Sentences with word «olympics»

Additional live streams of major events this year such as the Presidential debates and Olympics already appear to be driving engagement.

Addressing the golf landscape, Hainer said on «Squawk Box» it still makes sense to sell its brands that include TaylorMade, despite recently strong 7 percent revenue growth, as well as Nike's moves and golf's return to the Olympics for the first time in 104 years.

I'm just not a fan,» King said Sunday, referencing how Efimova was mysteriously reinstated for the Olympics despite two previous drug issues and WADA ban.

CNBC's Dominic Chu speaks with Gary Player, Hall of Fame golfer, about the Gary Player Invitational charity tournament and the impact of golf's return to the Olympics in Rio.

Professional golfer Stacy Lewis weighs in on the gender pay gap in professional golf and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

But for last year's Sochi Olympics, Bauer pushed the modification process into a whole new orbit.

The state has struggled in the year since the hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics.

All around the world, people are turning on their TVs or firing up their computers to watch their favorite sports during the Winter Olympics.

That's also true when airing advertisements during extremely popular televised events, such as the Winter Olympics.

Since the Winter Olympics earlier this year in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and sweeping rounds of US - led sanctions after North Korean nuclear and missile tests, Kim has also apparently opened up to diplomacy.

Other GoFundMe campaigns have raised money for Olympians in need of money to cover travel and expenses related to last year's Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, and for Chicago Cubs fans who wanted to attend a World Series game.

Before becoming EMBAs, Cornell's Salas earned a Civilian Meritorious Medal for her work at the U.S. Africa Command, while Notre Dame's Ruth Riley won an Olympic Gold Medal in basketball at the 2004 Olympics (plus two WNBA championships).

Today's workers are pretty entitled when it comes to Olympics - watching during the workday: More than three - quarters say it's «appropriate» for them to take work time to watch a competition or check scores — and a surprising 56 % think it's just fine for them or their colleagues to spend half an hour of the workday watching, listening to, or reading about the games, and almost 10 % think it's reasonable to spend an hour or more concentrating on the Games instead of their jobs.

She'll be looking for more at the Rio Olympics.

Shields burst onto the scene as a teenager at the 2012 London Olympics, winning gold in dominating fashion.

But the last time the U.S. sent an openly gay man to the Olympics was in 2004 when Robert Dover, who came out in 1988, won a bronze medal in team dressage, a summer Olympics event.

North Korea's participation in the Olympics has been sporadic, with their last winter Olympics coming in 2010 in Vancouver.

«The world's greatest sporting event is always a showcase for cutting edge technology, and we're thrilled to partner with Samsung and OBS to bring our viewers even closer to compelling Olympic action with virtual reality,» NBC Olympics president Gary Zenkel said in a statement.

South Korea later said it would not depict the islands on the flag it intended to use during the Olympics.

Among the dozens of protest causes were transportation costs; Native Indian rights; government spending on the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics; corruption in state and local governments; and a bill in the Brazilian congress that would authorize psychologists to try and «cure» homosexuals.

Get familiar with her now — she'll be a favorite to win a few medals this winter when Pyeongchang, South Korea hosts the Olympics.

One of these is an outline of the full Korean Peninsula, like on the Korean unification flag seen prominently at the Olympics.

«This is probably my only shot at the Olympics, and I'm giving it everything I've got.»

A record number of LGBTQ athletes participated in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with more than 40 openly lesbian, gay, and bisexual competitors representing countries from around the world.

After winning his sixth consecutive world championship in 2015, USA Today's Nancy Armour called Uchimura the «greatest gymnast ever,» noting that the last time he finished second in the World Championships or Olympics, Aaron Rodgers hadn't ever started an NFL game.

He is the oldest male figure skater competing on team USA this year, and the oldest figure skater to make his first trip to the Olympics since 1939.

And with two major global events on the horizon — the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro — Brazil is poised as a dynamic magnet for entrepreneurial investment.

There are only two openly gay athletes on Team USA at this year's winter Olympics: figure skater Adam Rippon and freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy.

During the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Pauline Vu explained the odd technique over at Yahoo.

Fortune reached out to NBC to learn if the network plans to supply 360 - degree video of the Olympics to other VR headset makers.

The Olympics draw more overall viewers during the multi-day event than any single sporting event.

She continues to oversee the company's sports and entertainment assets including partnerships with the Olympics, Special Olympics, and FIFA.

She hasn't competed since the Olympics and won't in 2017, but she won't need to to hold onto her status as the best gymnast in the world and perhaps all - time.

Like Simone Biles, Ledecky also lived up to the massive hype around her going into the Rio Olympics.

If your campaigns and content are closely tied to the Olympics, pay attention to what is going on at the events — both the games themselves, as well as political and geographic events that may impact audience sentiment.

She is retiring soon after this Olympics, but she says that she hopes the system she and Bela created will survive, even if she is no longer involved.

North Korea's decision to participate in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang was considered a symbolic breakthrough amid rising nuclear tensions and a war that never officially ended.

The Olympics are a great opportunity to engage a captive global audience that is hungry for games - related content, but to reach your target audiences, generate demand and grow revenue takes a bit of planning and working with the right localization service provider.

Before you launch your Olympics - related in - language campaign, be sure to localize all related assets and touchpoints: landing pages, video clips, product materials, etc..

Shields lived up to the hype around her at the Rio Olympics, becoming the only American to win back - to - back golds in boxing at the Olympics.

For every family that supports an gold medalist, there are thousands who never get within sniffing distance of the Olympics.

Kim was too young to compete at Sochi 2014, so during the wait for the 2018 Olympics, she racked up three X Games gold medals, became the first woman to land back - to - back 1080s, scored a perfect 100 at the X Games, and won golds at the Youth Olympics — all before she turned 17.

These core values led them to sponsor the Olympics.

And if Simone Biles wins the individual all - around as expected, it will be another feather for Karolyi: the first time a country has claimed that gold medal in four consecutive Olympics.

This spring, as preparation for the Olympics intensified, they decided to suspend work on LetterPeg until late August.

Lululemon is outfitting beach volleyball athletes at the Summer Olympics in Rio, including American athlete Casey Patterson (above).

In 2012 at the London Olympics, Jorgensen suffered a flat tire on her bike and finished a disappointing 38th.

With more Olympics ahead of her, Ledecky may one day be in the conversation with Michael Phelps for greatest swimmer of all - time, if she isn't there already.

Last Olympics, the New York Times reported that U.S. swimmer Missy Franklin's parents dropped $ 100,000 per year on her sport.

One of the defining images of the Rio Olympics was Neymar collapsing into an emotional heap after nailing the gold - medal - winning penalty kick in front of his home crowd.