The Latest Breaking News from Beijing Winter Olympics

US star Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out for second time at Winter Olympics in disaster start

American gold medal hope Mikaela Shiffrin has admitted she may not compete again in the Beijing Winter Olympics after crashing out of her second alpine skiing race in a row

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022

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The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Hanbok at Beijing Winter Olympics opening sparks South Korean anger

Appearance of traditional dress denounced as further attempt by China to appropriate Korean culture

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022

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The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Takagi gets silver in women's speed skating 1,500m

BEIJING -- Miho Takagi took the silver medal in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event in 1 minute 53.72 seconds on the fourth day of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 8, 2022

Japan athletes make good start in Beijing, help brighten atmosphere

Japanese athletes have won a number of medals in the early days of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Their ability to display their strengths on this great stage, which comes around once every four years, reflects the strict training they have gone through.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 8, 2022

Russia and China's growing 'friendship' is more a public relations exercise than a new world order

Against the backdrop of a western diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia have marked the occasion by showing off their increasingly close relationship. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin posed for pictures with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the opening of the 2022 Winter Games, declaring their opposition…

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2022

Beijing Olympics Coverage Advisory

The Beijing Winter Olympics are underway. They will run through Feb. 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.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

Olympics-China's U.N. envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism

China's United Nations envoy has rejected his U.S. counterpart's remark that China's choice of an ethnic Uyghur as a torchbearer for the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was an attempt to distract from his country's alleged rights abuses against Muslim minorities.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

Kobayashi flies to gold in normal hill ski jump

BEIJING -- Ryoyu Kobayashi won the normal hill event on Sunday, giving Japan its first gold medal in men's ski jumping in 24 years and its first gold overall at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 7, 2022