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Here are AP’s coverage plans for Tuesday. All times are Eastern.
UPCOMING ENTERPRISE:
GIGANTIC CHINA — From the Forbidden City to the Three Gorges Dam to the capital city’s shopping malls, China has long been a nation of big, bigger and biggest. And the Olympics demonstrate that in dramatic fashion. By Stephen Wade. UPCOMING: 1,200 words by 4 p.m., photos.
OLY--CHINA-BEIJING AIR-EXPLAINER — The clear skies greeting Olympic athletes this month is a stark change from just a decade ago when the city’s notorious air pollution often made it difficult to make out nearby buildings. UPCOMING: 600 words by 12:01 a.m., photos, video.
UPCOMING EVENTS COVERAGE:
OLY--SPD-SPEEDSKATING — Speedskating medals are awarded in the men’s 1,500 meters at the Beijing Olympics. By Beth Harris. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Competition begins at 5:30 a.m.
OLY-BIA--MEN'S INDIVIDUAL — Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe, who has struggled to find his fitness this season, hopes to find his form and repeat his gold-medal performance from 2018 in Monday’s 20-kilometer individual biathlon race. By Martha Bellisle. UPCOMING: 500 words by 3:30 a.m., photos.
OLY--NOR--FLETCHER'S LAST CHANCE — American Taylor Fletcher says his fourth Olympics will be his last and he’s hoping to fare well enough in ski jumping to give him a chance to finish among the top three in a cross-country race in Nordic Combined. By Larry Lage. UPCOMING: 600 words by 3 a.m., photos.
OLY--FRE-WOMEN'S BIG AIR — Four years after Big Air made its Olympic debut with men’s and women’s snowboarding, freestyle skiers will vie for the first medals in the event for their discipline. By Jake Seiner. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Competition starts at 9 p.m.
OLY--SKI-MEN'S SUPER G — Austria’s Matthias Mayer is the defending Olympic champion in the men’s super-G, the second speed event in Alpine skiing at the Beijing Games. By Howard Fendrich. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Competition starts Scheduled to start at 10 p.m.
OLY--FIG-MEN'S SHORT — Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and three-time world champion Nathan Chen begin pursuit of the men’s gold medal in figure skating with their short programs at the Beijing Games. By Dave Skretta. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Competition starts 8:15 p.m.
