Yahoo Mail Wins Winter Game Gold
By Jeff Bargmann, Product Manager for Yahoo Mail
As teams of elite athletes from around the world gear up for the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, the team here at Yahoo Mail has been working hard to bring all of the excitement and drama of the Medal Hunt to your inbox.
Our goal here at Yahoo Mail is to give you an inbox experience that keeps you organized and, most importantly, on top of what matters most to you - including coverage of the Winter Games.
Starting today, fans using Yahoo Mail can easily stay tuned into every competition and cheer on your country, teams and athletes right from your inbox. Here’s how:
On your desktop - Medal Counter and Yahoo Sports Breaking News
When you log into Yahoo Mail during the games, you will see a real-time medal counter on the upper right of your inbox, letting you keep track of which country is winning the medal race and celebrate each time your country reaches the podium.
In partnership with Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Mail will also deliver all of the leading and latest Winter Games news headlines in real-time. To get the full story and breaking Winter Games news, simply click on the arrow to be taken to the Yahoo Sports destination page for the Winter Games.
On mobile - Breaking News with Just a Tap
Of course, we know you will want to stay on top of the Games while you’re on the move so, once again, we’ve worked with the Yahoo Sports team to create a dedicated News section that brings you all of the latest headlines right in your inbox.
To check out the news, just tap on that handy Medal icon in the upper right-hand corner of your inbox.
Once you tap the medal, you’ll head over to the Yahoo Sports destination page for the Winter Games, bringing you the very best, up to the minute coverage of all the pageantry, drama, heartbreak, and joy of the Games.
This is a limited time feature available to Yahoo Mail users for both our desktop and mobile (iOS and Android) applications in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Download the latest in the App Store, Google Play or visit Yahoo Mail on your computer. Let us know what you think — just go to Settings and tap “Send Feedback.”
