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02/14/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 02/15/2021 20:10
Envoys to China Visit Zhangjiakou Competition Zone of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games
On February 13 to 14, 2021, at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, diplomatic envoys and senior diplomats from more than 30 countries, including Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia, visited Zhangjiakou competition zone of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting and a reception with the envoys. Wang Yi said, the Chinese government attaches great importance to the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics, with President Xi Jinping personally providing guidance and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach expressing confidence and support on many occasion
A tailored testing program for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is set to kick off in February to capitalize on the final winter sports season prior to the Games by rooting out problems and accumulating data in order to enhance the experience.
McKeever, a visually-impaired skier, hasn’t been able to race yet this winter.
The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the world para-nordic championship that would have opened this week in Norway, as well as all but two World Cups still on the calendar in March.
So the 20-time world champion helps out in the wax truck as Canada’s top skiers under the age of 23 race in their lone international event this winter.
“We’re in the wax room all the time as athletes, but we’re not really in it,” McKeever said. “It’s seeing a different side of the same coin.
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Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team member Brian McKeever skis up a hill during early season training in Canmore, Alta., Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. McKeever, a 13-time Paralympic champion, is testing wax for young Canadian racers at this week s world junior and under-23 championship in Vuokatti, Finland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh February 12, 2021 - 8:39 AM
One of Canada s most decorated cross-country skiers is doing grunt work for the next generation in his sport.
Brian McKeever, a 13-time Paralympic champion, is testing wax for young Canadian racers at this week s world junior and under-23 championship in Vuokatti, Finland.
The 41-year-old from Canmore, Alta., gets handed skis from the wax technicians and tests them on snow to determine the waxes that glide and grip best.