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Despite historic ratings low for the 2022 Winter Games, NBCUniversal remains bullish on Olympics

NEW YORK — Faced with the lingering effects of a global pandemic, empty stands and a politically fraught situation in Beijing, NBC Sports was prepared for the worst with the Winter Olympics, and from a TV ratings standpoint that’s what it got.

Los Angeles Times

NBC's scores are in: Record low Olympics ratings

NBC will be happy to put the Beijing Winter Olympics in the rear-view mirror, as the event had a record low viewership for an American audience and the Olympics

The Independent UK

Kellie Harrington guaranteed at least bronze medal after Strandja Cup quarter-final win

The Olympic gold medallist made it two wins from two on her return to the ring as she comfortably outboxed Kazakhstan's Aidana Zabynbekova

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India, Japan could be next Asian hosts of the Olympics

As it did with China, the IOC can envision India as a new frontier that will yield deep-pocketed sponsors, television rights deals and generous government support.

Chicago Sun-Times

Olympic champion ice skater told his friend he was HIV positive on the steps of the Adelphi Hotel

John Curry won Olympic Gold in 1977 with 20 million people watching him

Liverpool Echo

Lewis Hamilton sends appreciation after speed skater’s tribute to F1 star at Winter Olympics

Canadian Olympic legend Charles Hamelin paid tribute to Lewis Hamilton with a specially-designed helmet at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games

Daily Mirror

Be the Representation You Want to See

By winning a bronze medal in London 2012 and a silver in Rio 2016, U.S. swimmer Lia Neal became the first Black woman to compete in multiple Olympics. Now retired, the 27-year-old reflects on embracing her responsibility as a role model and details the work she’s doing to increase diversity…

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Naomi Osaka opens up on ‘regrets’ as she looks back at abrupt end to Olympics journey

Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka took to Instagram to reveal her Tokyo Olympic 'regrets' during the 2020 Games last summer.

Daily Mirror

PVL can help India qualify for the Olympics: Sandy Nair

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The Hindu

Call made for gold medal winning curlers to be given the Freedom of Perth

Perthshire pair Eve Muirhead and Mili Smith represented Team GB at the Winter Olympics in Beijing

Daily Record

Proud Perthshire curler Mili Smith on the incredible Winter Olympics gold medal journey

Mili, from Guildtown and the team's alternate in Beijing, has worked hard to rise through the curling ranks

Daily Record

Olympics Say Goodbye to Asia after a Star-Crossed Run

The Olympics have said goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run, and it's unclear when they'll be back after the continent hosted four of the last eight Games. The earliest the Summer Games could return is 2036, and the favorite could be the world's most populous country — not China,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Triumphant Olympic curling teams return to Edinburgh

Team GB's only Beijing medallists receive a hero's welcome at the airport

Edinburgh Live

Logan misses out in Qld 2032 Olympics plan

The mayor of Queensland's Logan says his city has been completely overlooked in the state government's masterplan for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

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The Independent UK

Olympics say goodbye to Asia after 4-year star-crossed run

The Olympics have said goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run, and it’s unclear when they’ll be back after the continent hosted four of the last eight Games

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Silver medalist curling team dolls on display in Aichi

Hina dolls inspired by the Loco Solare women's curling team that claimed silver at the Beijing Olympics are featured in a display at Kodomo Ningyo Kobo in Takahama, Aichi Prefecture.

The Independent UK

Triumphant Olympic curling teams land in Edinburgh

The athletes were reunited with friends and family after not seeing them for more than a month.

Dublin Live

Kellie Harrington wins on ring return after Olympic gold medal success

She defeated Sweden's Agnes Alexiusson in the 73rd International Strandja tournament in Sofia.

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Reuters

Activists urge UN rights chief to release delayed report on Xinjiang

Now that the Beijing Winter Olympics is over, U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet must release her long-delayed report on alleged violations in China's Xinjiang region against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Daily Record

Stirling curler hopes Beijing Olympic success can help inspire new generation

The women's and men's curling teams - who train in Stirling - were the only medallists for Team GB at the Games.

Benzinga

Ouch! NBC's Winter Olympics Coverage Down 42% From Four Years Earlier

The Beijing Winter Olympics was anything but a gold medal performance for Comcast Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal division, with viewership down 42% from the 2018 games held in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Irish Mirror

Kellie Harrington makes winning return to the ring after Olympic gold medal success

She won via unanimous verdict and advances to the quarter-finals of the tournament

Caixin Global

Zhang Wenhong: Beijing Winter Olympics Sets Perfect Example for How to Bring People Together Amid Pandemic

The closed-loop management system of the winter games demonstrated a new possibility for pandemic control and communication among people from different part of the world

The Guardian - UK

First the IOC, now Nato: how Putin’s Russia refuses to play by the rules

The scandal surrounding Kamila Valieva at the Winter Olympics raises fears the regime may end the teenager’s career before it has a chance to begin

Tribune News Service

La Velle E. Neal III: China should never have been allowed to hold these Olympics

BEIJING – Sports fans have been forced to gaze toward China this month as it held a Winter Olympics it should have never been allowed to hold.

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