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La Velle E. Neal III: U.S. mixed doubles curling team trying to get on the same page

BEIJING — The mixed doubles curling team of Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys has not played up to its capabilities. That makes Team USA a potential threat as they look to advance out of round-robin play and into the semifinals of the Olympic tournament.

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Jessie Diggins finishes sixth in skiathlon, first race of loaded Beijing Games

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins didn't win a medal Saturday in her first race of the Beijing Olympics. That was hard to tell from her upbeat mood after a sixth-place finish in the women's 15-kilometer skiathlon.

Tribune News Service

Ecuador sees trade deal with China at end of year, debt talks to begin

Ecuador expects to pull together a trade deal with China at the end of this year and will begin formal debt re-negotiations with the Asian country, Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said on Saturday, after a Beijing visit with his counterpart Xi Jinping.

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China’s Xi Meets More Heads of State in Winter Games Diplomatic Push

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the leaders of several more countries on Saturday as Beijing used the start of the Winter Olympics to score diplomatic points amid simmering tensions with the United States. Following a groundbreaking agreement with Russia on Friday over Taiwan and against NATO expansion, Xi held meetings…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Chief Says Discussed Collaboration on COVID Origins with Chinese Premier

The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for stronger collaboration on the origins of COVID-19, a subject of controversy that has strained Beijing's relations with the West. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has previously pressed China to be more…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Heartbreak for Team GB’s Kathryn Thomson as she crashes on first corner at Beijing 2022

After four years of preparation, speed skater Thomson's first 2022 Winter Olympics event was over in less than 15 seconds as she hit the ice at the first corner

Daily Mirror

Winter Olympics 2022: China win first gold, plus latest Team GB news, results and medal table

Hosts China won their first gold medal of the Winter Olympics in Beijing as they swept to victory in speed skating’s short track mixed team relay.

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Matt Graham's Winter Olympic tears after his moguls disappointment make way for utter jubilation from young star Cooper Woods-Topalovic

Matt Graham could have made excuses for the Olympic-sized heartbreak that was etched all over his face in Beijing. It's a testament to him that he didn't.

ABC News

Olympic champion Amy Williams reveals her one key wish for Team GB as Beijing 2022 gets underway

Mere hundredths of a second will decide who gets gold, silver and bronze on Beijing's slopes and slides

Wales Online

Kilmarnock speed skater Kathryn Thomson left fuming after crashing out at Beijing 2022

Thomson, who also competes in the 1000m and 1500m, admitted frustration her 500m race wasn't restarted after spinning into the hoardings and pounding the ice in frustration

Daily Record

Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels

Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for the coronavirus at the Beijing Olympics feel their quarantine conditions make a bad situation much worse

The Independent UK

Cross-country skier Andrew Musgrave pinpoints his perfect Beijing conditions ahead of shot at Olympic glory

Musgrave will compete in the men's 30km skiathlon on Sunday, an event he finished seventh in four years ago in PyeongChang

Daily Record

AP PHOTOS: Medals and more at Day 1 of the Beijing Olympics

Therese Johaug raised her arms overhead and smiled, her defeated foes left gasping for air on the ground behind her.

The Independent UK

2022 Winter Olympics Medal Count: How Each Country Has Fared in Beijing

Check out the overall medal count at the Beijing Games.

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How Australians fared at the Winter Games

A look at how Australia's Winter Olympians fared on the first full day of competition at the Beijing Games.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: ‘Anxiety was crazy’ – Farrell Treacy recalls fraught road to Beijing start line

Treacy finished last in his four-man 1,000m heat at the Capital Indoor Arena after a torrid build-up which included an enforced 10 days of isolation.

Reuters

WHO chief says discussed collaboration on COVID origins with Chinese premier

Los Angeles Times

New events at Beijing Olympics push extreme sports limits, promote gender equity

BEIJING — Big air lived up to its name in Pyeongchang. Organizers built the world's biggest big air ramp for the 2018 Games in South Korea, where snowboarders got the first crack at bringing the heart-stopping X Games favorite to the Olympics. They twisted through the air like spinning tops…

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The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022’s first gold medal won by convicted doper Therese Johaug

Any hope of the controversies that have dogged the Beijing Winter Games fading into a feelgood blur of medals once the torch was lit was quickly swept aside on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Trial of protesters against Beijing Olympics postponed in Greece

Lawyers say delay in case against three defendants including a Briton is to avoid embarrassing China

Sports Illustrated

Canada's John Morris Coached Australia to Olympic Curling History. Now He'll Compete Against Them

A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Canada's John Morris mentored the mixed doubles pair ahead of the 2022 Games. But in Beijing, he's now their opponent.

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: Strong start for Norway as the medals begin

Norway’s mixed biathlon team and Therese Johaug claim double gold as windy conditions play havoc

Daily Record

Scottish curling aces Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds take major leap towards medal at Beijing 2022

The Edinburgh duo emerged from the Ice Cube with a fourth round robin victory and found their best form in a dominant display against Czech Republic

ABC News

IOC plays down 'overzealous' Chinese security guard who shoved Dutch reporter at Beijing Winter Olympics

Journalist Sjoerd den Daas was delivering his live report during the Games opening ceremony when several security officials surrounded him and one of them forcefully dragged him away.

The Independent UK

Katie Ormerod revelling in proud Olympian status after overcoming injury to reach Beijing

No spot in the final for one of Team GB’s top medal prospects but her journey is one of resilience as well as talent

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