Randy W Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 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). Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Chinese for Olympics is apparently 奥林匹克Àolínpǐkè Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 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. Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) 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) Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 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. Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 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." 1 Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) 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) Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 CCTV always has some excellent animated artwork for their background imaging - this year is no exception Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 commissioned for the 2012 London Olympics - see http://www.m-i-e.com/work/6-cctv Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 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. Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 just warming up . . . http://www.rjw.com/PingPong.rjw on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shanghaiist/videos/10154841024976030/ Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) 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) Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 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 Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) the cameraman crossed first! Facebook link - https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/videos/1229214710463677/ Edited April 26, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 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. Link to comment
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