Team China

[Randy W]

My wife was telling me this morning that "Ollie Pecker is on! Ollie Pecker is on! CCTV5!" (what I heard, anyway)

 

It only took a couple of "What ??!?"s to figure out what she meant

 

 

 

 

on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shanghaiist/videos/10154820683051030/

 

Good HD coverage here, but mostly centered on Team China (of course), AND IN Chinese (also of course).

[Randy W]

Chinese for Olympics is apparently

 

奥林匹克

Àolínpǐkè

[Randy W]

China forms the medal standings by the number of Gold medals won, then silver, and finally bronze, and not a weighted average, or the total number of medals won. In this case, it pushes them down quite a bit, since they have yet to win a gold medal. They would otherwise be close behind the U.S. and Japan at 5 medals each.

 

[Randy W]

These flags were Made in China!

 

CCTV raises red flag over Chinese national banner used for Rio medal ceremonies

 

http://cdn1.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/980x551/public/2016/08/08/scmp_oly_chn_flags_060816.jpg?itok=54VaRVvQ

 

The correct flag

 

http://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/486w/public/2016/08/08/image21.jpg?itok=EPjvYKHz

 

Notice the Rio flags have the stars lined up horizontally, like the American flag.

 

The Chinese standard is that the four smaller stars point back to the large one.

 

Edited August 8, 2016 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

in the SCMP

Was Michael Phelps’ latest gold medal a victory for Traditional Chinese Medicine?

 

http://cdn3.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/980x551/public/images/methode/2016/08/08/ae54a090-5d68-11e6-82a1-e6803dbb30ea_1280x720.jpg?itok=gC3CaeEm

 

 

Phelps was seen undergoing the treatment in an advert filmed ahead of Rio, and fellow American swimmer Natalie Coughlin is also a fan of the treatment, posting pictures of herself undergoing it on Instagram.

Hong Kong’s Consumer Council issued a warning over cupping in 2010, saying it could induce injury if not properly applied.

 

[Randy W]

Swimmer Fu Yuanhui breaks Chinese internet with adorable reaction to her incredible performance

 

"58.95 seconds'?! OMG!"

http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/shang_shanghaiist/fuyuanhui_gif_3.gif

"Seriously, I was that fast?"

 

http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/shang_shanghaiist/fuyuanhui_gif_4.gif

 

Reporter: "Did you somehow reserve your energy?"
Fu: "No no, not at all... I’ve been utilizing prehistoric powers."

[Randy W]

The faulty flags weren't just used in the awards ceremony, but also during the opening ceremony. Funny that not one of the 416 Chinese athletes, nor the flag bearer, Lei Sheng, noticed.

http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/alexlinder/flag_mixup_rio_opening2.jpg

 

 

Several media reports previously claimed that the flawed flags used in the Rio Games were made by Zhejiang-based Jinyu Home Textile Industrial Co. However, the head of the company, surnamed Jin, confirmed with the Global Times on Sunday that the company only makes souvenir products for Rio spectators.

Edited August 9, 2016 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

CCTV always has some excellent animated artwork for their background imaging - this year is no exception

 

 

 

[Randy W]

commissioned for the 2012 London Olympics - see http://www.m-i-e.com/work/6-cctv

 

[Randy W]

from the SCMP - this article is actually about the "fame and fortune" that awaits some of China's Olympians

 

Can China’s adorably awkward Olympic darling Fu Yuanhui turn fame into fortune?

Swimmer Fu Yuanhui’s surprised expression at her bronze win made her an overnight sensation.

 

After her retirement, Wu moved to the US in 1991 to live a low-profile life. She ended up working in a hat factory in the US, the state-run China Central Television reported three years ago.

Zhang Shangwu, a former world champion gymnast, was reduced to begging in Beijing’s subway stations after breaking his left Achilles tendon in 2002 and retiring three years later.

Because Chinese athletes generally start their sporting careers at a young age, some receive little education and often struggle to find a job when they retire.

. . .

Even when athletes such as Fu have the opportunity to engage with sponsors and earn a living through commercial activities, China has strict policies restricting what they can do.

All national team swimmers must obtain permission from the Swimming Administrative Centre (SAC) before talking to potential sponsors.

 

 

[Randy W]

just warming up . . .

 

http://www.rjw.com/PingPong.rjw

 

on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shanghaiist/videos/10154841024976030/

[Randy W]

in the SCMP

Cool helmets!

Peking Opera bike helmets worn by China’s Olympics team prove smash hit online

Legendary figures like Mulan feature on team’s headgear

Edited April 26, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

 

from the SCMP - this article is actually about the "fame and fortune" that awaits some of China's Olympians

 

Can China’s adorably awkward Olympic darling Fu Yuanhui turn fame into fortune?

Swimmer Fu Yuanhui’s surprised expression at her bronze win made her an overnight sensation.

 

 

 

 

. . . and she makes the NY Times

 

Uninhibited Chinese Swimmer, Discussing Her Period, Shatters Another Barrier

[Randy W]

the cameraman crossed first!

 

Facebook link - https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/videos/1229214710463677/

Edited April 26, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

in the NY Times

 

At Least 44 Table Tennis Players in Rio Are Chinese-Born. Six Play for China.

 

At the Summer Olympics here, Chinese-born table tennis players represented China, of course. But they were also playing for 21 other countries, out of 56 in the tournament. Of the 172 table tennis players at the Games, at least 44 were born in China.