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The doctor is in (the Olympics): Desmond makes Irish history

Elsa Desmond knows she’s not going to medal at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

A muted Lunar New Year, inside and outside Olympic bubble

China returned to work Monday after a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday muted by the pandemic — and even more so for the thousands of people inside a Winter Olympics bubble

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

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 · Feb 7, 2022

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 · Feb 7, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 6, 2022

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 · Feb 6, 2022

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 · Feb 6, 2022

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 · Feb 6, 2022

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 · Feb 6, 2022

BC-Olympic Digest, ADVISORY

Nihao from Beijing

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022