Latest Beijing 2022 Podcast Episodes
Liam Mather on bubble hockey, dropped torch bearer, English ban, skeleton gains
China Sports Insider Podcast - February 13, 2022 18:18 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAn update on the Uyghur athlete chosen as one of the two final torchbearers (2:39). The Chinese men’s hockey team had their first test — and it was a blowout 8-0 loss to the U.S. team (4:30), but they bounced back well with a creditable 3-2 defeat to reigning silver medalists Germany (8...
Dropped torch bearer, English ban, skeleton gains, and bubble hockey
China Sports Insider Podcast - February 13, 2022 18:18 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAn update on the Uyghur athlete chosen as one of the two final torchbearers (2:39). The Chinese men’s hockey team had their first test — and it was a blowout 8-0 loss to the U.S. team (4:30), but they bounced back well with a creditable 3-2 defeat to reigning silver medalists Germany (8...
A tricky situation for Eileen Gu
China Sports Insider Podcast - February 09, 2022 22:05 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAt the Olympics, it’s all Eileen Gu, all the time (1:06), but she’s not just talking the talk, now she’s walking the walk with her first Olympic gold medal (2:11). The citizenship question leaves Gu in a tricky situation — one she’s refusing to clarify (4:14), and she’s now positioned a...
Flag bearer Tina Garabedian, Opening Ceremony analysis
China Sports Insider Podcast - February 06, 2022 16:10 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBefore the opening ceremony, Mark predicted that a young Uyghur athlete would be among the final torchbearers. We discuss what happened and why it's so significant to China (1:30). Remembering Li Ning's ambush marketing and comparing the surprises of 2008 vs 2022 (6:09). Elsewhere, Cana...
Opening Ceremony analysis and a view from inside the Bubble
China Sports Insider Podcast - February 06, 2022 16:10 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBefore the opening ceremony, Mark predicted that a young Uyghur athlete would be among the final torchbearers. We discuss what happened and why it's so significant to China (1:30). Remembering Li Ning's ambush marketing and comparing the surprises of 2008 vs 2022 (6:09). Elsewhere, Cana...
On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, conspiracy theories, anthems, and more Eileen Gu
China Sports Insider Podcast - February 02, 2022 14:55 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsNot long now until the Olympic cauldron is lit, and already there is no end of stories to talk about. It’s Chinese New Year so most people would be forgiven for not turning their attention to the Olympics, but the excitement is building (0:27). Meanwhile, in the closed loop, athletes an...
Countdown to the Olympics, and why did China’s ski cross team part ways with their strength coach?
China Sports Insider Podcast - January 27, 2022 15:18 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn the show this week: with just eight days to go until the Olympic flame is lit, Mark and Haig talk hockey and Covid complications for athletes (2:18), a change in the testing systems that lowers the Covid-19 testing threshold (8:25), and an update on event invitations — Haig just may ...
Joop Wiersema, countdown to the Olympics
China Sports Insider Podcast - January 27, 2022 15:18 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn the show this week: with just eight days to go until the Olympic flame is lit, Mark and Haig talk hockey and Covid complications for athletes (2:18), a change in the testing systems that lowers the Covid-19 testing threshold (8:25), and an update on event invitations — Haig just may ...
Beijing gold medal favorite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
China Sports Insider Podcast - January 20, 2022 20:58 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings00:37 – Mark has a new book! 3:50 – Beijing organizers confirm there won’t be e public sale of tickets. So who’ll be invited? Is … Mark on one of these lists? 5:49 – What about outdoor skiing events? Is it a wasted opportunity to have no spectators at outdoor venues where spectators ...
Beijing gold medal favorite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde on recovery, prepping for the Olympics, and life as Mikaela Shiffrin’s boyfriend
China Sports Insider Podcast - January 20, 2022 20:58 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings00:37 – Mark has a new book! 3:50 – Beijing organizers confirm there won’t be e public sale of tickets. So who’ll be invited? Is … Mark on one of these lists? 5:49 – What about outdoor skiing events? Is it a wasted opportunity to have no spectators at outdoor venues where spectators ...
