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US says Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen any moment amid emergency diplomatic efforts

There is a ‘credible prospect’ of Russia launching an attack before the Beijing Games end

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2022

Shaun White fails to medal in his final Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin made it across the finish line of The Rock course on the Alpine hill for the first time in three races in the Beijing Games. She placed ninth in the super-G, well off the pace set by gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 11, 2022

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The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Golden moment: Nathan Chen wins long-sought Olympic title

Nathan Chen followed his record short program at the Beijing Games with a near-perfect free skate Thursday that earned him a long-awaited Olympic gold medal and standing ovation from a crowd of supporters inside historic Capital Indoor Stadium

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

Chloe Kim successfully defends Olympic title, wins gold in snowboard halfpipe

ZHANJIAKOU, China — Chloe Kim, the teenage snowboarding sensation from the 2018 Olympics, successfully defended her halfpipe title Thursday, winning gold for the United States at the Beijing Games.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 10, 2022

Helene Elliott: U.S. men's hockey decides to go with young players

BEIJING — The U.S. men's hockey team hasn't won Olympic gold since Herb Brooks' young, energetic college kids overcame prohibitive odds — and the mighty Soviets — before becoming champions in 1980. Hoping to end that drought, architects of the U.S. men's roster for the Beijing Games reached back to…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2022

Shiffrin’s Washout Olympics Reminiscent of Biles and Osaka’s Tokyo Flop

Mikaela Shiffrin was expected to cement her position at the top of her sport at the Beijing Games, but after not being able to finish any of her races so far, her story echoes that of fellow elite athletes Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka at the Tokyo Games. But while…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 9, 2022

AP PHOTOS: Olympic rings easy to find at Beijing Games

Five interlocking rings — sometimes in different colors, sometimes not. That simplest of symbols is easy to take for granted after all these years. When a city hosts the Olympics, it becomes ubiquitous, easy to take for granted but still a powerful reminder of the significance of this event.

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Cochran-Siegle skis to US Olympic medal 50 years after Mom

Ryan Cochran-Siegle's silver in the super-G at the Beijing Games has given the United States its first men's Alpine skiing Olympic medal since 2014

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Olympic Organizers: 32 Athletes in Isolation for COVID

More than 30 athletes at the Beijing Olympics are in isolation facilities after testing positive for the coronavirus, organizers said Tuesday. The average stay in isolation is seven days. “We will allow as many people out of isolation as we can, but only as many as we can do safely,”…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2022