Olympians Worry As ‘Winter’ Disappears From Winter Games
Jan 31, 2022, 9:39 AM
An athlete of China Republic protects from wind and cold during the Biathlon Training Session at National Biathlon Centre ahead of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on January 31, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
(Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing.
Ski racers who will compete entirely on manufactured snow during the Beijing Games in February know that global warming is threatening the future of their sport.
The present is not terrific, either. The nearby hills at the World Cup stop in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains in early December were brown and barren.
A recent study projects that, without a dramatic reduction of global emissions of greenhouse gases, only one of the previous 21 Winter Olympics sites would be able to reliably provide fair and safe conditions by the end of this century.
Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other snow dependent sports worry as they see winters disappearing. Ski racers who will compete entirely on manufactured snow during the Beijing Games know that global warming is threatening the future of their sport. https://t.co/KnpHNqczom
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 31, 2022