The curious case of Eileen Gu, and stay away from Olympic car crashes!
China Sports Insider Podcast - January 12, 2022 19:49 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFreestyle skier Eileen Gu is poised to take the Beijing Olympics by storm, but a new story from The Wall Street Journal raises questions about her citizenship status. She now competes for China, but has she given up her U.S. passport as required under Chinese law? There’s lots for Mark ...
Rachel Llanes spills all on life inside Team China’s camp
China Sports Insider Podcast - January 06, 2022 15:09 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWith the Omicron variant rampant worldwide, calls to postpone the Olympics have been growing louder. We discuss why that’s simply not an option for China (1:04). The Olympic “closed-loop management system” went into operation this week. Here’s how it works (6:17). More bad news for tenn...
2022 predictions, and sailing star Xu Lijia meets Peng Shuai
China Sports Insider Podcast - December 30, 2021 14:57 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFirst up, we look at the back-and-forth between China and the U.S. on visas for State Department personnel ahead of the Winter Olympics and discuss what’s really going on (1:47). Then we look ahead to 2022 with some bold predictions (emphasis on bold!). From the Olympics to F1 to basket...
The NHL pulls out of the Olympics, and Coach Grignard on tennis in China
China Sports Insider Podcast - December 23, 2021 15:02 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn the show this week, as the NHL forbids players from going to the Beijing Olympics (1:06), Mark and Haig discuss the impact on the Games (2:08), why Olympic hockey is important (3:38), who will replace the NHL players (4:41), and dig into the NHL’s decision — and its timing (5:45). ...
Up close with NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury, plus NHL’s Olympic scare stories
China Sports Insider Podcast - December 16, 2021 16:31 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn the show this week, we expose the myth circulating in the NHL about China’s quarantine rules at the Olympics (1:18), explain what’s actually in the Olympic playbook and compare with the NHL’s current protocols (2:08), what happens if you keep testing positive (3:55), explore where th...
U.S. Olympic "boycott," hockey showdown looming, and Chinese soccer with Tariq Panja and Nikki Wang
China Sports Insider Podcast - December 09, 2021 15:53 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn the show this week, a decision — finally — from the International Ice Hockey Federation: the Chinese men’s team will be playing in the Olympic tournament (00:56). But they’re facing the U.S. and Canada. Will the NHL All-Stars run up the score (2:13), and how are the Chinese players f...
NFL China's Stephanie Hsiao, WTA ups the ante, and crunch time for hockey
China Sports Insider Podcast - December 02, 2021 13:37 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this week’s episode, the WTA pulls out of China. What does this mean for the ATP, the IOC, and the Olympics? (00:48) Formula One’s chief says it’s “100% realistic” for a second China race to be added to the calendar. But when? And where? (5:38) and Mark shares some inside information...
WTA ups the ante, crunch time for hockey, and a chat with NFL China's Stephanie Hsiao
China Sports Insider Podcast - December 02, 2021 13:37 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this week’s episode, the WTA pulls out of China. What does this mean for the ATP, the IOC, and the Olympics? (00:48) Formula One’s chief says it’s “100% realistic” for a second China race to be added to the calendar. But when? And where? (5:38) and Mark shares some inside information...
Perfect World's Josh Lee on Esports, Peng Shuai latest, and Olympic boycott threats
China Sports Insider Podcast - November 26, 2021 00:54 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn the show this week, the Peng Shuai story goes international in a big way (3:10), the financial consequences of sports leagues leaving China (5:11), different types of Olympic boycotts and what’s most likely for Beijing 2022 (8:18). Then we interview Joshua Lee from Perfect World, a ...
Peng Shuai latest, Olympic boycott threats and esports reach a new level in China
China Sports Insider Podcast - November 26, 2021 00:54 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn the show this week, the Peng Shuai story goes international in a big way (3:10), the financial consequences of sports leagues leaving China (5:11), different types of Olympic boycotts and what’s most likely for Beijing 2022 (8:18). Then we interview Joshua Lee from Perfect World, a ...
