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The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Winter Olympics: Great Britain beaten by ‘perfect display of curling’ from Sweden in men’s final

Bruce Mouat’s side were edged 5-4 in a tense final in Beijing.

The Independent UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: second gold for NZ and a medal at last for GB

Nico Porteous wins New Zealand’s second ever Winter Olympics gold as GB men take curling silver

The Guardian - UK

Great Britain beaten by ‘perfect display of curling’ from Sweden in men’s final

Bruce Mouat’s side were edged 5-4 in a tense final in Beijing.

The Independent UK

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Coady fractured ankle before Games medal

Australian snowboarder Tess Coady has revealed she suffered an ankle fracture in a practice run before winning bronze at the Beijing Olympics.

AAP

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Reporting, inside and outside the bubble

Journalists who spent weeks of reporting on the Beijing Olympics while hermetically sealed inside the “closed-loop” system will leave with an incomplete picture of what reporting in China entails

The Independent UK

Beneath its placid façade, curling is a sport about precision and prognostication

BEIJING — The smooth, glistening ice on which curlers play — it is called a "sheet" — looks pristine, perfectly flat, to casual observers. Chris Plys sees something different as he crouches, squinting.

Los Angeles Times

Sometimes a Competitor, Always a Supporter: Siblings Fill Multiple Roles at Olympics

At least 76 pairs of siblings have participated in Beijing, turning the Winter Games into a family affair with nearly 5% of the total athlete headcount.

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The Independent UK

How climate change threatens the Winter Olympics' future – even snowmaking has limits for saving it

The Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes fly down snow-covered ski slopes, luge tracks and over the ice at breakneck speeds and with grace.

The Conversation

China would back Russia, diplomatically, if it moved on Ukraine

China would back Russia diplomatically and perhaps economically if it invades Ukraine, worsening Beijing's already strained relations with the West, but would stop short of providing military support, experts said.

Reuters

India wins bid to host 2023 IOC session in Mumbai

India on Saturday won the right to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session in Mumbai in an unopposed race, during the 139th IOC Session in Beijing, China.

Dynamite News

Emotional rollercoaster of US Virgin Islands’ only athlete at Beijing Games

Covid prevented skeleton racer Katie Tannenbaum attending the opening ceremony or training and she finished last, but she has kept on smiling

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics curling result LIVE: Bruce Mouat’s Team GB beaten by Sweden in men’s Beijing 2022 final

Follow latest updates from Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 as Team GB chase their first medal of the Games

The Independent UK

Japan makes curling final with more than gold in mind

BEIJING -- Japan pulled off a stunning victory over Switzerland in women's curling on Friday to advance for the first time to an Olympic final, where it will get a chance to address some unfinished business beyond going for a gold medal.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Defending champions Russia to play with Finland for gold in men's ice hockey

After a pair of thrilling semi-final matches on Friday, it will be defending champions ROC against Finland in Sunday's gold medal men's ice hockey game at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Independent UK

Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds

As the world watches the Beijing Olympics, the story of a chained woman who appeared in a video in rural China has continued to grow

The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics 2022 day 15: Sweden pip GB to curling gold after extra end – as it happened

Rolling report: There are plenty more medals to be won as the Games in Beijing reach their penultimate day. Join Martin Belam for updates

The Guardian - UK

EU praises ‘restraint’ of Kyiv government; Blinken denounces Kremlin claims – as it happened

European Council urges Moscow to ‘de-escalate’ its military buildup; Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says global security architecture is failing

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Los Angeles Times

Beijing Olympics loop life: Tight security, bus trips galore and aggressive swabbing

BEIJING — Not all the questions from back home have been about gold-medal performances. Not everyone wants to know why a certain skier fell in the slalom or those curlers went for broke with the hammer throw.

The Independent UK

Remote school makes academic, Olympic juggling act easier

Here’s one thing the pandemic has made easier for the young stars of the Beijing Olympics: juggling the demands of elite athletic competition with college life

ABC News

What's next for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after her Beijing Winter Olympics campaign?

The teenage figure skater's Winter Olympics campaign has triangulated wider issues of age limits, doping and the IOC's duty of care. So where to next for Valieva?

Tribune News Service

La Velle E. Neal III: A long, long day of difficult defeats — with a Minnesota flavor

BEIJING — There is only one sport that is being played every day of the Olympic Games, and that is curling.

Tribune News Service

After loss to Canada for curling bronze, John Shuster already has eye on 2026

BEIJING — John Shuster didn't need any time to think about it. Only a few minutes after his team lost the Olympic bronze medal match to Canada, the Chisholm, Minn., native was asked if he planned to pursue a sixth Olympic berth in 2026.

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Treatment of Kamila Valieva shows why age limit for figure skaters should be raised

BEIJING — On the morning after figure skating's night of infamy, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach awoke to the deplorable way the adults who are supposed to look after 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva instead emotionally abused her.

Daily Record

Magical Eve Muirhead issues stirring Olympic rallying cry after completing Miri-curl on Beijing ice

It's two decades since 5.6 million viewers stayed up past midnight to watch Rhona Martin deliver her 'Stone of Destiny' to claim curling gold in Salt Lake City - and after steering Team GB into the final, Muirhead wants the British public to do exactly the same

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