The ice rinks hosting the figure skating and speedskating competitions at the Beijing Olympics will also be putting a major environmental problem on the world stage – the greenhouse gases often used in refrigerators, air conditioners and other cooling systems.
Somewhere under the four sheets of curling ice being used for the Beijing Olympics is the swimming pool where Michael Phelps splashed his way to history in the 2008 Summer Games.
Kendall Coyne Schofield and Alex Carpenter each scored twice, and the U.S. women’s hockey team began the defense of its Olympic title with a 5-2 win over Finland in a game overshadowed by an injury to American forward Brianna Decker.