The sights and sounds of curling at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Despite curling being one of the only Winter Olympic sports that cannot not be described as extreme, it's certainly one of the loudest. ABC News · Feb 16, 2022
Sakamoto finishes short program with best score ever BEIJING -- Kaori Sakamoto secured 79.84 points, her best score ever, in the women's figure skating short program in the Olympic Games on Tuesday, moving into third place ahead of the free skating portion of the event. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 16, 2022
Korf appointed to key AusCycling position Jesse Korf will be AusCycling's new performance boss as the organisation regroups from its underachieving Tokyo Olympics campaign. AAP · Feb 16, 2022
Americans Alex Hall, Nick Goepper win gold, silver in slopestyle BEIJING — The pristine white snow at Genting Snow Park is more than just Alex Hall's office for the day. To the two-time Olympic freeskier, it's a sun-soaked, freezing-cold, blank canvas on which to paint his next picture. Los Angeles Times · Feb 16, 2022
ATHLETES ON: Best things they've eaten in the Olympic bubble Avocado ice cream and boiling hot pots are some of the best foods athletes say they’ve eaten at the Beijing Olympics The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022
Alex Hall wins Olympic gold and Nick Goepper silver for U.S. in men's freeski slopestyle It's 2-time Olympian Hall's first-ever Winter Olympics medal. Axios · Feb 16, 2022
This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022
Winter Olympics day 12: Canada crash out of men’s ice hockey – as it happened Another busy day saw upsets, tight finishes, American success and more fallout from the Kamila Valieva controversy The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022
This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022
Team USA’s Alex Hall, Nick Goepper Capture Gold, Silver in Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Alex Hall earned his first career Olympic medal while teammate Nick Goepper grabbed his third. Sports Illustrated · Feb 16, 2022
Despite loosening rules, few women figure skaters pick pants Just one figure skater in the Beijing Olympics' marquee women's event wore pants for her short program performance at Capital Indoor Stadium The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022
Wright dumped, Slater sneaks in at Sunset Australia's Olympic bronze medallist Owen Wright has been eliminated from the WSL event at Sunset Beach while Kelly Slater was among those to advance. AAP · Feb 16, 2022
Olympics Live: US wins gold, silver in ski slopestyle Freestyler skier Alex Hall has led a 1-2 American finish in the men’s Olympic slopestyle competition in Beijing The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022
AP PHOTOS: Valieva skates, Su wins on Day 11 at 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 16, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022 Winter Olympics LIVE: Team GB endure mixed fates in curling as UK Sport defend medal-less Games Follow latest updates from Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
Sports Illustrated · Feb 16, 2022 Where Will the Next Winter Olympics Be Held? Future Sites We Know So Far The Winter Games are headed to Italy in 2026.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022 Kelly Curtis — the first Black US skeleton to compete in the Olympics — comments on media attention surrounding her biracial heritage Kelly Curtis is first Black athlete to represent Team USA in skeleton
Sports Illustrated · Feb 15, 2022 Former U.S. Olympian Adam Rippon Calls ROC ’Dirty Cheaters’ Over Kamila Valieva Situation The 2018 bronze medalist did not sugarcoat his feelings when talking about the decision and the Russian Olympic Committee.
Miami Herald · Feb 15, 2022 Michelle Kaufman: Letting Russian skater Valieva compete is an affront to all athletes at Beijing Olympics Don’t let Kamila Valieva’s slight frame, sequined dress, and lipstick fool you. The 15-year-old Russian figure skating phenom, like all the Olympic skaters American TV viewers woke up to Tuesday morning, is a strong, fearless, world-class athlete.
Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022 Mac Engel: Sha'Carri Richardson right about Olympics' double standard, wrong on racism Sha'Carri Richardson got screwed out of a place in the Summer Olympics, but it was not because of the color of her skin.
Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022 For biathlete Jake Brown, Olympics are long way from Mora Vasaloppet BEIJING — It's always good to have goals in life. When Jake Brown was a young cross-country skier, his was pretty simple: to win one of the Swedish Dala horses given as trophies at the Mora Vasaloppet.
Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022 La Velle E. Neal III: Superpowers of women’s hockey set for gold medal collision BEIJING — One by one, the U.S. women's hockey players were asked about the enormity of playing Canada. It was difficult to get a direct answer from them about a team that now stands directly in front of them for an Olympic gold medal.
Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022 Jessie Diggins heads to her gold medal event with fresh changes, challenges ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins has been making the case that the U.S. really isn't defending the Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing she won four years ago. The team sprint at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games was a freestyle, while Wednesday's team sprint at the Beijing Games is in the…
Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022 It’s USA-Canada again, but college players fuel global growth of women’s hockey BEIJING — With a 7 1/2-month old baby at home, Maura Crowell often finds herself awake at odd hours. That wasn't such a bad thing over the past two weeks, since she planned to be up anyway to watch the women's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 15, 2022 Helene Elliott: Kamila Valieva's strong figure skating short program performance deserves an asterisk Kamila Valieva was a vision in shades of lavender, her bedazzled skirt fluttering as she floated above the ice at Capital Indoor Stadium.