Peng Shuai’s “statement” slammed, D-Day for China’s hockey team, Zhou Guanyu makes F1 history and a chat with China football pioneer Rowan Simons
China Sports Insider Podcast - November 18, 2021 18:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn a jam-packed show, we discuss the latest drama with the Chinese men’s hockey team – who may still get kicked out of the Olympics (0:45). China gets its first F1 driver, as Zhou Guanyu joins Valtteri Bottas at Alfa Romeo for next season (6:07). Then we turn to a China tennis story tha...
China football pioneer Rowan Simons, Peng Shuai’s “statement” slammed, and D-Day for China’s hockey team
China Sports Insider Podcast - November 18, 2021 18:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn a jam-packed show, we discuss the latest drama with the Chinese men’s hockey team – who may still get kicked out of the Olympics (0:45). China gets its first F1 driver, as Zhou Guanyu joins Valtteri Bottas at Alfa Romeo for next season (6:07). Then we turn to a China tennis story tha...
Jon Howse talks hockey, luge crash mars Olympic test event, and Zhang Weili loses UFC decision
China Sports Insider Podcast - November 11, 2021 16:22 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis week on the China Sports Insider Podcast, a near-fatal accident at Beijing's Olympic luge track at a test event leaves a Polish athlete recovering in a Chinese hospital (1:52), former UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili loses her bid to reclaim her title in a gritty split decision...
Luge crash mars Olympic test event, Zhang Weili loses UFC decision, and Jon Howse talks hockey in China
China Sports Insider Podcast - November 11, 2021 16:22 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis week on the China Sports Insider Podcast, a near-fatal accident at Beijing's Olympic luge track at a test event leaves a Polish athlete recovering in a Chinese hospital (1:52), former UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili loses her bid to reclaim her title in a gritty split decision...
The hundred day countdown begins, IOC releases its playbook, and an interview with USA Today’s Dan Wolken
China Sports Insider Podcast - November 04, 2021 16:04 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWelcome to the China Sports Insider Podcast on the Sinica Network! If it's about sports and there's a China angle, we'll talk about it. This week: fewer than a hundred days to go to the Beijing Olympics, and foreign athletes have been trickling in for test events. What's happening? Wh...
USA Today’s Dan Wolken, the hundred day countdown begins, and the IOC releases its playbook
China Sports Insider Podcast - November 04, 2021 16:04 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWelcome to the China Sports Insider Podcast on the Sinica Network! If it's about sports and there's a China angle, we'll talk about it. This week: fewer than a hundred days to go to the Beijing Olympics, and foreign athletes have been trickling in for test events. What's happening? Wh...
The NHL returns to the Olympics, China's men's ice hockey team, the Beijing 2022 bubble, and much more
China Sports Insider Podcast - September 05, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOne of the marquee events of the Winter Olympics got a boost this week when the NHL announced its players would play in the ice hockey tournament. Why is that a big deal? China's group includes powerhouses Canada, the USA, and Germany. Will they score a goal? With just five months t...
Tokyo Olympics roundup: China comes up just short, trouble with weightlifting, and a new Axios poll on the Beijing Games
China Sports Insider Podcast - August 08, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe Tokyo Games wrapped up with a flurry of gold for the USA. That means China comes in second in the official medal table. Should China be disappointed? China won seven weightlifting gold in Tokyo. There's news out today that the IOC may drop the event in Paris. What does that mean for China? ...
Tokyo Olympics roundup: China comes up just short, trouble with weightlifting, and a new Axios poll on the Beijing Games
China Sports Insider Podcast - August 08, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe Tokyo Games wrapped up with a flurry of gold for the USA. That means China comes in second in the official medal table. Should China be disappointed? China won seven weightlifting gold in Tokyo. There's news out today that the IOC may drop the event in Paris. What does that mean fo...
China just might come out on top in Tokyo, Su Bingtian's incredible sprint, Rule 50 put to the test, and much more.
China Sports Insider Podcast - August 05, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAll week long we’ve been saying that the USA will top the official standings. Now we're not so sure. Su Bingtian came out of nowhere to win his heat with a time of 9.83, a new Asian record. What does that mean for athletics in China? Two cases put the IOC's Rule 50 to the test. And the Chinese ...
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