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Tag Archives: Winter Olympics
Asian Heritage Athletes in America Feature: Nathan Chen
By Gavin Chen Nathan Chen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 5, 1999, is a Chinese American world-renowned figure skater who earned the nickname “Quad King” for his unmatched ability to execute multiple quadruple jumps—jumps with four … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022 winter olympics, chinese american, figure skating, goucher college, Nathan Chen, Olympics, Quad King, salt lake city, Utah, Winter Olympics
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Asian American Commercial Watch: NBC Sports – 2022 Winter Olympics Tie-In with Nathan Chen & Jurassic World Dominion
I’m not sure if this is airing on television – I think I caught this on the web – but this has to be one of the strangest commercials I’ve ever seen! NBC is promoting the Winter Olympics (which it … Continue reading
Ivy League Olympians Chloe Kim and Nathan Chen prepare for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
When I read about these two Olympic athletes who are favorites for gold in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, I was struck by a number of the similarities in their lives and mental approaches. Figure skater Nathan Chen is a favorite, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Sports
Tagged 2022 Beijing Winter Oympics, Beijing, Chloe Kim, figure skating, Nathan Chen, snowboarding, Togetherx, Winter Olympics
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Chloe Kim’s Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Box -Sold Out in 7 Hours!
I first heard that Olympic Gold medalist in halfpipe snowboarding Chloe Kim made the cover of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes while watching an interview with her on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, and then later, finding the press release: “To … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Minute Maid’s #ShibSibs Journey – Maia and Alex Shibutani
https://youtu.be/sCxTokW3310 Congratulations to brother-and-sister duo Maia and Alex Shibutani on winning the Bronze in the 2018 Winter Olympics for Ice Dancing. No doubt, if you’ve been watching the Winter Olympics, you’ve seen this ad, which really doesn’t seem like an … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Team United & Nathan Chen
https://youtu.be/aPSu6NPIStc While watching the Olympics, I saw this United TV commercial and was surprised to see U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen, since I wasn’t aware that United was one of his sponsors, unlike Kellogg’s, Bridgestone and John Wilson. The super hero-themed … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Current Events, Sports
Tagged ice skating, Nathan Chen, Winter Olympics
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Maia & Alex Shibutani Siblings and Madison Chock Make 2018 U.S. Olympic Ice Dance Team
The Japanese American dynamic duo brother & sister siblings Maia & Alex Shibutani (also known as the Shib Sibs), as well as Madison Chock (and her ice dance partner and Evan Bates) made the 2018 U.S. Olympic Ice Dance Figure Skating Team, as … Continue reading
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged dancing, ice skating, Olympics, Winter Olympics
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Should Yuna Kim Have Won Gold in Sochi?
In a shocking turn not even the live news announcers fully expected, Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova took home the gold medal in ladies figure skating (her country’s first), upsetting defending gold-medalist South Korea’s Yuna Kim at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Italy’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Environment, Sports
Tagged 2014 Winter Olympics, ice, Kim Yuna, Olympics, Sochi, Sochi Olympics, Winter Olympics
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#MiraiEarnedIt: Why the Snub Will Still Matter, Even After the Olympics Are Over
By Eugene Hung “Not being chosen to represent the United States at the Olympic Games in Sochi and at the 2014 World Championships in Japan has been extremely disappointing to me, and it has been very difficult for me to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Winter Olympics, ice skating, Mirai Nagasu, Olympics, Sochi Olympics, Winter Olympics
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Asian Women Dominate Olympic Ice
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned how much I love the Olympics. My favorite sport for the Winter Olympics is, without a doubt, Women’s Figure Skating. There’s something about elegance meeting athleticism that really inspires me. Back in the Kristi Yamaguchi … Continue reading