Ski star Feuz laments lack of ski buzz in Olympic host China

A snow making machine churns out artificial snow for a ski slope in Chongli county near Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei province on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The high demand for artificial snow at February's Beijing Winter Olympics will have a minimal effect on the local water supply, a spokesperson for the organizers said Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A ski run lined with artificial snow is seen at the National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing on the outskirts of Beijing, Feb. 5, 2021. The high demand for artificial snow at February's Beijing Winter Olympics will have a minimal effect on the local water supply, a spokesperson for the organizers said Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Beat Feuz of Switzerland flies down the course during the second Men's World Cup downhill training run in Lake Louise, Alberta, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)