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Gao Wins China Its First Men’s Speed Skating Gold

Gao Tingyu won China its first men's speed skating gold on Saturday, smashing the Olympic record to cross the finish line in 34.32 seconds as spectators cheered him on in the men's 500 meters at the Beijing Olympics. He set the pace early as the seventh pairing out of 15,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morishige skates to bronze in 500

Wataru Morishige won the bronze medal in the men's 500 meters in speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday, giving Japan its first men's medal in the sport since 2010 to salvage an otherwise disappointing competition for the Japanese.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Decision on Russia’s Valieva Expected Monday

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out Monday if she can skate in the Winter Olympics women's competition, which starts a day later. The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced Saturday that the expedited hearing on Valieva's doping case will be held Sunday night in Beijing, with a ruling…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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AP PHOTOS: COVID-19 tests at Olympics not just for people

It’s not just people inside Beijing’s Olympic bubble who are getting tested for COVID-19. Workers in hazmat suits are also swabbing door handles, elevator buttons, couches and ATM machines, though health experts say surfaces pose little risk for spreading the virus.

The Independent UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: golds for the snowboard olds

Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner become the oldest snowboarders to win any Olympic medal with mixed team victory

The Guardian - UK

Olympic athletes deal with expectations, which leads to crushing pressure

BEIJING — The world’s most famous skier had kicked off her skis and dropped her poles. Sitting alone in the snow, she buried her head in her hands.

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‘Clean and innocent’: Valieva’s coach breaks silence with Cas to decide teen’s fate

Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old skater at the eye of a doping storm in Beijing, is set to learn her fate on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

Russian coach produces teen skating stars with short careers

Eteri Tutberidze's young pupils have dominated women's figure skating for the past eight years

The Independent UK

Valieva's doping case on the docket at Beijing Olympics

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva broke down in tears after an emotional practice session at the Olympics while her doping case is still to be decided

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: So why is Beijing holding another Olympics?

Nobody views Beijing as a winter sports capital

The Independent UK

U.S. defeat Canada in men’s hockey 4-2

BEIJING — Building their roster around youth and speed paid off again with a victory for the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team.

Los Angeles Times

Mental health hovers over Olympics, on its way to mainstream

Mental health was the breakout star at the Tokyo Olympics

The Independent UK

Olympics - Coach defends skater Valieva, CAS to hold Sunday hearing on case

The Russian coach of the 15-year-old figure skater embroiled in an Olympic doping scandal broke her silence to defend Kamila Valieva on Saturday, while the sport's highest court said it would hold a hearing on Valieva's Winter Games future on Sunday.

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The Independent UK

Attention shifts to team behind Kamila Valieva following failed drug test

The IOC continued to deflect the majority of questions relating to the issue on Saturday, citing the ongoing process.

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics 2022 day eight: skeleton, women’s curling and more – as it happened

Updates from day eight of the winter Games as Jaclyn Narracott took Australia’s first ever medal in skeleton

The Independent UK

GLIMPSES: The Olympic Tower, looming in the Beijing night

They are an imposing fixture at Beijing’s Olympic Park, towering over the landscape and glowing at night in all the saturated colors of the spectrum

The Independent UK

Olympics Live: German skater back after positive COVID test

German pairs skaters Nolan Seegert and Minerva Fabienne Hase have practiced for the first time since Seegert tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival in Beijing

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Behind China-South Korea skating row, a deeper cultural rift

Chinese and South Korean short track ice skating fans are duking it out online over allegations of foul play, tapping into the historical rivalry between their countries

Tribune News Service

Jessie Diggins’ parents can only cheer, agonize from opposite side of the world

MINNEAPOLIS — The thrill of the races, the boredom of the mountain bus rides, even the confusion of navigating airports — sure, Deb Diggins wishes she was experiencing the Beijing Olympics like she did the Games in Sochi and PyeongChang.

The Independent UK

BEIJING DIARY: A taste of Tibet with Chinese characteristics

People attending the Beijing Winter Olympics can't visit Tibet because they're in China's “closed loop" system for foreign visitors

Los Angeles Times

After motherhood, COVID isolation, Elana Meyers Taylor readies for bobsled competition

BEIJING — Elana Meyers Taylor was ready. The three-time Olympic medalist who was elected by her peers to carry the United States flag during the opening ceremony pulled on a red, white and blue jacket, white pants, red boots and a blue beanie. The only thing missing from the bobsledder’s…

Tribune News Service

US warns that Russia could attack Ukraine as early as next week

WASHINGTON — The U.S. believes Russia could take offensive military action or attempt to spark a conflict inside Ukraine as early as next week, before the Winter Olympics in Beijing wrap up, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Zenger

Israeli Figure Skating Duo Chase ‘Impossible Dream’ To Beijing

Evgeni Krasnopolski and Hailey Kops have secured one of 19 slots allotted to figure-skating pairs at the Winter Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

Respect the Sheep: Behind the Design of Beijing’s Daunting Sliding Track

Athletes say it presents challenges unlike any other in the world of luge, bobsled and skeleton. But the most treacherous sequence of the most hair-raising venue at the Olympics has perhaps the least intimidating nickname possible.

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