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Despite medal expectations, Jessie Diggins happy with fifth place in sprint relay

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins knew she couldn't escape the expectations. Never mind that the team sprint at the Beijing Olympics would be raced in a different technique, at a different altitude, on different snow, with a different partner.

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France's Clement Noel wins alpine ski gold medal at Beijing Olympics

France claimed its first alpine skiing gold medal of the Beijing Olympics Wednesday when Clement Noel won the men's slalom.

Radio France Internationale

French Skier Noel Wins Olympic Slalom with Fast 2nd Run

French skier Clement Noel put down a blistering second run to win the slalom at the Beijing Olympics by a large margin on Wednesday. Noel moved up from sixth following the first leg to beat first-run leader Johannes Strolz of Austria by 0.61 seconds after posting the fastest second run.…

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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.

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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

Suter Confirms Swiss Dominance with Olympic Downhill Gold

Corinne Suter confirmed Switzerland's alpine skiing dominance at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday when she streaked to victory in the women's downhill for the country's fourth gold in the mountains. The 27-year-old world champion clocked 1min 31.87sec down the 2.7km-long "Rock" course in Yanqing, finishing 0.16sec ahead of defending champion…

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Russia's Olympic doping case helps China skirt dicey topics

The doping scandal around Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been a Games-changer at the Beijing Olympics

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Beijing Visitors Go Hi-Tech to Avoid Getting Lost in Translation

Businesses at the Beijing Olympics are getting around the language barrier by using high-tech apps and a smartphone-like device to translate from Mandarin Chinese and keep the tills ringing. Though China's "zero COVID" policy has stopped the influx of sports fans who would normally be cheering on their favorites, there…

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Eileen Gu: Navigating two cultures, judged by both of them

She is an exceptional athlete who has already won gold and silver in the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Snowboard women’s big air final: live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch the Olympics

The 2022 Beijing Olympics will continue on Monday night with the snowboard women's big air final.

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How to watch USA vs. Switzerland, live stream, TV channel, time, Men’s Round Robin Curling

The 2022 Beijing Olympics will continue on Monday with Men's Round Robin Curling featuring the United States versus Switzerland.

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Injured Olympian Gets Big Air in Big-Cat Costume for Kicks

There were no tail grabs for this tiger. French snowboarder Lucile Lefevre was a crowd pleaser at Big Air Shougang all the same. The 26-year-old helped Beijing ring in the Year of the Tiger by putting on an orange-and-black big-cat costume during qualifying Monday in women's big air and miming…

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Russian skater Valieva awaits doping judgment at Olympics

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva still waits to hear whether she can compete for the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics after her marathon doping hearing concluded

The Independent UK

Slalom winner Vlhova leaving Olympics early with ankle issue

Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left ankle tendon and will miss the Alpine combined event in which she would have been a challenger to Mikaela Shiffrin

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U.S. men’s hockey does not have long to savor win over Canada

BEIJING — David Quinn didn't want to minimize the moment. The U.S. men's hockey team had just earned a 4-2 victory over Canada, one of the pre-tournament favorites at the Beijing Olympics, and the coach recognized it was something worth savoring.

The Independent UK

GLIMPSES: A white coating for the Winter Olympics — finally

The Beijing Olympics have been watched closely for snow — the artificial kind, made by machines, up in the mountains outside the city

The Independent UK

Judge in Russian Olympic doping worked on Sharapova case

Three judges from the Court of Arbitration for Sport will sit on the panel to hear the doping case against Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva on Sunday at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Queries on doping, harassment, ineptitude at Olympics

The biggest questions at the Beijing Olympics hardly centered on who would win the six gold medals up for grabs

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Gao Wins China Its First Men’s Speed Skating Gold

Gao Tingyu won China its first men's speed skating gold on Saturday, smashing the Olympic record to cross the finish line in 34.32 seconds as spectators cheered him on in the men's 500 meters at the Beijing Olympics. He set the pace early as the seventh pairing out of 15,…

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Heavy Snow a Welcome ‘Problem’ for Beijing Venues

While athletes have been competing on artificial snow throughout the Beijing Olympics, organizers are now dealing with the logistical challenge of clearing away the real thing after heavy snowfalls in the mountains of Zhangjiakou on Saturday. Brown scrub and brush on the hills around some of the mountain venues have…

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Olympics-Heavy snow a welcome 'problem' for Beijing venues

While athletes have been competing on artificial snow throughout the Beijing Olympics, organisers are now dealing with the logistical challenge of clearing away the real thing after heavy snowfalls in the mountains of Zhangjiakou on Saturday.

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Jessie Diggins’ parents can only cheer, agonize from opposite side of the world

MINNEAPOLIS — The thrill of the races, the boredom of the mountain bus rides, even the confusion of navigating airports — sure, Deb Diggins wishes she was experiencing the Beijing Olympics like she did the Games in Sochi and PyeongChang.

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Olympian Flashes ‘No War in Ukraine’ Sign after Competing

A Ukrainian skeleton athlete flashed a small sign that read "No War in Ukraine" to the cameras as he finished a run at the Beijing Olympics on Friday night, a plea for peace at a time of rising tensions between his country and Russia. Vladyslav Heraskevych's sign was printed on…

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How to watch USA vs. Canada, live stream, TV channel, time, Women’s Round Robin Curling

The 2022 Beijing Olympics will continue on Friday with Women's Round Robin Curling featuring the United States versus Canada.

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White House confirms Biden-Putin call on Saturday – as it happened

US national security adviser urges Americans to leave Ukraine while US officials say Putin has decided to invade

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