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China's 'closed loop' Olympics limited coronavirus, even with some head-scratching measures

BEIJING — On a recent morning, the sound of gagging from credential-holders undergoing their daily coronavirus throat swab from a woman in a hazmat suit echoed off the marble floors of a hotel inside the Winter Olympics bubble.

Los Angeles Times

China strives to flex its tech innovations to worldwide audience at Olympics

BEIJING — An automated basket tips frozen wonton into boiling water. Within minutes, the dough-wrapped bits of pork are cooked, deposited into a black plastic bowl and transported onto a conveyer belt, untouched by human hands. Pink lights flash as your lunch order arrives at the counter.

Los Angeles Times

Keely Hodgkinson breaks British indoor 800m record on return to track

The Olympic silver medallist triumphed in Birmingham

The Independent UK

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Seahawks WR DK Metcalf sets his sights on competing in 2024 Olympics

Once he's out of the medical boot, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf plans to start training to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva’s drug test: The substances and their potential performance effects

As the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva became instantly famous. She also helped Russia win a gold medal in the team figure skating event.

The Conversation

Germany’s women slide to Winter Olympics glory with bobsleigh one-two

Germany extended their historic sliding dominance at the Beijing Games with a one-two finish in the women’s bobsleigh

The Guardian - UK

It is a stepping stone as India is going to bid for 2036 Olympics, 2030 Youth Olympics: IOA president Narinder Batra

FARIDABAD (Haryana): IOA president Narinder Dhruv Batra has hailed India's right to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee session in Mumbai as a stepping stone towards big events coming in the country as India will make all efforts to host the 2030 Youth Olympics and 2036 Olympics.

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Speed skater crashes out on final lap while leading in Winter Olympics mass start - ‘Oh my life!’

Speed skater Nana Tagaki's nightmare week continued as the gold medal favourite dramatically failed to make the final of the women's mass start event in Beijing

Daily Mirror

8 biggest Beijing Olympics controversies

The Winter Games were already fraught from a human rights perspective, and these incidents didn't lift that shadow

Salon

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake ‘heartbroken’ after loss of Olympic silver medal

Mitchell-Blake was supportive of CJ Ujah, whose positive drug test caused the disqualification, saying: ‘He is my brother, I love him’

The Independent UK

British skier escapes injury after landing on back in horror crash in Winter Olympics final

Gus Kenworthy fell twice in the final, the second of which was a sickening blow as he smashed into the lip of the halfpipe but fortunately was uninjured

Daily Mirror

Watch: Jamaican Four-Man Bobsled Team Returns to Winter Olympics After 24 Years

Before Saturday, the Caribbean nation had not competed in the four-man event at the Games since 1998.

Sports Illustrated

Australians finish 16th in two-woman bobsleigh at Beijing Winter Olympics

A disappointing final run of 1:02.51, their slowest of the entire competition so far, sees Bree Walker and Kiara Reddingius slip back in the standings.

ABC News

Today at the Winter Olympics: Great Britain forced to settle for curling silver

The 36-year-old Swede completed a full set of Olympic medals.

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The Hindu

The fastest woman alive chases the elusive ghost of Flo-Jo

Elaine Thompson-Herah had a phenomenal 2021, dominating the Olympics and running the second-fastest 100m of all time. In 2022, she is in pursuit of a first individual world title and a 34-year-old record

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Bruce Mouat’s Team GB beaten by ‘greatest in history’ Niklas Edin in Olympic curling final

Sweden’s Niklas Edin was once dubbed the ‘John McEnroe of curling’ for bad-tempered outbursts but this was an ice-cool display at the expense of the youthful Bruce Mouat

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: Great Britain beaten by ‘perfect display of curling’ from Sweden in men’s final

Bruce Mouat’s side were edged 5-4 in a tense final in Beijing.

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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".

Sports Illustrated

It’s Not Easy Being in ‘Sports Prison’ at the Beijing Olympics

Last summer’s Games in Tokyo were a challenge, but these have been exponentially harder, with the Chinese government’s COVID-19 protocols and the “closed loop” system presenting an extra layer of difficulty for athletes.

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: second gold for NZ and a medal at last for GB

Nico Porteous wins New Zealand’s second ever Winter Olympics gold as GB men take curling silver

Axios

The Winter Olympics' COVID strategy worked pretty well

184 athletes have tested positive since Jan. 23.

ABC News

Beijing Winter Olympics 50km cross-country race shortened due to high winds and freezing conditions

Cross-country skiers use tape to stop their faces from freezing at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but they were still upset when organisers decided to shorten the 50km race for safety reasons.

Sports Illustrated

New Zealand Team Performs Haka in Subzero Temperatures After Winning Olympic Gold

Nico Porteous was met with a surprise after becoming the first male gold medalist in New Zealand's Winter Olympic history.

The Independent UK

Team GB’s Vicky Wright determined to earn household bragging rights with Olympic curling gold

Wright watched fiancé Greg Drummond win silver in Sochi and hopes to go one better on Sunday

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