As the Winter Games convene in Beijing, there are be no audiences, tourists or locals coming to support the greatest skiers, curlers, snowboarders and ice sport champions from around the world. Two years into a pandemic that has killed millions, athletes, staffers, reporters and Olympic organizers are facing unprecedented public health hurdles in pulling off a global event, while also dealing with surveillance and human rights concerns about the host country. Wall Street Journal Reporter Rachel Bachman shared what she’s been watching in the runup to the Olympics, as well as what she expects from the Games, in this conversation with The PBS NewsHour’s Nicole Ellis.
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