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COVID-affected Beijing Games should not detract from a thrilling Winter Olympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics were shaped inexorably by the COVID-19 prevention measures put in place, but this did not stop the Games from delivering countless performances that will go down in history, writes Simon Smale.

ABC News

Despite containing the coronavirus, Beijing Games could never escape other problems

BEIJING — After nearly three weeks, both joyous and problematic, this city had reason to celebrate with golden fireworks exploding across the black sky above the stadium known as the Bird’s Nest.

Los Angeles Times

In photos: Beijing Olympics end with a visually striking closing ceremony

These were the second Olympic games to take place during the pandemic.

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China has important ties with both Ukraine and Russia, but how long can it stay quiet on crisis?

China remains wedged in an awkward position in the Ukraine crisis, choosing to remain "chillingly silent" on where its support lies. With deep strategic and business partnerships with both Russia and Ukraine, just how much is at stake if Beijing is forced to favour a side?

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The Queen congratulates Team GB’s women’s curling team for winning gold at Beijing Olympics

Curlers Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff won Britain’s first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games

The Independent UK

Today at the Winter Olympics: British women’s curling team win gold on final day

Eve Muirhead and her crew of Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff, plus alternate Mili Smith, dominated their final against Japan.

The Independent UK

Kamila Valieva saga casts shadow over curtain call for cheerless Winter Olympics

Locked down beneath half-empty grandstands with ‘No Cheering’ signs, Beijing was the Games that fun forgot.

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Inspired by the Winter Olympics? Here's your chance to give curling a try in Perth

Perthshire curlers Eve Muirhead and Mili Smith will return from Beijing with gold medals and now you can give the sport a shot at Dewars Centre

Daily Record

Winter Olympics: Closing ceremony marks ends of Beijing 2022 as IOC president Thomas Bach calls for peace

The Winter Olympics came to an end with the closing ceremony in Beijing on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Emotional Eve Muirhead on 'rollercoaster' ride to Team GB's Winter Olympics curling gold

Team GB women's curling team produced the perfect performance against Japan in the final to land gold to end what was a tough Winter Olympics in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Overshadowed by Controversy and Corruption, the Troubled Beijing Olympics Come to an End

The most contentious and dispirited Games in years concluded with the Closing Ceremony on Sunday evening in China.

Sports Illustrated

Winter Olympics review: From politics and human rights to doping and Covid, Beijing Games leaves a sour taste

Despite the magic of Team GB’s curlers and some special moments of sporting achievement, the Beijing Games have been a headache for Olympic organisers

The Independent UK

Beijing’s Winter Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

The next Olympics will be the Summer Games in Paris in 2024. Milan-Cortina in Italy will host the 2026 Winter Games.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winter Olympics: Final medal table – Norway come out on top after record-breaking performance at Beijing 2022

Norway topped the medal table at the Winter Olympics with a record-breaking performance in Beijing to cement their dominance in winter sports.

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Finland beats Russians for its 1st Olympic hockey gold medal

The Finns knocked off the favored Russians 2-1 Sunday to win the men’s hockey tournament without NHL players at the Beijing Games.

Salon

Insidious Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen

Lest one forget the tensions lurking beneath the Games, the panda provides an object lesson in shattered illusions

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: GB gold brings Games to a close

Women’s curling team win for Britain in Games that will be remembered more for another Russian scandal than the sport

The Independent UK

Great Britain falls short on medals target in Beijing despite curling success

Curling delivered a gold and a silver but heavily funded Skeleton, and Ski and Snowboard sports, drew a blank

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The Independent UK

Five stand-out moments from the Beijing Winter Olympics

A memorable Games in China with highlights and lowlights at both ends of the spectrum

Daily Record

Eve Muirhead: 'It is such an incredible, incredible moment'

The Perthshire skip was full of pride after guiding Team GB to glittering gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Sports Illustrated

From Putin's War-Mongering to the Valieva Scandal, Russia Besieges Beijing Games

With the looming threat to invade Ukraine and the specter of another doping scandal, one country continues to be at the center of Olympic dysfunction.

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 5:30 a.m.

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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony: the parade of nations, the handover to Milan-Cortina, the farewell and the fireworks, as it happened

The Winter Olympics come to an end with an emotional ceremony in Beijing, following the handover to the next hosts in Milan-Cortina. Follow our live blog.

Los Angeles Times

Pleasant or difficult? Olympic Village experiences at Beijing Games varied by athlete.

BEIJING — Lime-green buses, temporary buildings and volunteers braced against zero-degree wind whipping off the Xiaohaituo Mountain Area are scattered around the desolate parking lot that served as an important waystation for new arrivals at the Winter Olympics.

Daily Mirror

Team GB finally win first Winter Olympic gold medal after "perfect performance"

Eve Muirhead guided her women's curling team to Olympic glory to double Team GB's total medal tally on the final morning of the Beijing Games

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