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‘We’ve Got to Fix It’: Team USA CEO Sarah Hirshland Questions Integrity of Olympics After Valieva Dispute

The USOPC executive says the decision to allow the 15-year-old skater to continue competing in Beijing is a threat to the entire system.

Sports Illustrated

China rejects US trade complaint, criticizes Washington

China has rejected a U.S. accusation that Beijing is failing to live up to its market-opening commitments in a new round of complaints as companies wait for the two governments to restart talks on ending a tariff war

The Independent UK

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: N. Korea not at Games but diplomat remains

As skaters and sledders vie for medals at the Beijing Olympics, another extraordinary event is quietly unfolding on nine acres in the city’s embassy district

The Independent UK

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Beijing Winter Olympics organisers dismiss Uyghur human rights abuse stories as ‘lies’

The Uyghur muslims have been systematically detained by the Chinese government since 2014.

The Independent UK

Miho Takagi takes gold in women's 1,000 meters

BEIJING -- Speed skater Miho Takagi won the gold medal in the women's 1,000 meters at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, making her the most decorated female Olympian in Japanese history.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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The Independent UK

Russia's Valieva Aims for Second Olympic Title under Doping Cloud

Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will attempt to win a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday in the next chapter of a doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games. The 15-year-old is in pole position after finishing top in Tuesday's first half of the women's singles competition, before the…

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Australia's Sami Kennedy-Sim comes eighth in the women's ski cross event at Beijing Winter Olympic Games

Sami Kennedy-Sim completes her third Winter Olympics campaign in the women's ski-cross, with the Aussie making the small final and equalling her best Games performance from PyeongChang.

ABC News

Mikaela Shiffrin's Winter Olympic nightmare continues as she crashes out for third time

Mikaela Shiffrin headed into the women’s combined slalom a strong favourite, but once again crashed out of the event as her nightmare Games in Beijing continued

Daily Mirror

Japan curlers lose to Switzerland but make semis

The women leading Japan's curling team put up a solid effort against world No. 2 Switzerland, but to no avail in an 8-4 loss Thursday at the Beijing Olympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

BBC Breakfast star insulted as crew member says her head 'looks like a mushroom'

BBC Breakfast presenter Katherine Downes revealed a sound man for the channel was less than complimentary during her coverage of the Winter Olympics in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Beijing's 'invisible' Olympics: Muted but watched online

The Winter Olympics are being held in Beijing, but most of the population is shut out because of coronavirus restrictions

The Independent UK

Beijing 2022 organisers claim stories of Xinjiang human rights abuses are ‘lies’

The Winter Olympics have plunged been into further controversy after Beijing 2022 spokesperson Yan Jiarong dismissed human rights violations among the Uyghur muslim population as ‘lies’

The Guardian - UK

Beijing Olympics get political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions

For two weeks and more at daily news briefings, China’s stance on questions about its politics and policies has been straightforward: It’s the Olympics, and we’re not talking about these things

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Poulin leads Canada to Olympic gold in 3-2 win over US

Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and Canada reclaimed its place atop the women’s hockey world with a 3-2 win over the defending champion United States at the Beijing Olympics

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Longtime Japan coach returns from China stint to lead Para Alpine team

Japan's Para Alpine skiing team is looking to make its mark at the Beijing Paralympics with its former coach back in the fold.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics day 13: GB women curlers join men in semi-finals, latest news, results and medal table

Great Britain’s women’s curling team snuck into the semi-finals at Beijing 2022 courtesy of the final stone of the entire round-robin competition.

Al Jazeera

Chinese hit the slopes as Eileen Gu fever takes hold

Industry analysts say China has work to do to ensure interest in winter sports is more than a passing fad.

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Japan's curling team keeps semifinal hopes alive

BEIJING -- Japan's women curlers pulled out a much-needed victory over the United States on Wednesday night to maintain their hopes of reaching the Olympic semifinals.

The Independent UK

Red wine or white? At Olympic hotel, it comes in hazmat suit

The Chinese people working in hazmat suits inside the Beijing Olympics’ closed-loop “bubble” don’t hesitate to be photographed

The Independent UK

Valieva to take to Olympic ice once more amid doping scandal

Kamila Valieva aims for the top step of a podium she may never see when the Russian figure skating star at the center of a doping scandal competes in the women’s free skate at the Beijing Olympics

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day 13 – as it happened

Kamila Valieva slipped to fourth in figure skating and Team GB secured their first medal on a dramatic day in Beijing

The Independent UK

On the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers’ Olympic dreams

There are a plethora of programs aimed at exposing Black and Hispanic children from urban communities to winter sports, such as Alpine skiing

Tribune News Service

Despite medal expectations, Jessie Diggins happy with fifth place in sprint relay

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins knew she couldn't escape the expectations. Never mind that the team sprint at the Beijing Olympics would be raced in a different technique, at a different altitude, on different snow, with a different partner.

The Guardian - AU

Minister asked why refugees still stuck in Park hotel if not security risks – as it happened

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