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Today at the Winter Olympics: Dodds and Mouat in semi-final as Muir soars

Seventeen-year-old Kirsty Muir soared into the women’s freestyle Big Air final.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics curling LIVE: Five crash at same turn in luge and skater Vincent Zhou tests positive for Covid

Follow all the latest updates from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as Britain’s Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat lose curling semi-final against Norway

The Independent UK

Olympics Not The Only Games This Year

While China’s many human rights problems have been highlighted as the main reason for the boycott, it can be said that a secondary target is the Olympic movement itself.

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Golden girl Anthony eyes more moguls glory

Australia's newest Olympic champion Jakara Anthony won't return home for long before flying to Europe to target the overall World Cup moguls championship.

AAP

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 day three – as it happened

The first Monday of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics LIVE: Cancer survivor Max Parrot wins gold for Canada as Mikaela Shiffrin sees shock exit

A total of nine medal events are on today

The Independent UK

Why Georgian luger Saba Kumaritashvili sums up the true Olympic spirit

Saba Kumaritashvili is carrying on the family Olympic legacy 12 years after his cousin was killed at the Vancouver games.

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Learning the Lessons of the Horrific Beijing Olympics - And How to Reform Future Games

It's too late to boycott. But much can be done to prevent such a travesty from ever happening again. I propose five reforms, and explain how to force their implementation.

Reason

Helene Elliott: Disparity in women's hockey continues to drag down the sport

Brianne Jenner was too polite to gloat after she contributed a hat trick to Canada's second straight double-digit scoring spree and blowout victory in the women's Olympic hockey tournament.

Los Angeles Times

Inside the Hazmat Olympic Games where China tracks athletes' every move in ring of steel

The Beijing Winter Olympics is a major sporting international event like no other - with severe measures in place around Covid and keeping a check on visitors' movements

Daily Mirror

Beijing 2022 resembles science fiction as robots clean and serve cocktails behind scenes

There are plenty of futuristic gadgets on show to make life easier for athletes in the Olympic village, and to help with Covid protocols

Daily Mirror

Land of the panda running out of Beijing Olympic pandas

Beijing (AFP) - The land of the panda failed to produce enough panda souvenirs for the Beijing Winter Olympics, a red-faced Chinese official admitted on Sunday.

AFP

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Nihao from Beijing

The Independent UK

Olympic organizers address complaints about isolation hotels

Olympic organizers say they’re addressing complaints about isolation conditions for athletes who test positive for the coronavirus

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An Olympic question that won't go away: Where is Peng Shuai?

The whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai remain a pressing question at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Inside the Olympic bubble, looking for China — or 'China'

The Olympics are usually an opportunity for the host country to showcase its culture

USA Today Sports Media Group

Snowboarder Julia Marino wins Team USA’s first medal of Beijing Olympics with surprise slopestyle silver

Team USA has its first medal in Beijing!

Tribune News Service

La Velle E. Neal III: U.S. mixed doubles curling team trying to get on the same page

BEIJING — The mixed doubles curling team of Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys has not played up to its capabilities. That makes Team USA a potential threat as they look to advance out of round-robin play and into the semifinals of the Olympic tournament.

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Olympic champion Amy Williams reveals her one key wish for Team GB as Beijing 2022 gets underway

Mere hundredths of a second will decide who gets gold, silver and bronze on Beijing's slopes and slides

AAP

Woods finishes sixth in Olympic moguls

Australian moguls skier Cooper Woods has excelled at his debut Olympics, reaching the medal round and finishing sixth.

The Independent UK

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Nihao from Beijing!

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How to stage Olympics in a snow-challenged city

Dry Beijing barely gets any winter precipitation, which makes this year’s Winter Games the first to rely almost entirely on artificial snow for the skiing and snowboarding events

The Canadian Press

Canadian speedskater Weidemann wins Olympic bronze in women's 3,000

BEIJING — Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann picked up Canada's first medal at the Beijing Olympics with bronze in the women's 3,000 metres.

Reuters

Increased COVID cases at Beijing Games no reason for concern, organisers say

COVID-19 cases inside Beijing's Winter Olympic Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals began after 45 new cases were detected on Feb. 4, but organisers say the situation is under control and cases confined to the 'closed loop'.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony dazzles with midwinter show

BEIJING -- Ahead of the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony at the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, a spectacular show was held Friday night, featuring dance performances by children, local residents and others dressed in colorful costumes.

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