By Light Reading
Publication Date: 2026-02-11 08:30:00
“I’ve had the incredible opportunity over the past few days to participate,” said Rami Rahim, president of HPE Networking, drawing friendly laughter from the assembled journalists. The former CEO of Juniper Networks, acquired by HPE last year in a $14 billion dealwas a surprise attendee at the Milan press conference where the American technology company flaunted its contribution to this year’s Winter Olympics. Rahim doesn’t look unathletic, but his participation didn’t mean he was about to take the ice. “Now you don’t want to see me on skates,” he said cheerfully.
He sustained leg fracture Earlier in the day, ski racer and former Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn, after she appeared to corkscrew through the air before disappearing into the target, showed the dangers of the winter sport to spectators. In the afternoon, reporters would be taken to watch men’s speed skating, where tight-fitting lycra suits offered minimal protection against the steel blades moving across the ice at more than 30 mph. Miniature…
