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British athletes pick the bones out of dismal skeleton campaign at Beijing 2022

Great Britain’s streak of Olympic skeleton medals stretching back to 2002 – and including three in Pyeongchang four years ago – is over.

The Independent UK

NBC Faces Ratings Nightmare With Beijing Olympics: What Went Wrong?

The Beijing Winter Olympics are turning into a ratings disaster for Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), with viewership for the NBC televised broadcasts at nearly half the level they were four years ago.

Benzinga

Kamila Valieva and Zhu Yi are victims in Winter Olympics’ puppet theatre of pain

Zhu Yi’s haunting yet disastrous skate was the most heartbreaking story of the Beijing Games until Kamila Valieva’s failed drugs test

The Guardian - UK

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White House confirms Biden-Putin call on Saturday – as it happened

US national security adviser urges Americans to leave Ukraine while US officials say Putin has decided to invade

The Guardian - US

No Olympic medal as Shaun White takes flight for final time

Shaun White’s brilliant and transcendent Olympic career is over

The Independent UK

Blinken warns Russia could invade Ukraine during Winter Olympics

Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops near the Ukraine border.

Axios

Winter Olympics 2022: do athletes have to contend with high levels of air pollution?

Thousands of athletes are now competing in Winter Olympics events across three places in China – Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou. But given that air pollution in many Chinese cities is high, does it pose a threat to the athletes?

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Nottingham's Niall Treacy makes promise after 'surreal' Winter Olympics debut in Beijing

Treacy, 21, was unable to progress past his 1000m heats but reckons his Olympic experience in the Chinese capital will be the first of many

Nottingham Post

Snowboard star Huw Nightingale pinpoints positives after memorable Winter Olympic debut

Nightingale, from Bolton, revelled in his maiden outing on the Beijing slopes and is already setting his sights on Milano Cortina in four years' time

Manchester Evening News

Shaun White reduced to tears as snowboard legend crashes out of final Winter Olympics

Three-time Winter Olympic gold medalist Shaun White emotionally retired after his final snowboarding run ended with a crash and he missed out on one final podium

Daily Mirror

Mikaela Shiffrin: ‘Failure is scary but I’ve had a lot of spectacular moments’

All-conquering American is synonymous with success but will be remembered more for the humility shown at her lowest ebb

The Guardian - US

Beijing punishes traders in Olympic souvenir crackdown

Police are punishing traders for cashing in by reselling scarce dolls of Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen at up to 10 times retail price

The Independent UK

Alphabet soup of parties go to Olympic court in Russian case

One of the most anticipated events at the Beijing Olympics is the imminent legal hearing in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case

The Independent UK

Ayumu Hirano captures halfpipe gold

BEIJING -- Ayumu Hirano's third Olympic medal came in an even better color than the first two.

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The Independent UK

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Reuters

S.Korea police probing assault of Chinese man amid Olympic skating furore -reports

South Korean police are investigating an alleged assault on a Chinese student in the southern port city of Busan, local media reported on Friday, amid growing anti-China sentiment over an Olympics skating race controversy.

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: speedy skating and White’s farewell

Irene Schouten and Nils van der Poel dominate on the rink as Olympic legend Shaun White hangs up his board

The Independent UK

Niall Treacy vows to use Beijing 2022 as springboard to future Olympics success

The 21-year-old already has his eyes set on Milano Cortina in 2026

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Sports Illustrated

Shaun White Misses Podium, But Leaves Snowboarding in Good Hands

The 35-year-old bid farewell to the Olympics with a fourth-place finish and a feeling of content as he ceded the stage to a talented next generation.

Bangkok Post

Biden: 'Things could go crazy quickly' in Ukraine

Russia is now massing yet more troops near Ukraine and an invasion could come at any time, perhaps before the end of this month’s Winter Olympics, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Retiring Winter Olympics icon talks 'orgies, parties and horny athletes' inside village

Shaun White, who emotionally retired from Olympic competition on Friday, has previously suggested that athletes mingle within the village - with Team USA holding the best parties

The Independent UK

Having survived abuse, 'Garlic Girls' curlers now seek joy

South Korea's famed women's curling team has arrived at the Olympics in Beijing ready to do what they couldn't four years ago at the Pyeongchang Games: have fun

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Come at Any Time, Says Blinken

Russia has sent more forces to its border with Ukraine and could launch an invasion at any time, including during the Winter Olympics, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday. He said Washington was continuing to "draw down" its embassy in Ukraine and repeated a State Department call…

The Independent UK

Shaun White narrowly fails to end snowboard career with another Olympic medal

The 35-year-old had won the men’s halfpipe competition in each of the last three Games.

The Independent UK

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