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Blow for British medal hopes as Charlotte Bankes falls short in snowboard-cross

Pre-race favourite Bankes was eliminated in the quarter-finals of an event won by American Lindsey Jacobellis

The Independent UK

Mayo Clinic Minute: Hockey safety tips

From peewees to the pros as well as the 2022 Winter Olympics, this is the heart of hockey season. Like all sports, there is always a risk of getting injured.

Tribune News Service

Lindsey Jacobellis Wins Team USA's First Gold Medal at Beijing Winter Olympics

Five days after the opening ceremony, the U.S. has claimed gold.

Sports Illustrated

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Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis wins U.S. its 1st Winter Olympics gold in Beijing

Jacobellis at 36 is the oldest Olympian to win a snowboard medal — male or female.

Axios

Hanbok at Beijing Winter Olympics opening sparks South Korean anger

Appearance of traditional dress denounced as further attempt by China to appropriate Korean culture

The Guardian - UK

Shaun White Lands All-or-Nothing Run to Qualify for Halfpipe Final in Fifth Olympics

The snowboarding legend fell on his first run, but nailed his high-stake second attempt.

Sports Illustrated

Winter Olympics 2022: Charlotte Bankes misses out on snowboard cross gold as Britain’s medal wait continues

Charlotte Bankes’ hopes of gold in the snowboard cross were dashed as the world No1 failed to make it through her quarter-final in Beijing on Wednesday.

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Winter Olympics 2022: Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out again, latest news, results and medal table

Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out of her second successive alpine race at Beijing 2022 in another disastrous run for the American.

Evening Standard

James qualifies second in Games halfpipe

Scotty James has qualified for the final of the men's halfpipe in second spot, while American legend Shaun White survived a scare to also stay in contention.

AAP

AP PHOTOS: Athletes soar high in Day 4 at Beijing Olympics

Athletes made history in figure skating and freestyle skiing big air, among other events, on Day 4 of the Beijing Olympics.

The Independent UK

Brockhoff angry after finishing fourth

Australian triple Olympian Belle Brockhoff has paid for a poor start and finished fourth in the snowboard cross final, missing out on the podium.

AAP

America’s Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out of slalom after nightmare Olympics run

The World Cup leader admitted to feeling ‘pretty awful’ after her latest set-back in China.

The Independent UK

Sports community rallies around Mikaela Shiffrin after she skis out for 2nd time in 3 days at Olympics

The sports world is sending its best to Mikaela Shiffrin.

USA Today Sports Media Group

U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out of second Olympic event

Shiffrin also crashed in her first event, the women’s giant slalom, on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Mikaela Shiffrin's 2nd Olympic race also ends early

Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin has missed a gate early in the first run of the slalom at the Beijing Games and is out of the event

The Independent UK

Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

Naysayers didn't deter Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at the Winter Games, who has now become an even more rare Beijing Olympics success story – however relative – from that part of the globe

Tribune News Service

Young U.S. men's hockey team will need to go to school in Beijing

BEIJING — When the NHL opted out of the Olympics in December because of COVID-19 issues that led to a slew of postponed games, USA Hockey turned to the college ranks to assemble its team.

The Independent UK

Olympics Live: Downhill champ Goggia back on the slopes

Defending Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia is on the Beijing slopes and training after crashing and injuring her left knee and leg last month

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Los Angeles Times

Stephanie Yang: Life inside the Olympics bubble: Limbo between China and the world

BEIJING — Three rows of fencing, two guard patrols and multiple "no crossing" signs mark the ominous border between the 2022 Winter Olympics and the rest of its host city. It feels like a parallel universe of ID-assigned bar codes, throat swabs and room service delivered by swift staff wearing…

The Conversation

Your guide to the best figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics – through the eyes of a dancer

For dancers and ex-dancers like myself, the figure skating at the Winter Olympics is a particularly irresistible drawcard: the speed of the skating, the height of the jumps, the delicacy of the movements, the speed of the twirls and the musicality and interpretation of the skaters.

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics 2022 day five – as it happened

Day five of XXIV Olympic Winter Games

Salon

Why won't NBC rehire Leslie Jones?

The network had blocked some of the comedian's posts of the Olympics, infuriating fans who prefer her commentary

ABC News

Australia's Belle Brockhoff fourth in women's snowboard cross at Beijing Winter Olympics

Belle Brockhoff misses a medal in the women's snowboard cross, while Scotty James and Valentino Guseli book spots in Friday's halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Mic

Elon Musk is an “embarrassment for us,” SpaceX employees say in open letter

In a note that made the rounds inside the company, employees basically begged Musk to log off.

Chicago Sun-Times

Super Bowl viewer’s guide

Here are some things to know about the game as well as Super Bowl-related programming.

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