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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.

ABC News

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.

Los Angeles Times

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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The Independent UK

Eve Muirhead backed to become ‘greatest of all time’ after adding Olympic gold to major titles

The Team GB skip has come through testing defeats to lead her team to glory in Beijing

The Independent UK

After Beijing bubble bursts, can the IOC save the Olympics?

The cordoned-off Olympic bubble that folds up when the closing ceremony ends has produced its usual collage of amazing athletes doing great things

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon leads tributes to Team GB women's curling team after Eve Muirhead wins gold

Eve Muirhead skippered an all-Scottish team to Olympic glory in the final of the women's curling event in Beijing.

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How Eve Muirhead completed journey from junior glory to Olympic gold

The Perth-born curler has finally landed the sport’s top prize with a British team at her fourth Winter Games.

The Independent UK

Athletes achieve great feats, but Games leave unpleasant aftertaste

The Beijing Winter Olympics end today. The athletes should be commended for their energetic performances in a difficult environment, in which measures against infection were still in place. At the same time, however, they also were an event in which mismanagement and confusing decisions left an unpleasant aftertaste.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Curtain falls on Beijing Olympics stalked by politics, doping scandal

Beijing handed the Olympic flag to Milan-Cortina on Sunday after a Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage over the doping scandal that enveloped 15-year-old Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva.

France 24

Beijing 2022: Final medals table for the Winter Olympics

We look at who won the most gold medals and which country took home the most medals overall from the Winter Olympics.

Al Jazeera

Eve Muirhead claims Beijing gold to live Olympic dream at fourth time of asking

British curling captain Muirhead has finally become a Winters champion after four campaigns on the ice.

The Independent UK

Beijing to Close Games Marked by COVID Measures, Valieva Doping Scandal

Beijing hands the Olympic flag to Milan-Cortina on Sunday after a Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage over the doping scandal that enveloped 15-year-old Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva. The Olympics were stalked by politics, with several countries staging a diplomatic boycott…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Winter Olympics closing ceremony LIVE: Team GB women win first gold medal in curling as Beijing Games end

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

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Finland wins historic Winter Olympics ice hockey gold medal after beating ROC team 2-1 in Beijing final

After medalling in five of the past seven Winter Olympics prior to Beijing, Finland's men finally climb to the top of the podium following a 2-1 defeat of the defending champions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ice Hockey-Golden Finnish as Russians Fail to Retain Title

Finland's men's ice hockey team finally reached the top of the Olympic podium on Sunday by beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 2-1 to claim the final gold medal on offer at the Beijing Winter Games. Ville Pokka and Hannes Bjorninen each had a goal while Harri Sateri was rock…

The Independent UK

Beijing's Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior

The Independent UK

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: 'Close door' — so much more than a button

At an Olympics in a pandemic run by an authoritarian state, the slightest bit of agency matters

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Evening Standard

Women’s curling team win gold for Great Britain at Beijing Winter Olympics

Eve Muirhead’s women’s curlers crushed Japan on Sunday to secure Great Britain’s first gold medals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Los Angeles Times

Finland defeats Russian Olympic Committee in historic upset for men’s hockey gold

BEIJING — Finland ended the Olympic hockey tournament with a historic upset, as its men’s team won gold for the first time on the strength of a fiercely contested 2-1 victory over the Russian Olympic Committee on Sunday at National Indoor Stadium.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan settles for curling silver after crushing defeat

BEIJING -- Looking to come up with a big shot that could turn the match, Japan could only watch as it was Britain that kept doing it, over and over.

The Guardian - US

Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympics end with no medal after mixed team near-miss

The knockout event represented Shiffrin’s last chance at a podium in Beijing but the US fell 0.42 seconds short

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China's digital currency push faces uphill battle

BEIJING -- At Beijing Winter Games venues, China's digital currency has been designated as an official payment method.

The Independent UK

Taiwan premier wants athlete punished for wearing China suit

Taiwan’s premier has called for a Taiwanese speed skater to be punished for wearing a suit from rival China’s team ahead of the Beijing Olympics

Wales Online

Eve Muirhead ends long wait for Olympic gold as GB beat Japan in Beijing curling final

Great Britain dominated throughout the final and sealed gold with a 10-3 win on the ninth end

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