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Olympics Live: 'Tired' Valieva ready to compete for gold

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva says she is happy but worn out after a grueling doping hearing ended with her being allowed to skate at the Beijing Games

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics day 11: Valieva leads after short program – as it happened

Kamila Valieva took to the ice amid a swirl of controversy and elsewhere there were golds, blunders and much more

The Guardian - US

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Why a Russian figure skater who tested positive for doping is still competing at the Olympics

There is no shortage of those shouting from the balconies that a 15-year-old Russian skater should be sanctioned, suspended and expelled from the Games, but sports law is designed to be just, not popular, writes Tracey Holmes.

ABC News

The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don't know how it works

Australia’s first ever Olympic curling team scored an historic win but missed the medal podium at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. It was a remarkable performance for a team lacking any dedicated curling facilities at home.

The Conversation

Team GB looking to ‘make corrections’ in bobsleigh after tough first day in Beijing

Medal hopes hang in the balance after errors on the track

The Independent UK

Kirsty Muir's dad tells Covid-ridden story of watching her star at Winter Olympics in middle of Aberdeen night

Muir, 17, is the youngest member of the British team in Beijing and sparkled in the Big Air event to finish fifth

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Star teen Kamila Valieva pitched into doping legal battle between Russia and Olympic Games

Valieva, 15, was meant to be the face of these Games and was already being hailed as the greatest women’s skater of all time, but her future is currently being decided in an unedifying legal wrangle between Russia and the IOC

Wales Online

Olympic champion Amy Williams on why Britain's Beijing skeleton setback is only a temporary blip

Williams, who sped to a stunning gold medal at Vancouver 2010, insists Britain's misfiring skeleton stars can get back on track after a stuttering Olympic campaign in the Chinese capital

Wales Online

Don’t blame Cas for Valieva situation – blame those who have failed her

The mess in Beijing is not down to the court of arbitration for sport but a collective failure of coaches and organisations

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics blasted by -24C freeze as it becomes one of the coldest games ever

The Beijing Games are on course to beat the previous coldest Games in Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994, when it averaged at around -25C. A mind-boggling -34C is forecast this week

Daily Mirror

Snowboarder hits slope dressed as tiger and roars at camera at Winter Olympics

French snowboarder Lucile Lefevre wanted to retire from the sport with a roar, as well as a bang, on what proved her final run at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Daily Mirror

The Zoi effect takes flight

Poised to create more Winter Olympic history - and show the world a new trick - Kiwi snow queen Zoi Sadowski-Synnott already has kids at home flipping over her success.

Newsroom.co.nz

House competition bill packed with progressive policy goals

WASHINGTON — A host of progressive foreign policy provisions on issues like scrutinizing advanced weapon sales to the United Arab Emirates and welcoming more asylum-seekers fleeing Beijing’s oppression were tucked into House Democrats’ bill aimed at bolstering competition with China.

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The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: Brad Hall’s medal hopes in two-man bobsleigh all but over in Beijing

The British pair had come into the event with high hopes of a medal

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Disgraceful decision by arbitration court in allowing Kamila Valieva to skate

BEIJING — What the Court of Arbitration for Sport essentially said in deciding figure skater Kamila Valieva can compete in the Olympic women's singles event despite having tested positive for a banned stimulant in December is that it's OK to be a drug cheat if you're 15 and you have…

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China’s approval of Pfizer pill opens door to ending COVID Zero

China’s surprise decision to clear Pfizer Inc.’s coronavirus pill for use offers rare insight into how Beijing may be planning to move beyond the COVID Zero strategy that’s leaving it increasingly isolated.

Daily Mirror

Russia face calls to be kicked out of Winter Olympics after Kamila Valieva verdict

Kamila Valieva tested positive for a heart drug before the Winter Olympics but has been spared expulsion from the Beijing Games, which means she is free to compete in the Individual figure skater event

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No medals for Australia in women's aerials

Australia's highly rated hopes have finished outside the medals as China's Xu Mengtao won the women's aerials gold at the Beijing Olympics.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics TV schedule, channels and how to watch

How to watch the Winter Olympics on TV

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics medal table: Who is winning Beijing 2022 so far?

Norway are the favourites to top the Beijing Winter Olympic medal table but face competition from USA, Canada, Germany and even the hosts China

The Independent UK

What are the lights on curling stones? Explaining the Winter Olympic sport

Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds have impressed for Great Britain in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Wada blames Russia over delayed Kamila Valieva result after star, 15, cleared to stay in Olympics

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to continue competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics despite the teenager testing positive for a banned substance

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: crashes, smashes and Valieva

The snowboard and freestyle skiing events feature heavy crashes, while Cas say the 15-year-old skater from Russia is free to skate tomorrow

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Competing for 'another' country is nothing new

U.S.-born athletes have taken centerstage at the Winter Olympics in Beijing — for the host country, that is, generating scrutiny of nationality switching

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