Analysis: Plenty went wrong for US Alpine skiing at Olympics A United States team led by Mikaela Shiffrin will leave the Beijing Olympics with just one of the 30 individual medals in Alpine skiing The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022
Raising age limit for skating would end the age of the quad The quadruple jumps that sent Russian world champ Anna Shcherbakova to the gold medal and teammate Alexandra Trusova to the silver could be a thing of the past by the 2026 Games The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022
Winter Olympics day 14: GB women into curling final – as it happened Eve Muirhead and co set up a curling final against Japan after Eileen Gu won another gold medal for China, and ROC beat Sweden in the men’s hockey The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022
Eileen Gu soars to hat-trick of medals at Beijing Games with freeski halfpipe gold China’s Eileen Gu cruised to victory in the women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe final, claiming her second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2022
Court cites lab delay in ruling allowing Valieva to skate The judges who let Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva continue to compete at the Beijing Olympics blamed anti-doping officials for a “failure to function effectively.” The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022
China’s Eileen Gu wins gold in women’s freestyle halfpipe ZHANGJIAKOU, China — When some competitors barely cleared the top of the halfpipe on late-run tricks, Chinese star Eileen Gu continued to soar. Camera operators bent backward to track the teenager’s motion through the air as she spun off the wall of the halfpipe, climbing higher and higher just as… Los Angeles Times · Feb 18, 2022
AP PHOTOS: Valieva, Shiffrin stumble on Day 13 of Olympics Whether it's on the ice, in the air or on the slopes at the Winter Olympics, Associated Press photographers are there to capture every moment, from the thrilling to the heartbreaking to the whimsical. The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022
Gu breezes to gold in ski halfpipe, 3rd medal at Olympics Eileen Gu captured Olympic gold in the women’s ski halfpipe final on a breezy and cold morning to become the first action-sports athlete to pick up three medals at the same Winter Games The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022
Moneyrock: Olympic curlers crunch data to get edge on ice The sport of curling is steeped in centuries of tradition The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022
Anna Shcherbakova, Russian Olympic Committee Gold Medalist, Says She Feels ‘Emptiness’ After Winning Anna Shcherbakova's victory was overshadowed as she stood alone while Russian Olympic Committee teammates consoled Kamila Valieva, who placed fourth. Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2022
Mac Engel: Other than Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski, the Winter Olympics are barely watchable FORT WORTH, Texas — The idea is so terrible it's good. Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022
La Velle E. Neal III: Gold medal battle makes me want more women’s hockey BEIJING — Forward Marie Philip-Poulin scored in the second period in the gold medal women's hockey game on Wednesday, and Canada led 3-0 and was threatening to win in a blowout, just like it had in nearly every game of the Olympic tournament. Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022
Strategy backfires on John Shuster, ending chance for another golden curl BEIJING — Curling is often called chess on ice. Thursday night, it was more like a math problem on ice for John Shuster and his teammates. Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022
Canada starts fast, holds off USA rally to win Olympic women’s hockey gold BEIJING — After losing to the U.S. in the gold medal game four years ago, some dejected Canadian players took off the silver medals around their necks. Thursday, they won a color that suited them better. Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2022 Kamila Valieva’s Collapse Was a Fitting End to a Controversial Olympics Authorities deemed the 15-year-old a “protected person” who is not responsible for her actions. But no one protected her, or her teammates, from an abusive system that resulted in a doping scandal.
The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022 Athlete mental health was sacrificed during Beijing 2022 Olympics In a recent letter, Richard Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee, claimed that “the IOC is athlete-centered,” insisting the Olympics “can — and do — make the world a better place.”
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 GB curlers can create positive Winter Olympics headlines – performance director The quartet of Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan have booked a place in Saturday’s men’s final.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2022 NHL Power Rankings: Each Team’s Greatest Olympian Let’s take a trip down memory lane of when household NHL names were in the Olympic tournament.
France 24 · Feb 17, 2022 Skater Timothy LeDuc: First non-binary athlete to compete in Winter Olympics US skater Timothy LeDuc will become the first non-binary athlete to participate in a Winter Olympics when he takes to the ice with partner Ashley Cain-Gribble on Friday as new guidelines aim to make future Games more inclusive for trans athletes.
Axios · Feb 17, 2022 Team China's foreign-born Olympians The Chinese government appears to have loosened nationality laws to win medals and present a stronger image at the Olympics.
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 Winter Olympics: GB men to contest curling final 20 years after Rhona Martin’s ‘Stone of Destiny’ Martin watched on as Bruce Mouat’s men sealed their place in the final
Wales Online · Feb 17, 2022 Olympic champion Greg Rutherford delivers candid verdict on why Britain's bobsleigh crashed in Beijing Pilot Brad Hall and brakeman Nick Gleeson overturned at 83mph during their third run on Tuesday to extend Britain's miserable run at the Winter Olympic Games
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 GB men to contest curling final 20 years after Rhona Martin’s ‘Stone of Destiny’ Martin watched on as Bruce Mouat’s men sealed their place in the final.
Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2022 Kamila Valieva coach's furious "explain to me" reaction after Winter Olympic failure Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for a banned substance before the Winter Olympics, failed to win an ice skating medal after falling three times during her skate
Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2022 Mikaela Shiffrin Shows Examples of Vitriol on Social Media, Has Message For Critics Mikaela Shiffrin had a message for all of her critics after failing to finish another Olympic event.