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Australian curling team set to start Beijing Winter Olympics competition before opening ceremony

Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt will take to the ice later today to kick off Australia's Winter Olympics campaign, before the Games' showy opening number.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022

The biggest superstars and storylines to watch at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

A US star coping with the weight of expectation, a dual Chinese-American teen soaring to new heights, and some speedy Dutch skaters aiming to make history are some of the storylines to watch during this Winter Olympics.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022

Inside arriving for Winter Olympics including nose bleeds from swabs and burner phones

Chinese authorities are being extra careful when it comes to Covid ahead of the Winter Olympics 2022 - as Mirror man Alex Spink found out on his arrival to Beijing

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2022

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When do the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics begin with Opening Ceremony?

Here's what you need to know about when the Beijing Winter Olympics start.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 1, 2022

Which sports are in Winter Olympics? Full list of 2022 events

There will be 109 medal events held at Beijing 2022

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Feel Guilty Games: China human rights issues have forever marked the Beijing Olympics

The rulebook for the Olympics — called the Olympic Charter — contains numerous bylaws meant to foster "political neutrality." No protesting on the field of play, no wearing of symbols or flashing hand gestures. That sort of thing.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 1, 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics: 2022 Games shrouded in controversy

While the International Olympic Committee has said that politics and sport do not mix, there are many examples to the contrary. Athletes have often been advocates for social change, while activists are angry about Beijing hosting the Winter Olympics despite rampant allegations of human rights abuses. More than 200 global…

France 24 · Feb 1, 2022

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5 international athletes to watch at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Who are the athletes to watch from around the globe in Beijing?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 1, 2022

British hopefuls chase Olympic curling glory in Beijing

Rhona Martin led Great Britain to gold in Salt Lake City 20 years ago - with several other memorable moments coming along the way

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

James Woods aiming to outjump fear-factor as Beijing Winter Olympics loom

The Team GB freestyle skier will compete in the Big Air and the slopestyle events

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Get to know Timothy LeDuc: 5 facts about the figure skater and first openly nonbinary Winter Olympian

Get to know the pairs figure skater before the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 1, 2022

Olympics-Rule 50 on political protests a conundrum for athletes in Beijing

Athletes considering staging political protests during the Beijing 2022 Winter Games will have to negotiate the International Olympic Committee's Rule 50 which originally banned such behaviour but now offers more freedom.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Fearless Katie Ormerod ready to seize moment at Beijing’s ‘spectacular’ slopestyle course

The 24-year-old is eager to banish memories of her injury-hit Olympic training four years ago in pursuit of a medal in Beijing

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

AP PHOTOS: China celebrates Lunar New Year ahead of Olympics

The Lunar New Year in China and the Winter Olympics in Beijing get started only days apart this year.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022

Winter Olympians warned to be careful what they say during Beijing Games

The chair of the Beijing Winter Olympics Athletes’ Commission has warned competitors that they ‘need to be responsible’ if they decide to speak out

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Virus infections for Olympic athletes, coaches rising faster

Athletes and team officials are testing positive for COVID-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022

Spectre of 1936 and 1980 haunts Beijing 2022 as fear and repression breed silence

China has been repressing minorities and targeting dissenters but anyone who chooses to speak out faces the threat of reprisal from a hostile regime

Axios · Feb 1, 2022

The IOC stays silent on China human rights

The Olympics committee says it's committed to human rights, but this time it's declining to take a stand.

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The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

On Lunar New Year, Chinese pray outside shut temples

China is ringing in the Lunar New Year despite pandemic restrictions, as people gathered outside closed temples offering traditional prayers for the Year of the Tiger

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Beijing Olympics Digest

The Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway this week. They will run Feb 4-20. Find our latest plans in Coverage Plan. For the latest stories, video and photos, visit the Olympics hub in AP Newsroom. For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues, contact [email protected] or call 877-836-9477.

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2022

Amy Williams names Team GB medal hopefuls to watch at Beijing Winter Olympics

EXCLUSIVE: Winter Olympics gold medallist Amy Williams, while speaking to Mirror Sport, picked out some of those who could add to Team GB's past glories at the 2022 Games

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2022

FBI Chief: Threat from China 'More Brazen' than Ever Before

The threat to the West from the Chinese government is “more brazen” and damaging than ever before, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Monday night in accusing Beijing of stealing American ideas and innovation and launching massive hacking operations. The speech at the Reagan Presidential Library amounted to a stinging rebuke…

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

When is the Winter Olympics opening ceremony and when do the games start?

Everything you need to know about Beijing 2022

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Fireworks ban pays off as Beijing records best air quality for Lunar New Year's eve

A ban on fireworks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics helped China's capital record its cleanest air for a Lunar New Year since it first started monitoring air pollutants, known as PM2.5, nine years ago.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Explainer: Why are Russians not competing under their flag in Beijing?

The Russian athletes taking part at this month's Beijing Olympics will be competing without their flag and national anthem because of doping sanctions.

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