Archive for Winter Olympics
three golds for French biathlon!
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running with tags Anterselva, biathlon, Dolomiti, France, gold medal, Italia, Milan Cortina Winter Games, Winter Olympics on February 20, 2026 by xi'an
first man below the 6:00:00 barrier on the 5000m?!
Posted in Kids, Mountains, Running, Statistics, University life with tags Isaac Newton Institute, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Milano, Norway, Salt Lake City, speed skating, University of Cambridge, Winter Olympics, World record on February 14, 2026 by xi'an
When I spotted this arXiv posting by Nils Hjort, Six-Minute Man Sander Eitrem 5:58.52 – first man below the 6:00.00 barrier, discussing Sander Eitrem‘s massive gain from the month-old previous record by Frenchman Timothy Loubineaud in Salt Lake City, just above 6’00”.. I was incredulous, not because I am knowledgeable in speed skating records, but because I was thinking of running… Where the World record is twice as large (12:35.36). Beyond my own personal interests, which drove the way I read this title, I was also stuck back in the past, with my last conversation with Nils being about long-distance running and record prediction, which happened quite a while ago when visiting the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge! (Nils’ note holds a reference to another famous Norwegian [runner], Jakob Ingebrigtsens.) Sander Eitrem also became the Olympic champion in Milano, breaking the Olympic record as well.
total respect
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running with tags competition, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dolomiti, downhill skiing, Italy, Milan Cortina Winter Games, Olympia delle Tofane, ski accident, ski race, Winter Olympics on February 10, 2026 by xi'an
Cortina [1956]
Posted in Mountains, pictures with tags 1956, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dolomiti, downhill skiing, Italia, Italian Alps, Milano, Rasen-Antholz, Tre Cime de Lavaredo, Val di Fiemme, Valtellina, Verona, vintage, Winter Olympics, winter sports, XXV Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2026 by xi'an
Chez Guy**(*)
Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel, Wines with tags Beijing, chef, guinea fowl, Guy Savoy, Hôtel de la Monnaie, lobster, MIchelin starred restaurant, Paris, Quai Conti, Seine, Winter Olympics on May 15, 2023 by xi'an
While I rarely enter company sweepstakes and lotteries (and correlatively never win!), I answered a contest from my credit card company around the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and won the prize of having a Chinese dinner cooked at home by a chef, news that I first treated as a spam for being so improbable. The communication agency in charge of the rewards insisted enough and offered the alternative choice of a top restaurant, which we eventually opted as Guy Savoy in Paris. We went there for lunch last week and enjoyed tremendously the unique experience!, from the location in the historical French Mint, with a monumental entrance, and tables overlooking the Seine,
to the round of dishes, colour themes and fabulous tastes, the apex being the hardly coked lobster!,
to chatting with the sommelier about unknown vintages and the staff about the dishes, and of course having a great time altogether!
