-10 08:14
Sabrina Wanjiko Simader, Kenyan alpine skier: «Of course, it's cool. On the other side, it has pros and cons. But also yesterday by the opening ceremony it was cool. I carried the flag as the only athlete from Kenya. I was really proud and glad to do this.»
Nineteen-year-old alpine skier Sabrina Wanjiku Simader is the first ever Kenyan female athlete to attend the Winter Olympics. This year, she'll be hitting the slopes as the only representative from her country. On Saturday, Simader told the press in PyeongChang about her hopes for the upcoming races.
Sharing her impressions about the opening ceremony, Simader described carrying the flag «as the only athlete from Kenya and I was really proud and glad to this.» She also said that to participate in the Olympic Games in PyeongChang is «like a dream coming true» for her.
Speaking about the difficulties she faced on her way to PyeongChang, Simader had to admit that being an alpine skier in Kenya was not easy, since winter sports were not well-known in the country.
The young Kenyan skier is renting a flat with her small team in PyeongChang instead of staying in the Olympic village. According to the Olympian, there are no beds in their apartment, so Sabrina has to sleep right on the floor — Korean style.
Sabrina Simader was born in Kenya and lived there until the age of three. She grew up in Austria and was trained by her stepfather, who she said that the family had owned a ski lift and took her to the slopes.
Simader is the first ever female Kenyan at the Winter Games and only the second for that African nation after cross-country skier Philip Boit, who participated at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Olympics.
South Korea: 'I want a medal in multiple disciplines' — US skier Mikaela Shiffrin
2018-02-10 09:03
«I want a medal; I want a medal in multiple disciplines. But I also know I'm going against my competitors. I've been racing against them all season long and they all want a medal too,» said US skier Mikaela Shiffrin at her press conference in PyeongChang, on Friday.
Speaking about the number of the events she is going to participate in at the Pyeongchang Games, the 22-year-old said: «I would like to compete in everything, but I'm not sure if I'm actually going to have the energy to do that.»
When asked where she keeps her medals from previous competitions, she answered: «I put them in socks,» adding: «I'm not going to tell you the exact location, in case you want to go into my house and steal it.»
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are the second Olympic Games for Shiffrin. In 2014, the US athlete claimed her first Olympic gold in the slalom in the Russian city of Sochi.
Более 1,5 млн человек вышли на старт «Лыжни России»
2018-02-10 10:09
В России стартовала самая массовая лыжная гонка — участвуют 73 региона. Ожидается, что соревнования станут самыми крупными за 36 лет. В ней участвуют более полутора миллионов спортсменов. Среди них профессионалы и любители. Ограничений по возрасту нет.
Cамые молодые атлеты олимпийской сборной США
2018-02-10 11:21
Эти атлеты еще не достигли возраста совершеннолетия — им всего по 17 лет. Однако они по полному праву занимают место в олимпийской сборной США на Играх 2018 года в Пхенчхане.
15 подмосковных районов вышли на старт «Лыжни России»
2018-02-10 13:16
Десятки тысяч жителей Подмосковья присоединились к ежегодной массовой гонке «Лыжня России». Любители и профессионалы вышли на старт в 15 районах области.
South Korea: First female Olympic Jamaican bobsleigh team discuss breaking down barriers
2018-02-10 14:49
The first female Jamaican bobsleigh team to participate in the Winter Olympics talked about breaking down barriers and the stigmas they faced during a press conference in PyeongChang on Saturday.
Sled pilot and team leader Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian was accompanied by brakewomen Carrie Russell and Audra Segree, as well as President of Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation Leo Campbell.
«We look forward to build on a legacy that they started and create our own,» Fenlator-Victorian said, referring to the Jamaican men’s bobsleigh team which first participated at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
«To be the first female bobsleigh team to represent my country and to be a part of that movement, overall to be a female who can make that move, it's a powerful thing» Russell said, highlighting the importance of breaking «that barrier and to make that move within the Caribbean.»
Talking about diversity in the Olympics, Fenlator-Victoria underlined the importance that «little girls and little boys see someone that looks like them, talks like them, has the same culture as them, has crazy curly hair and wears it natural, has brown skin, included in different things in this world. When you grow up and you don't see that, you feel like you can't do it, and that is not right.»
Допинг: как связаны спорт и политика
2018-02-10 15:14
Подрывает ли допинг доверие к спорту? Как он ломает карьеры и судьбы спортсменов, и как связаны спорт и политика — эти вопросы автор документального фильма «Допинг» Андрей Медведев обсудил с гостями в студии.
South Korea: Ice skating star Kim Yuna calls lighting of Olympic flame 'surreal'
2018-02-10 15:14
South Korea's figure skating legend Kim Yuna said that the lighting of the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games was a 'surreal' moment, during a press conference held in PyeongChang, Saturday.
Kim, who is best known for winning the golden medal at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010, performed a brief skate routine at Friday's opening ceremony, before taking the torch from a pair of the combined Korea peninsula hockey team athletes, to light the Olympic cauldron.
Also during the press conference, International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Mark Adams commented on the Russian delegation's march at the Olympics, considering the absence of the flag as «a very strong, positive message» to the world.
«I hope the message around the world was we're creating a path for clean Russian athletes», added Adams.
В Томске полиция пришла в штаб Навального изымать листовки
2018-02-10 15:28
В Томский штаб оппозиционера Алексея Навального в субботу пришли полицейские. Сотрудники центра по противодействию экстремизму проверяют находящуюся в офисе печатную продукцию, сообщает сайт «Сибирь.Реалии» со ссылкой на руководителя штаба Ксению Фадееву.
Полицейские утверждают, что им поступило заявление о якобы хранящейся в штабе экстремистской литературе, пояснила Фадеева.
South Korea: Ghana's first ever skeleton racer keen to defy misconceptions
2018-02-10 16:13
Akwasi Frimpong, the first ever skeleton racer from Ghana, spoke about his preparations for the Winter Olympics and how he hopes he can inspire a generation back home during an interview outside the Pyeongchang Olympic Village on Saturday.
«A lot of kids back in Ghana never believe that they will achieve anything big in life, I want to give kids back in Africa hope,» said Frimpong, who mentioned how the opportunity to compete was a 'dream' for him.
During the interview, Frimpong also said that this was the time to fight misconceptions about Africa, and that this period of momentum with so many teams hailing from the continent and beyond could inspire the next generation to be among the best.
The 31-year old will be competing on February 15 and 16.
«Дон-ТР» и юные хоккеисты «Ростова» поддержали российских олимпийцев
2018-02-10 17:43
Сотрудники ГТРК «Дон-ТР» и подрастающее поколение ХК «Ростов» к открытию Олимпиады в Пхенчхане провели флешмоб в поддержку российских спортсменов на зимних Играх-2018. Участники акции на льду выстроились по цветам флага России и проскандировали «Мы верим твердо в героев спорта!».
«Познавательный фильм»: Город чемпионов
2018-02-10 17:48
Самые знаменитые спортивные секции Москвы. Куда сложнее всего попасть? Расскажем о том, где учились выдающиеся чемпионы-москвичи. Где начинал Вячеслав Фетисов, а также прославленная пара — Наталья Бестемьянова и Андрей Букин. Помог ли им ген чемпионов? Российские ученые создали ДНК-тест для определения «спортивных генов». Может, теперь все стало проще? Надо сдать анализ, который покажет, на что способен ваш ребенок? Или все-таки спорт больших достижений — это вопреки всему?
