But warming is forcing athletes to hunt farther from home for wintry conditions, particularly just months away from an Olympics. "Something that terrifies every winter athlete daily is the fact that the conditions are not as good as they used to be. "What scares me about global warming is that you can see that the world is suffering in some of the most beautiful places on Earth." "We are not examples about how to decrease global warming." Scientists warn that worse is to come for winter sports, and that more warming will render proven Olympic venues unsuitable , even with greater use of artificial snow-making.

Source: CBC News December 18, 2017 17:03 UTC