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Russian skater Valieva cleared to continue at Olympics: CAS

Beijing (AFP) - Russian teenage figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva was on Monday cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test.

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Bungee baby Hackett flies high, then crashes, at Beijing Olympics

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - New Zealand's Margaux Hackett is right at home hurtling through the air at the Beijing Olympics -- but then she is the daughter of the man who pioneered bungee jumping and took her first plunge aged just four.

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Teenage Russian skater Valieva to learn Beijing Olympics doping fate

Beijing (AFP) - Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva will learn Monday if she can compete again at the Beijing Olympics when sport's top court gives its decision on a doping test she failed in December.

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Teams made to wait for Olympic medals over Valieva doping affair

Beijing (AFP) - The IOC said Monday the medals for the Beijing Olympics figure skating team competition would "probably not" be awarded during the Games, regardless of the decision about the doping test of Kamila Valieva.

AFP

Figure skating reaches for new love stories at Beijing Olympics

Beijing (AFP) - Longing glances, graceful lifts, bodies that effortlessly interlock with or shadow each other -- for many, the chemistry between figure skating partners and their implied love stories is what makes them so compelling to watch.

AFP

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

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Russian skater Valieva to learn Beijing Olympics fate on Monday

Beijing (AFP) - Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva will learn Monday if she can compete again at the Beijing Winter Olympics when sport's top court gives its decision on a doping test she failed in December.

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Hair today gone tomorrow: Johansson looking to cut down ski jump rivals

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Norwegian ski jumper Robert Johansson has lost his trademark bushy handlebar moustache but the "Wing Commander" still believes his team can soar to gold at the Beijing Olympics.

AFP

Olympics Live: Dutch win 3,000M short track speedskating

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:

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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

The Independent UK

'Hard not to cry': Who's saying what at the Beijing Olympics

Beijing (AFP) - With the Beijing Olympics into their second week, there's already been plenty of drama, both on and off the ice and snow.

AFP

Valieva fate in balance as heavy snow disrupts Olympics

Beijing (AFP) - Sport's top court was to hold a hearing Sunday to decide the Beijing Olympics fate of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after she failed a drugs test, as snow disrupted the Games.

AFP

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.

Tribune News Service

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

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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

The Canadian Press

Olympics Live: Germany's Neise captures skeleton gold

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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Russian Olympic skater Valieva to learn doping fate on Monday

Beijing (AFP) - The 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will learn on Monday whether she can remain at the Beijing Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said, as questions grew over why it took six weeks for her failed drug test to come to light.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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US Olympic snowboarders defend coach after misconduct allegations

Beijing (AFP) - US snowboarders at the Beijing Olympics strongly defended Saturday their long-serving head coach Peter Foley against "super upsetting" allegations of sexual misconduct and other inappropriate behaviour, saying the accusations damaged "team energy".

AFP

Questions swirl as Russian skater awaits Beijing Olympics doping fate

Beijing (AFP) - Questions grew Saturday over why it took six weeks for Kamila Valieva's failed drug test to come to light, as the 15-year-old Russian figure skater fights to stay at the Beijing Olympics.

Reuters

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.

AFP

Beijing Olympics mixed team events showcase greater gender balance

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - The Beijing Olympics are the most gender-balanced Winter Games ever, with competitors saying the expansion of mixed team events "means a lot" and helps drive up standards in women's sport.

The Canadian Press

Canada's Grondin and O'Dine win bronze medal in mixed snowboard cross

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canada's Meryeta O'Dine was focused on popping out of a roller and gaining more ground in the mixed team snowboard cross big final at the Beijing Olympics when a body flew into her, knocking her to the ground.

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