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The Olympics face an existential crisis. An American-led effort could save them

The Olympic movement risks lurching even further into an existential crisis if major problems aren’t addressed, and many of the levers for change lie in Americans’ hands

The Guardian - US

Beijing Olympics Closes after Golden Moments and Doping Storm

The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run event and a "safe Games" in the midst of the Covid pandemic, but the gold medals were overshadowed by a doping controversy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Winter Olympics review: From politics and human rights to doping and Covid, Beijing Games leaves a sour taste

Despite the magic of Team GB’s curlers and some special moments of sporting achievement, the Beijing Games have been a headache for Olympic organisers

The Independent UK

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‘Horrific’: BOA chief backs harsher ROC ban if Valieva was deliberately doped

The British Olympic Association wants a harsher ban imposed on Russia if it can be proved that its sporting system deliberately doped the 15-year-old skater Kamila Valieva

The Guardian - UK

From Putin's War-Mongering to the Valieva Scandal, Russia Besieges Beijing Games

With the looming threat to invade Ukraine and the specter of another doping scandal, one country continues to be at the center of Olympic dysfunction.

Sports Illustrated

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony: the parade of nations, the handover to Milan-Cortina, the farewell and the fireworks, as it happened

The Winter Olympics come to an end with an emotional ceremony in Beijing, following the handover to the next hosts in Milan-Cortina. Follow our live blog.

ABC News

After Beijing bubble bursts, can the IOC save the Olympics?

The cordoned-off Olympic bubble that folds up when the closing ceremony ends has produced its usual collage of amazing athletes doing great things

The Independent UK

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Winter Olympics day 16: GB win women’s curling gold before closing ceremony – as it happened

Team GB’s women won curling gold before a Beijing closing ceremony to a Games embroiled in controversy

The Guardian - US

Panel denies U.S. figure skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals

Losing the case means the U.S. skaters will receive their medals months, maybe even years, from now, after Russian skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case winds its way through hearings and appeals.

Chicago Sun-Times

IOC session in India will be significant development for country's Olympic aspiration: Nita Ambani

International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Nita Ambani described Saturday's decision to award India the right to host the IOC Session in Mumbai in 2023 as "a significant development for India's Olympic aspirations and a matter of great pride and joy".

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AP Exclusive: US skaters file appeal to get Olympic medals

The Associated Press has learned that attorneys for the U.S. figure skaters whose silver medal is being withheld have notified the IOC that they have filed an appeal to have the medals awarded before the end of the Beijing Games

The Independent UK

India wins bid to host 2023 IOC session in Mumbai

India on Saturday won the right to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session in Mumbai in an unopposed race, during the 139th IOC Session in Beijing, China.

Dynamite News

Winter Olympics 2022 day 15: Sweden pip GB to curling gold after extra end – as it happened

Rolling report: There are plenty more medals to be won as the Games in Beijing reach their penultimate day. Join Martin Belam for updates

The Guardian - AU

What's next for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after her Beijing Winter Olympics campaign?

The teenage figure skater's Winter Olympics campaign has triangulated wider issues of age limits, doping and the IOC's duty of care. So where to next for Valieva?

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Russia Responds to Criticism From IOC President About Valieva's Coach

The Kremlin weighed in after the IOC President criticized Kamila Valieva's coach for being too harsh on the 15-year-old.

Radio France Internationale

IOC boss Bach hits out at entourage of teenage Russian skater at Beijing Games

Olympic Games supremo Thomas Bach on Friday branded the reactions of Kamila Valieva's coaches as chilling after the 15-year-old botched her attempt to secure gold in the women's figure skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Daily Mirror

Russia hits back after Olympic CEO criticised “chilling” treatment of Kamila Valieva

IOC President Thomas Bach was scathing about Kamila Valieva's coach and entourage after the Russian teenager failed to finish in a medal position in her individual event

The Conversation

What's the IOC – and why doesn't it do more about human rights issues related to the Olympics?

The International Olympic Committee, a nongovernmental organization based in Switzerland that’s independent of any one nation, was founded in 1894. It’s a group of officials who supervise and support the Olympics and set Olympic policies about everything from whether break dancing can be added as an official sport to what’s…

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The Independent UK

After skating debacle, Bach takes rare shots at Russians

A worldwide wave of sympathy has flowed to Kamila Valieva for the ordeal she endured at the Beijing Olympics

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: Gu and Norway set records

Eileen Gu wins her third medal of the Games, Norway set a new benchmark and Thomas Bach hits out at Valieva’s coaches

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics: IOC president Thomas Bach disturbed by ‘chilling’ treatment of Kamila Valieva

IOC president Thomas Bach says he was left disturbed by the “chilling” way a distraught Kamila Valieva was treated by her coach in the aftermath of the women’s figure skating.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IOC President Bach Disturbed by Valieva’s Meltdown, Hits Out at Entourage

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said it had been "chilling" to witness Russian teenage skater Kamila Valieva crumble under pressure at the Beijing Olympics in the wake of a doping scandal, hitting out at the 15-year-old's entourage on Friday. Valieva, who had been leading the women's figure skating…

The Guardian - AU

‘Tremendous coldness’: IOC president condemns Kamila Valieva’s entourage

The way the 15-year-old Russian skater was treated by her coach was ‘chilling’ and does not inspire any confidence in her entourage, Thomas Bach has said

The Independent UK

‘Cold’ Kamila Valieva treatment pushes IOC towards fresh investigation

IOC president Thomas Bach insists the ‘chilling’ atmosphere and treatment that followed the 15-year-old’s error-strewn performance needs investigating

ABC News

IOC president Thomas Bach concerned for wellbeing of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva

The IOC president says it was "chilling" to see the "tremendous coldness" between Russian skater Kamila Valieva and her entourage after her error-strewn performance in Beijing.

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