By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger They drop like flies when they finish. They breath heavily on thier sides and take several minutes to regain enough strength to even stand up again. They are among the most physically fit athletes on the planet yet they are so exhaused after they compete they can't even stay on their feet when they finish. They are the … [Read more...]
Winter Olympic Games A Fun Worldwide Party For The Fans
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Milian and Cortina Italy are hosting the Olympic Winter Games, Feb. 6-22, and the Games are an event on a worldwide scale that everyone should experience at least once in their lives. It's not like there are floats passing out beads to hundreds of thousands of people lined along streets for miles, as there is for Carnival, … [Read more...]
What It’s Really Like To Be At The Winter Olympic Games
Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games Provides A Rich Experience For Fans #MilanoCortina By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger My first "hey I'm at the Olympics" moment came when I was walking down the street in Vancouver and wound up behind a couple of figure skaters from Russia. They were wearing their team jackets and backpacks and were out for a casual stroll to … [Read more...]
Going The Winter Olympics In Milan? Check Out The Olympic Museum In Nearby Lausanne Switzerland
The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games are Feb 6-22 and there are many places to go and things to do at and all around it. And if you are there, while in the neighborhood swing by the Olympic Museum in nearby Lausanne, Switzerland. There is a direct train between Milan and Lausanne that takes about 3 1/2 hours. Easy! The Olympic Museum is just what it sounds like it … [Read more...]
Dumbest Sports At The Summer Olympics Games
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor One of the coolest things about the Olympics is that you see sports you would only consider watching, well, every four years. There are cool ones like the steeplechase, javlin throwing, the pole vault, shot put, weight lifting (I have a friend who has attended many Summer Olympic Games and this was his favorite sport to watch … [Read more...]
Here’s What’s Wrong With The Winter Olympics
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022, are going on now. Not that many people know or even care. And that's a shame. So what's going on with the Winter Olympics? Well, here's what's wrong with the Winter Olympics. Politics In The Winter Olympics You can't do anything these days without politics rearing its ugly … [Read more...]
Surfing Added As An Official Olympic Sport And Will Be At Paris 2024 Games
Skateboarding, Sport Climbing & Breakdancing Also Part Of Olympics Posted Dec. 7, 2020 Surf's up dude. And not in Australia California, Hawaii, Fiji or Portugal. Instead, it's in France. This due to the fact that surfing has become and official Olympic sport and will debut at the 2024 Paris Games. Also added to the Olympics as official sports … [Read more...]
Boots On The Ground At The XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang
I Felt Like A VIP; Korea Did An Amazing Job Hosting The Games By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger PubClub.com has had boots on the ground at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Correspondent Bob Lyons, an American from Chicago who lives in Los Angeles, provides a "boots on the ground" report in this Q&A. Photos and videos … [Read more...]
My Favorite (And Least Favorite) Sports At The Winter Olympic Games
Figure Skating, Luge, Bobsledding & Curling? Well Yes And No By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are underway and we're being exposed to sports we see only every four years. Which is one of the intriguing things about watching the Olympics. There are, of course, some that are more interesting and captivating than … [Read more...]
Global Warming Affecting Athletes Preparing For Winter Olympic Games
Ski Teams Traveling The World To Try And Find Snow By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger As the Pyeongchang Olympics approaches, several athletes are having trouble training because they can't find enough snow. Global warming has caused changes in conditions that have teams traveling all over the world because their usual training sites do not have … [Read more...]
How To Party With The Olympic Athletes During The Rio Games
Don't Be Surprised To Pop Into A Bar And See Olympians Having Drinks At The Rio 216 Summer Games By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger The coolest thing I discovered while attending the Olympic Games was not just running into the actual athletes around town but seeing them in the bars. And having drinks with them, too! Almost from the minute upon in arriving in … [Read more...]
Rio Olympics Reaches Target For Ticket Sales
Where To Get Remaining Tickets For The 2016 Games The Rio Summer Olympic Games are underway and already the organizers have reached one goal: ticket sales. The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games has announced that it has sold 1.045 billion reais (US$323 million) worth of tickets and met its target for sales.Ticket prices for the sporting events range from … [Read more...]