KQED Radio
KQED Newssee more
Latest Newscasts:KQEDNPR
Player Sponsored By
upper waypoint

Let the Games Begin: 2018 Winter Olympics Open Friday

23:55
at
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

Junshiro Kobayashi of Japan competes in the Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification at Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre on February 8, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.  (Photo: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

The 2018 Winter Olympics officially kick off Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. These will be the largest winter games in history, attracting nearly 3,000 athletes from 92 countries. We’ll preview the events and highlight some of the competitors, at least 16 of whom have ties to the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe.

Guests:

Ann Killion, sports columnist, San Francisco Chronicle

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
What Makes a Burrito…a Burrito?Gary Shteyngart on a Lonely Week on the World’s Largest Cruise ShipIs Hollywood’s New ‘Magical, Colorblind Past’ a Good Thing?House GOP Targets Berkeley Schools in Antisemitism HearingIllia Ponomarenko on Reporting From Ukraine’s Front LinesLookout Santa Cruz Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Its Storm CoverageAmor Towles on his New Short Story Collection 'Table for Two'SFMOMA’s New Collaboration with Artists with DisabilitiesHamas Accepts Ceasefire Deal as Israel Threatens Rafah InvasionWill the U.S. Really Ban TikTok?