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Olympics-Valieva's entourage under investigation by World Anti-Doping Agency

The world's top anti-doping authority will investigate the entourage of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive for a banned drug, plunging her into a doping scandal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Reuters

British Skeleton told "it's on you" after Laura Deas misses out on Beijing medal

Laura Deas had gone to Beijing hoping to build on the bronze medal she won in 2018, but instead only just qualified for the final with UK Sport coming under fire for equipment issues

Daily Mirror

Heavy snow, wind, causes cancellation of events at Beijing Winter Olympic Games

Blizzard-like conditions are causing events to be postponed, such as the women's aerials qualification featuring three Australians, including world champion Laura Peel.

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Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Live updates: Norway shot to the top of the medal table with a good day in bad conditions, with Marte Olsbu Røiseland earning her third gold medal

The Guardian - AU

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Getting to China's new national ski venue

The journey from the heart of Beijing to the alpine ski venue is only about 120 kilometers (75 miles), but getting there via the Olympic transit system — hermetically sealed against COVID-19 — makes for a rather epic journey

The Independent UK

China issues blizzard alert in first Beijing snowfall of Olympics

The China Meterological Administration issued a blizzard warning for Sunday saying significant snowfall is expected in large parts of northern China including Beijing, the capital and current site of the Winter Olympics.

Reuters

U.S. men’s hockey does not have long to savor win over Canada

BEIJING — David Quinn didn't want to minimize the moment. The U.S. men's hockey team had just earned a 4-2 victory over Canada, one of the pre-tournament favorites at the Beijing Olympics, and the coach recognized it was something worth savoring.

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China the great survivor

From feudal rule to a republic, China's reputation as a great survivor is undeniable.

Newcastle Herald

US sees China watching Ukraine crisis as proxy for Taiwan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration increasingly believes that China is gauging the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis as a proxy for how America would deal with more aggressive action by Beijing against Taiwan, according to three senior officials.

Tribune News Service

Helene Elliott: U.S. strategy to go young pays off as men's hockey team beats Canada, 4-2

BEIJING — Building their roster around college kids, while giving those kids enough freedom to be creative and enough structure to feel secure, paid off again with a victory for the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team.

Los Angeles Times

Team GB face prospect of returning empty-handed from Beijing Games

Hopes of winning between three and seven medals at the Winter Olympics have faded due to a combination of bad luck and poor tech

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong officials seek Beijing’s help to combat COVID-19 outbreak

HONOG KONG — China’s central government will give full support to Hong Kong as the city’s worsening outbreak strains health care resources and threatens its COVID-Zero strategy, Chief Secretary John Lee said after a meeting with mainland officials to ask for urgent pandemic support.

Tribune News Service

Laura Peel leads aerials charge at Beijing Winter Olympics, fuelled by Australia’s astonishing medal record in freestyle skiing

Laura Peel, Danielle Scott and Gabi Ash will look to claim gold in the aerials, backed by the history of those that came before them in what is Australia’s most successful Winter Olympics event.

ABC News

China has strict rules for dual citizenship, but apparently not when it comes to elite athletes

China has entered a record number of athletes in this year's Beijing Winter Olympics, but many of the competitors representing Team China were born and trained in foreign countries, like the US.

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Jaclyn Narracott makes history with Beijing Olympic skeleton silver medal

Brisbane's Jaclyn Narracott has made Olympic history by winning Australia's first sliding medal with a silver in the women's skeleton.

Daily Mirror

Russian skater Kamila Valieva faces becoming youngest banned Olympian in history

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, waits to find out if she will be ejected from the Beijing Winter Olympics over doping allegations after gold medal win

Daily Record

Scottish ice dancer Lewis Gibson pinpoints the key factor that makes him and partner Lilah Fear unique at Winter Olympic Games

Gibson, from Prestwick, and American-born Fear sit tenth in Beijing after their rhythm dance on Saturday

Daily Record

Eve Muirhead reveals how a day of Beijing relaxation got Team GB's curlers back on track at Winter Olympic Games

Muirhead, Jennifer Dodds, Vicky Wright and Hailey Duff recovered from a defeat against Korea to beat the USA 10-5 on Saturday

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The Independent UK

Today at the Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva facing anxious wait in doping saga

The 15-year-old Russian figure skater’s troubling situation continued to overshadow the action in Beijing.

The Independent UK

Queries on doping, harassment, ineptitude at Olympics

The biggest questions at the Beijing Olympics hardly centered on who would win the six gold medals up for grabs

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: China win first men’s speed skating gold; latest Team GB news; results and medal table

Gao Tingyu won China’s first ever men’s speed skating gold at the Winter Olympics as he came out on top in the 500m event in Beijing.

Daily Record

Katherine Grainger on why Team GB's Beijing medal haul is not make or break for Britain's Winter Olympic fortunes

Team GB won five medals at PyeongChang 2018 but are still yet to bank a spot on the podium in the Chinese capital after UK Sport had set an ambitious target of three to seven medals

Daily Record

Scottish figure skater Lewis Gibson reveals his Disney-inspired musical medley of choice at Winter Olympics

Gibson, from Prestwick, and dance partner Lilah Fear are hoping to build on their fifth-place finish at the European Championships in Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Alexander, Jamaica’s unlikely skier out to be an inspiration

The Northampton-born 38-year-old did not try the sport until 2015 but is representing Jamaica at the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 7 a.m.

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