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Closing in on the final rounds of competition and awarding of medals in the 2018 Winter Oympics. Television coverage in the United States is via NBC and NBCSN; there is also coverage on the Olympic Channel, CNBC, and USA network (well done to NBC for putting all of this on air). Check your local listings as programming can vary due to weather conditions and programming considerations. One more thing: the visual purity and graphics produced by NBC in support of their telecasts reached the level of broadcast art in last week’s coverage, with some of the most stunning picture framing, color saturation, and on-screen graphics of any Olympics.
One more thing: 4K. Has anyone been able to view any of the coverage in 4K? It’s out there, but you have to hunt to find it. The Media Bunker has been unsuccessful in accessing it (so far).
The following events are scheduled for today.
Alpine Skiing (scheduled but always tentative due to wind)
Biathlon
Bobsled
Cross Country
Curling
Figure Skating
Freestyle Skiing
Ice Hockey
Nordic Combined
Short Track
Snowboarding
Speed Skating
Remember: The nightly prime-time telecasts will feature the most popular events; if you want to see some of the more unique/esoteric events, check out NBCSN, and the other networks (especially the Olympic Channel, which has up to 50 different feeds available on demand. ) which are available all day on air, online, and streaming. Some events at this Olympics have been delayed or postponed, especially the Alpine Skiing events, due to high winds, so NBC’s programming will shift accordingly. We follow everything via NBCSN since they tend to show it all.
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Winter Olympics Photo Gallery: Big Air Snowboarding
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A selection of the finest sports photography from the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. All photos (c) 2018 and courtesy of GettyImages.com, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century online and waiting. These images have not been altered in anyway. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift and Nightshift Sports are a constantly evolving experiment in communications and communications process. We thank you for reading.
The 2018 Winter Olympics: How to Train Like Mikaela Schiffrin
Nightshift Sports:
Last night, before the Downhill run, we posted a short video (thank you, you tube) about how Lindsey Vonn, arguably the best downhiller in the world, trains. Lindsey is at the very edge of physical limits when she trains–because first she knows how dangerous the downhill hill can be(and the price for a mistake) and secondly, she has been injured, and so has to rehab to reach, again, her peak performance capability.
Before the Combined–which is an event in which the Olympians must both run a downhill and a slalom course (winner is the one with the lowest combined time)–is the perfect time to take a look at Mikaela Shiffrin’s training routine. Mikaela is the best slalom skier in the world so it seems totally appropriate to see what she does to prepare for those seconds on the competitive slope. And, it’ll also give you a chance to compare what Mikaela does vs. what Lindsey does.
Again–it takes more than talent to be world class. It takes a level of commitment many just can’t muster.
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The Nightshift: 22 February 2018
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Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 22 February 2018, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
The U.S. Women’s Hockey team beat Canada in the Gold medal final of the Olympics, winning in a dramatic shootout after playing three regular periods and one overtime period. Congrats to the team, which won Gold for the first time in 20 years. In the Women’s “Super Combined” (a downhill run + a slalom run), Mikaela Shiffrin took the Silver medal. Mikaela posted the fastest time in slalom but it was not enough to overcome the 1.21 second deficit in the downhill that Swiss skier Michelle Gisin had over Shiffrin. Gisin won the Gold medal in the event. U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn, leader after the downhill portion of the event, hooked a gate in the slalom run and went off course. U.S. skier David Wise won the Men’s Skiing Half-Pipe, repeating his Gold Medal win from Sochi.
You can see the running medal count with this direct link.
Tributes continue to pour in from all over the world for The Reverend Billy Graham, who has died at the age of 99. Graham prayed with 12 U.S. Presidents and spread his Christian beliefs throughout the world via live appearances, radio, and television shows. It was estimated that during his lifetime, he spoke to over 250 million people.
Today is National Margarita Day. Still looking for that lost shaker of salt? Hope not.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica
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The 2018 Winter Olympics Reader: 21 February
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A look at some of the best stories of the 2018 Games.
Mikaela Shiffrin has 70 Pairs of Racing Skis.(New York Times)
The Worst Olympian (or maybe the best?) (The Guardian)
How to Travel with a Bobsled (USA Today)
The Dark Realities of Staging The Olympics (Reuters)
By The Numbers: The PyeongChang Winter Olympics (Forbes)
Click in to the links above and receive some in-depth coverage of interesting elements of the 2018 Winter Olympics….
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Winter Olympics Photo Gallery: Speed Skating
Nightshift Sports:
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A selection of the finest sports photography from the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. All photos (c) 2018 and courtesy of GettyImages.com, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century online and waiting. These images have not been altered in anyway. We thank them for sharing.
