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Americans Alex Hall, Nick Goepper win gold, silver in slopestyle

BEIJING — The pristine white snow at Genting Snow Park is more than just Alex Hall's office for the day. To the two-time Olympic freeskier, it's a sun-soaked, freezing-cold, blank canvas on which to paint his next picture.

Los Angeles Times

ATHLETES ON: Best things they've eaten in the Olympic bubble

Avocado ice cream and boiling hot pots are some of the best foods athletes say they’ve eaten at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China

Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire

The Independent UK

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Winter Olympics day 12: Canada crash out of men’s ice hockey – as it happened

Another busy day saw upsets, tight finishes, American success and more fallout from the Kamila Valieva controversy

The Guardian - AU

This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China

Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire

The Independent UK

China to work with Asian nations to grow use of local currencies in trade

BEIJING: China will work with Asian countries to beef up use of local currencies in trade and investment, Yi Gang, the governor of the central bank, said on Wednesday, as part of plans to strengthen regional economic resilience.

Bangkok Post

Northernmost Hokkaido city cheers on curling Olympians

WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- Loco Solare, Japan's national women's curling team at the Beijing Winter Olympics, frequently visited Hokkaido's northernmost city of Wakkanai for training camps and curling events.

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Michelle Kaufman: Letting Russian skater Valieva compete is an affront to all athletes at Beijing Olympics

Don’t let Kamila Valieva’s slight frame, sequined dress, and lipstick fool you. The 15-year-old Russian figure skating phenom, like all the Olympic skaters American TV viewers woke up to Tuesday morning, is a strong, fearless, world-class athlete.

Miami Herald

For biathlete Jake Brown, Olympics are long way from Mora Vasaloppet

BEIJING — It's always good to have goals in life. When Jake Brown was a young cross-country skier, his was pretty simple: to win one of the Swedish Dala horses given as trophies at the Mora Vasaloppet.

Tribune News Service

Jessie Diggins heads to her gold medal event with fresh changes, challenges

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins has been making the case that the U.S. really isn't defending the Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing she won four years ago. The team sprint at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games was a freestyle, while Wednesday's team sprint at the Beijing Games is in the…

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It’s USA-Canada again, but college players fuel global growth of women’s hockey

BEIJING — With a 7 1/2-month old baby at home, Maura Crowell often finds herself awake at odd hours. That wasn't such a bad thing over the past two weeks, since she planned to be up anyway to watch the women's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics.

Tribune News Service

Winning momentum all-important as Team GB aim to hit curling semi-finals on top form

The Team GB skip is aiming to seal a medal in Beijing this time around after two near-misses already

The Independent UK

Team GB confident over four-man medal prospects after bobsleigh pair crash out

No long-lasting effects from the high-speed derailment, but fewer errors required for a podium spot in Beijing

The Independent UK

Russian ice dancer Kamila Valieva, 15, ends routine in tears after doping scandal

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva will go into Thursday's free skate event in gold medal position in the individual skating competition after an emotional display in Beijing

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US figure skaters struggle at women's Olympic short program

The U.S. figure skaters are advancing to the free skate but struggled to break through in the short program on Tuesday night at the Beijing Olympics

Sports Illustrated

Kamila Valieva Did Not Speak to Reporters After Short Program Performance

The 15-year-old skater was cleared to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics on Monday despite a positive drug test.

Evening Standard

Kamila Valieva in position for more Winter Olympic gold after tearful display in figure skating short programme

Teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva occupies top spot in the women’s individual event at the Winter Olympics in Beijing as she eyes another gold medal triumph amid a backdrop of ongoing controversy.

Daily Record

Dundee's Natasha McKay fights back after early fall on Olympic figure skating debut

She scored 52.54 in the women's short programme after the tumble hit her chances of progressing in Beijing.

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The Independent UK

Figure skaters sound off on Valieva's Olympic doping scandal

Figure skaters competing against 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva shared a range of views about the doping scandal that has caused havoc at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Great Britain’s Brad Hall and Nick Gleeson crash out of two-man bobsleigh at Winter Olympics

Team GB were pushing hard at speeds of more than 130 kmph and in need of a perfect run to move into contention for a bronze at Beijing 2022

Sports Illustrated

Dutch Speedskating Legend Ireen Wüst’s Grand Finale

In her fifth and final Olympics, the 35-year-old is preparing to hang up her skates, but not before adding to her illustrious career. She’s already made history in Beijing, becoming the first athlete to capture individual gold medals in five different Games.

The Guardian - UK

Fears of online censorship in Hong Kong as rights group website goes down

UK-based Hong Kong Watch says outage could be part of wider Beijing crackdown

The Independent UK

Kamila Valieva: What is the medication at the heart of the Russian skater’s doping scandal at the Winter Olympics?

Russian ice skater, 15, controversially allowed to compete in Beijing despite failing drug test

The Guardian - UK

Norwegian skier blows chance at Winter Olympic gold after going wrong way

A series of last minute disasters befell athletes across three different sports in a gripping and heart-breaking day of action in Beijing

Wales Online

Russian teen sensation Kamila Valieva to skate for Olympic gold - but still more questions than answers at Beijing 2022

Valieva, just 15, was supposed to be the face of the Games before she tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug

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