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Hiranos, Tomitas lead Japan into halfpipe finals

Two-time Olympic silver medalist snowboarder Ayumu Hirano had the best score in the men's halfpipe qualification runs at the Beijing Winter Games on Wednesday, as Japan took a third of the 12 spots in Friday's final.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Blinken Lands in Australia Ahead of Indo-Pacific Meeting

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and key allies are “voting with their feet” by flying to Australia to focus on challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia’s foreign minister said Wednesday, as fears rise of a Russian invasion of Ukraine on the other side of the globe. Blinken landed in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The first Olympics with all-fake snow

The lack of real snow at the Winter Olympics in Beijing may hint at the future of winter sports

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BEIJING DIARY: Testing positive at the no-COVID Olympics

At the Beijing Olympics, the key to freedom is a number: 35

The Independent UK

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Olympics Mascot Diehards, Scalpers Camp Out for Bing Dwen Dwen Dolls

Die-hard fans, and scalpers, queued overnight for the chance to order anything in the likeness of the Winter Games mascot, a panda bear named Bing Dwen Dwen, as factories scrambled to ramp up production to catch up with demand. Armed with foldable stools, self-heating adhesives and battery-operated hand warmers, hundreds…

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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…

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Jacobellis earns 1st US gold at Olympics in snowboardcross

Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States' first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Charlotte Bankes in disbelief as ‘worst race’ seals shock Winter Olympic exit

The 26-year-old came in as favourite for gold in the snowboard cross but failed to progress past the quarter-finals on Wednesday in Beijing

The Independent UK

Lindsey Jacobellis Wins Team USA's First Gold Medal at Beijing Winter Olympics

Five days after the opening ceremony, the U.S. has claimed gold.

Sports Illustrated

Hanbok at Beijing Winter Olympics opening sparks South Korean anger

Appearance of traditional dress denounced as further attempt by China to appropriate Korean culture

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics 2022: Charlotte Bankes misses out on snowboard cross gold as Britain’s medal wait continues

Charlotte Bankes’ hopes of gold in the snowboard cross were dashed as the world No1 failed to make it through her quarter-final in Beijing on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Disappointment for Charlotte Bankes after snowboard-cross quarter-final exit

Bankes was favourite for gold in Beijing

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022: Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out again, latest news, results and medal table

Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out of her second successive alpine race at Beijing 2022 in another disastrous run for the American.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Mikaela Shiffrin may not continue competing in Beijing after slalom crash

The 26-year-old US star missed a gate early in her run, two days after she suffered a similar fate in the women’s giant-slalom.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Athletes soar high in Day 4 at Beijing Olympics

Athletes made history in figure skating and freestyle skiing big air, among other events, on Day 4 of the Beijing Olympics.

Reuters

Australia says it is not looking to rename Taiwan's de facto embassy

Australia is not looking at renaming Taiwan's de facto embassy in the country and remains committed to its one-China policy, foreign minister Marise Payne said on Wednesday, amid strain in diplomatic ties with Beijing.

Reuters

Blinken to meet Pacific islands leaders balancing China and west

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Fiji on Saturday to reassure Pacific island leaders that Washington and its allies are committed to providing security and COVID vaccines, as China steps up its aid and influence in the region.

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Japan edges Czechs in shootout to top Group B in women's ice hockey

BEIJING -- The goalkeeper quickly looked back and made a dive for the puck. But it had already come to stop, just over the red line.

Los Angeles Times

Mexico’s Donovan Carrillo giving Latin America hope and excitement in ice skating

Donovan Carrillo might have been in Beijing, but his image was all over Mexico on Tuesday morning.

The Guardian - US

Petra Vlhova wins gold in slalom as Mikaela Shiffrin suffers more heartache

Petra Vlhova won the Olympic women’s slalom by 0.08sec as Mikaela Shiffrin’s bid for a history-making medal haul in Beijing was left in tatters

The Independent UK

Mikaela Shiffrin's 2nd Olympic race also ends early

Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin has missed a gate early in the first run of the slalom at the Beijing Games and is out of the event

The Independent UK

Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

Naysayers didn't deter Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at the Winter Games, who has now become an even more rare Beijing Olympics success story – however relative – from that part of the globe

Tribune News Service

Young U.S. men's hockey team will need to go to school in Beijing

BEIJING — When the NHL opted out of the Olympics in December because of COVID-19 issues that led to a slew of postponed games, USA Hockey turned to the college ranks to assemble its team.

ABC News

Australia backs Lithuania over 'weaponised' economic sanctions from China due to Taiwan ties

Australia and Lithuania have both provoked the ire of Beijing in recent years, with the Chinese government targeting exports and industries with crippling sanctions and tariffs in what has been described as "economic coercion".

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