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Brittany George: Australian aerial skier found dead

The 24-year-old was on track to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics until a serious back injury forced her into early retirement

The Independent UK

Beijing excited, dismisses controversy as Olympics begin

Many Chinese are filled with pride as the Beijing Olympics begin

The Independent UK

Charm, character and pyrotechnics headline Opening Ceremony as controversy-fuelled Winter Olympic Games kick off in Beijing

Beijing 2022 got underway on Friday as the Bird's Nest played host to a scintillating display of bright lights and colour

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Skier Arif Khan leads Indian contingent at Beijing Winter Olympics

Arif is the first Indian to secure qualification in two events of the same edition of the Games and his competitions are slated for February 13 and 16

The Hindu

Vladimir Putin pretends to sleep as Ukraine athletes emerge at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

While attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics at Bird's Nest stadium, Russian leader Vladimir Putin appeared to fall asleep as Ukraine's athletes emerged

Daily Mirror

Beijing Winter Olympics opening downplays geopolitical uncertainty

The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Friday as China's reputation is marred by human rights concerns, while Russia, whose president Vladimir Putin is a guest of honor, is at loggerheads with the West over Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

AP PHOTOS: Beijing Olympics open with snowflakes & fireworks

Chinese athletes Zhao Jiawen and Dinigeer Yilamujiang stepped into the center of a newly formed snowflake and slid the Olympic torch into place — transforming the intricate crystal into a most unique cauldron.

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BMX Olympian Whyte ready to return to Dancing on Ice as Winter Olympics begins

Whyte missed last weeks show after a dislocated knee, but will be back dancing this weekend, while Winter Olympians take to the stage in Beijing.

Wales Online

Beijing promises to be an off-piste, off-page and off-putting pandemic Olympics

If Covid precautions were strictly enforced at last summer’s delayed Tokyo Games, Beijing will take things to a whole new level

The Independent UK

Beijing Olympics open amid lockdown and boycotts

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Games open during an opening ceremony heavy on ice-blue tones and winter imagery that was held in the same lattice-encased National Stadium that hosted the inaugural event at the 2008 Olympics.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winter Olympics: 11 key moments from Beijing 2022 opening ceremony

Spectacular lighting of the Olympic flame follows an understated but beautifully realised opening ceremony

The Guardian - UK

Luger racing at Winter Olympics 12 years after cousin died in same event

Georgian luger Saba Kumaritashvili has paid the perfect tribute to his late cousin Nodar after qualifying to compete in this month's 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Daily Mirror

Beijing Olympics: Vladimir Putin ‘falls asleep’ during opening ceremony

The Russian president apparently nodded off as the Ukrainian team walked in

The Independent UK

Breaking EU ranks, Polish leader in Beijing diplomacy push

Alone among his fellow European Union leaders, Poland’s president is in Beijing for the Winter Olympics opening in what his office said was a bid to maintain good ties with China and lobby for an easing of Russia-Ukraine tensions

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Winter Olympics: Explaining difference between moguls, slopestyle and big air

There are various freestyle and snowboard disciplines taking place at the 2022 Games in Beijing

Sports Illustrated

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Luge Equipment

In the qualification races ahead of the Beijing Olympics, many competitors were left without their sleds and other vital items after they were seized by Chinese officials. Team USA's Jonny Gustafson details the chaotic and confusing situation.

The Independent UK

Beijing welcomes Winter Olympics against backdrop of politics and the pandemic

Half full Bird’s Nest Stadium hosts a short but colourful opening ceremony.

The Independent UK

Protesters denounce Winter Olympics with mock medals for China’s ‘record-breaking atrocities’

Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Konger demonstrators in London claim IOC is helping China to ‘sportswash’ global image

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The Times of India

Tibetans hold hunger strike in Dharamshala to protest Beijing Games

DHARAMSALA: A group of Tibetan activists held a daylong hunger strike here to protest the Winter Olympics that opened in Beijing on Friday.

The Conversation

Beijing Olympics: why Pakistan is sending one athlete and eight ministers to the winter Games

There may be a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics by a number of western countries, including Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, but Pakistan is sending a high level delegation. The prime minister, Imran Khan, and seven of his ministers were at the opening ceremony…

Reuters

Factbox-Moscow-Beijing partnership has 'no limits'

China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Friday and announced a strategic partnership that they said was aimed at countering the influence of the United States and that would have "no 'forbidden' areas of cooperation".

The Independent UK

Shelley Rudman unsure how many medals GB can win in China due to Covid situation

The sporting showpiece in Beijing is taking place under strict protocols.

The Independent UK

NBC receives praise for calling out human rights abuses during Beijing opening ceremony

‘You can’t say they’re just avoiding the tough stuff entirely’

Sports Illustrated

Inside Beijing's Closed Loop at the Winter Olympics

From tall fences covered in fake grass, to an army of people dressed in hazmat suits, here's a look at life on the ground at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Tribune News Service

Putin and Xi close ranks against the West on Ukraine and Taiwan

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping closed ranks against the U.S. and its allies on key security issues as they declared that there’s no limit and “no forbidden zones” in the friendship between Russia and China.

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