winter games

  • The Winter Olympics As We Know Them Could Be Over

    The Winter Olympics As We Know Them Could Be Over

    Maddie Phaneuf, an Olympic biathlete (she does a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting) from Upstate New York has watched this year’s Winter Games with mixed enthusiasm. She’s saddened — but not surprised — that the event has had to use fake snow, as snowfall is becoming harder to predict around the world.