The Winter Olympics: 21 February 2018 New York Times Coverage
Nightshift Sports:
Our live and continuing daily feed from the New York Times of recaps/features on the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Direct Link: New York Times Winter Olympic Coverage
The New York Times has been at this for quite a while and their coverage is always great and often brilliant.
We’ll put up a link to their summary of coverage and news every day, to make it oh-so-easy for you to stay in touch with the games, the events, the winners and the losers.
To see just how good “old media” can be, we recommend that you read this article from the Times about augmented reality coverage and follow along.
The Times posted a perma link to their AR site (use an iPhone, please )…. here it is:
https://nyti.ms/2FN3peS
The Games are on. Get all the way into them via new media or old.
The Fine Print: The Nightshift news site and Nightshift Sports are continually evolving experiments in news communications. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading.
The Winter Olympics Schedule: 21 February 2018
Nightshift Sports:
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Today is one of the biggest days for Olympic events. Television coverage in the United States is via NBC and NBCSN; there is also coverage on the Olympic Channel, CNBC, and USA network (well done to NBC for putting all of this on air). Check your local listings as programming can vary due weather conditions and programming considerations. One more thing: the visual purity and graphics produced by NBC in support of their telecasts reached the level of broadcast art in last week’s coverage, with some of the most stunning picture framing, color saturation, and on-screen graphics of any Olympics. Has anyone been able to view any of the coverage in 4K? It’s out there, but you have to hunt to find it.
The following events are scheduled for today.
Alpine Skiing (scheduled but always tentative due to wind)
Biathlon
Bobsled
Curling
Figure Skating
Freestyle Skiing
Ice Hockey
Nordic Combined
Short Track
Snowboarding
Speed Skating
Remember: The nightly prime-time telecasts will feature the most popular events; if you want to see some of the more unique/esoteric events, check out NBCSN, and the other networks (especially the Olympic Channel, which has up to 50 different feeds available on demand. ) which are available all day on air, online, and streaming. Some events at this Olympics have been delayed or postponed, especially the Alpine Skiing events, due to high winds, so NBC’s programming will shift accordingly. We follow everything via NBCSN since they tend to show it all.
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift news site and Nightshift Sports are continually evolving experiments in news communications and are productions of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading.
The Nightshift: 21 February 2018
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Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 21 February 2018, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
Lindsey Vonn won a Bronze medal in the Olympic Women’s Dowhnill and, in the process, became the oldest woman to ever win a medal in Alpine skiing. Congratulations to Vonn who came back from several very serious injuries to compete, again, at the world class and Olympic level. The U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey team has played their way into the finals and will meet Canada for the Gold. The women can do no worse than a silver. In Cross Country, Kikkan Randall and Jesse Diggins ended a very, very long U.S. drought in cross country by winning the Gold the Women’s Cross Country Team Sprint. The U.S. Women also won Bronze in the long track women’s pursuit. Today: the Women’s Combined, pitting Mikaela Shiffrin(Slalom specialist) against Lindsey Vonn(downhill specialist) in an event that tests the two edges of skiing performance (downhill for pure speed; slalom for agility) by having competitors run both events, lowest overall time wins. There will be plenty of competition from the other entrants in the event. So far, the U.S. women are having a pretty terrific Olympics.
You can see the running medal count with this direct link.
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The Reverend Billy Graham, perhaps the greatest preacher of the 20th century, has died at the age of 99. Graham took his belief in God and his deep religious commitment to millions via huge evangelistic gatherings and electronic media. It was estimated that he spoke to over 250 million people in his life.
Today is National Sticky Bun Day. Don’t forget to get plenty of napkins.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica
The Fine Print: Embed image courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21s century on file and online. If you need an image, they are your source. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. This post is number 1643 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications and is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration.Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
The 2018 Winter Olympics: How to train like Lindsey Vonn
Nightshift Sports:
Lindsey Vonn, one of the best downhiller racers of all time, is scheduled to run tonight, in prime time in NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage. Vonn has missed the last two Olympics due to injury, but she has come roaring back and is now, again, at the top of the food chain in downhill racing. If you want to know what it takes to be a World Cup Champion and Olympic Medalist, watch this short video to see how Lindsey Vonn trains.
The question for world class athletes is not necessarily about talent, but about desire to compete and be the best.
Do you want it–anything–bad enough to train like Lindsey?
The Fine Print: Embed courtesy of our friends at YouTube, who have an astonishing array of great and necessary videos of and for our times. This video has not been altered in any way. All rights belong to their respective rights holders. The Nightshift and Nightsports are productions of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. Thanks for reading (and watching).