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Kamila Valieva victory would be provisional before doping test cloud clears

The 15-year-old Russian has been allowed to continue to compete in Beijing despite testing positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine.

The Independent UK

Snowboarder Murase aims for gold medal in 2026

BEIJING -- Snowboarder Kokomo Murase told reporters of her joy at winning the bronze medal in the women's big air snowboard finals at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Winter Olympics | Arif Khan fails to finish men's slalom event

Alpine skier Arif Khan was India’s lone participant at the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

The Hindu

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After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?

African representation has shriveled at the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:30 am

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The Independent UK

Valieva in 1st place after short program

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva finished first in the women's short program with a score of 82.16 points at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China Approves Plans to Build 4 National Integrated Computing Hubs

China has approved plans to build four national integrated computing hubs aimed at increasing the country's computing capacity, the top state planner said on Wednesday. The hubs will be built in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the eastern Yangtze River Delta region, the southwestern Chengdu-Chongqing region, and the southern Greater Bay region,…

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Sakamoto finishes short program with best score ever

BEIJING -- Kaori Sakamoto secured 79.84 points, her best score ever, in the women's figure skating short program in the Olympic Games on Tuesday, moving into third place ahead of the free skating portion of the event.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Americans Alex Hall, Nick Goepper win gold, silver in slopestyle

BEIJING — The pristine white snow at Genting Snow Park is more than just Alex Hall's office for the day. To the two-time Olympic freeskier, it's a sun-soaked, freezing-cold, blank canvas on which to paint his next picture.

Los Angeles Times

ATHLETES ON: Best things they've eaten in the Olympic bubble

Avocado ice cream and boiling hot pots are some of the best foods athletes say they’ve eaten at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China

Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics day 12: Canada crash out of men’s ice hockey – as it happened

Another busy day saw upsets, tight finishes, American success and more fallout from the Kamila Valieva controversy

The Guardian - AU

This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China

Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire

The Independent UK

China to work with Asian nations to grow use of local currencies in trade

BEIJING: China will work with Asian countries to beef up use of local currencies in trade and investment, Yi Gang, the governor of the central bank, said on Wednesday, as part of plans to strengthen regional economic resilience.

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The Japan News/Yomiuri

Northernmost Hokkaido city cheers on curling Olympians

WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- Loco Solare, Japan's national women's curling team at the Beijing Winter Olympics, frequently visited Hokkaido's northernmost city of Wakkanai for training camps and curling events.

Miami Herald

Michelle Kaufman: Letting Russian skater Valieva compete is an affront to all athletes at Beijing Olympics

Don’t let Kamila Valieva’s slight frame, sequined dress, and lipstick fool you. The 15-year-old Russian figure skating phenom, like all the Olympic skaters American TV viewers woke up to Tuesday morning, is a strong, fearless, world-class athlete.

Tribune News Service

For biathlete Jake Brown, Olympics are long way from Mora Vasaloppet

BEIJING — It's always good to have goals in life. When Jake Brown was a young cross-country skier, his was pretty simple: to win one of the Swedish Dala horses given as trophies at the Mora Vasaloppet.

Tribune News Service

Jessie Diggins heads to her gold medal event with fresh changes, challenges

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins has been making the case that the U.S. really isn't defending the Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing she won four years ago. The team sprint at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games was a freestyle, while Wednesday's team sprint at the Beijing Games is in the…

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It’s USA-Canada again, but college players fuel global growth of women’s hockey

BEIJING — With a 7 1/2-month old baby at home, Maura Crowell often finds herself awake at odd hours. That wasn't such a bad thing over the past two weeks, since she planned to be up anyway to watch the women's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics.

The Independent UK

Winning momentum all-important as Team GB aim to hit curling semi-finals on top form

The Team GB skip is aiming to seal a medal in Beijing this time around after two near-misses already

The Independent UK

Team GB confident over four-man medal prospects after bobsleigh pair crash out

No long-lasting effects from the high-speed derailment, but fewer errors required for a podium spot in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Russian ice dancer Kamila Valieva, 15, ends routine in tears after doping scandal

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva will go into Thursday's free skate event in gold medal position in the individual skating competition after an emotional display in Beijing

The Independent UK

US figure skaters struggle at women's Olympic short program

The U.S. figure skaters are advancing to the free skate but struggled to break through in the short program on Tuesday night at the Beijing Olympics

Sports Illustrated

Kamila Valieva Did Not Speak to Reporters After Short Program Performance

The 15-year-old skater was cleared to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics on Monday despite a positive drug test.

Evening Standard

Kamila Valieva in position for more Winter Olympic gold after tearful display in figure skating short programme

Teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva occupies top spot in the women’s individual event at the Winter Olympics in Beijing as she eyes another gold medal triumph amid a backdrop of ongoing controversy.

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