2022 Winter Olympics⛷️

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🗓️ 3 February 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In today's episode: ⛷️ It's time for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. ❄️ Correspondent Kenny Curtis joins us to tell us what we can expect, and some cool things to watch out for. ✔️ Fun Fact Check: what's the longest journey the Olympic torch has been on? And, test your Olympic history knowledge on today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅ ✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter! 📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: [email protected] 🎇 Follow the show on Instagram 🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Bum, bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum
0:07.2	Bum bum bum. Why can't I get that tune out of my head? Oh, that's right. It's time for the
0:17.2	2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Woo-hoo!
0:22.4	I'm ready to win some medals.
0:23.6	I'm ready to bring home the gold.
0:24.3	We're feeling great.
0:26.6	We're really excited to, you know, defend our gold medal.
0:28.2	I think we all got some gas left in the tank.
0:29.6	I'm Bethany Van Delft.
0:33.4	It's Thursday, February 3rd, and this is the 10 News.
0:35.0	10. 10. 9. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 0.1.
0:40.3	Hey, 10ers! First off, I want to wish you a happy Lunar New Year.
0:47.3	It kicked off on February 1st, and it signals the beginning of spring and the start of a new year on the Chinese lunar calendar.
0:55.7	This year, it's the Year of the Tiger.
0:58.5	China is also hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics.
1:02.9	Usually, the Olympics happen every two years, rotating between Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.
1:09.8	The Summer Olympics did happen last year,
1:12.3	but that's because they were supposed to happen in 2020.
1:16.4	But like a lot of things in 2020,
1:18.7	it was rescheduled and took place in 2021 instead.
1:22.8	So now we get back to Back Olympics.
1:26.2	Now back to Beijing. The city of Beijing was a surprising choice for the back Olympics. Woohoo! Now back to Beijing.
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