The Beijing Olympics produced its usual amazing sports moments, only through a lens warped by the organizing committee with underwriting from the Chinese government.
“We’ve had a big wave of people who have wanted to come to learn to curl. We are actually projecting to teach more than 1,400 people how to curl this season here in town,” said Nic Swiercek, Aksarben Curling.
In a letter sent to IOC president Thomas Bach, a copy of which was obtained by AP, attorneys for the skaters said they sought a ruling before Sunday’s closing ceremony.