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Winter Olympics 2022: Poor performances leave Britain’s skeleton medal hopes hanging by a thread

For the first time in two decades, Britain could miss out on winning a medal in the Winter Olympics skeleton race.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: Russia faces questions over doping reports and figure skating controversy

Olympic organisers said they will not comment on ‘speculation’ amid reports that a Russian figure skater tested positive for a banned substance before arriving in Beijing

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:50 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

The Independent UK

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Chloe Kim Avoids the Pitfalls of Pressure in Beijing

The 21-year-old deftly brushed off the weight of expectations that has crushed countless stars at the Olympics. But it wasn’t as easy as it looked.

Sports Illustrated

Winter Olympics: Team GB medal hopes slip away on ‘punishing’ skeleton track

Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt have work to do if they are to trouble the medal positions as Team GB struggled in what has traditionally been a strong event

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics curling LIVE: GB beat Sweden as Netherlands’ Irene Schouten wins speed skating gold

Follow all the latest news and updates from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing with curling, snowboarding cross and freestyle skiing all in action

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022: Mixed results for GB curlers; Kim wins gold; latest news, results and medal table

Team GB’s curlers endured mixed fortunes on the ice as Bruce Mouat showed no ill effects from missing out on a medal in the mixed doubles to get off to a winning start in the team competition against Italy.

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Nathan Chen wins figure skating gold for US and Olympic redemption

The American left no doubt, making good on his long-held promise to finally take hold of figure skating’s ultimate prize

The Guardian - US

Hughes shattered after Games 'cross blow

2018 Olympic silver medallist Jarryd Hughes did it tough at the snowboard cross in Beijing, bowing out early on a disappointing day for the Australian men.

AAP

GLIMPSES: at Olympics, images from one visitor's COVID scare

For one Associated Press photographer, the Olympics were a chance to cover ice hockey — and experience what happened after a positive COVID test

The Independent UK

Golden moment: Nathan Chen wins long-sought Olympic title

Nathan Chen followed his record short program at the Beijing Games with a near-perfect free skate Thursday that earned him a long-awaited Olympic gold medal and standing ovation from a crowd of supporters inside historic Capital Indoor Stadium

The Independent UK

"Rocketman" Nathan Chen wins men's figure skating Olympic gold for U.S. in Beijing

This is Chen's third Olympic medal and his first gold.

Axios

Poor performances leave Britain’s skeleton medal hopes hanging by a thread

For the first time in two decades, Britain could miss out on winning a medal in the Winter Olympics skeleton race.

The Independent UK

'Politics of grandeur': 2 Olympics and China's love of big

Beijing's Winter Olympics remind us of how everything in China is big, bigger — and even bigger

The Independent UK

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At Beijing 2022, ‘woke capital’ in awkward spot on human rights

Corporate sponsors at Olympic Winter Games are keeping low profile after championing social justice issues in the West.

Chicago Sun-Times

American Chloe Kim repeats as gold medalist in halfpipe

Kim joins fellow American Shaun White as the only snowboarders to defend their Olympic titles in the halfpipe.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: Defending champion Chloe Kim wins gold in snowboard halfpipe

Even before Kim slid for the final run, it was clear that she is the Olympic champion as none of her competitors could outdo the points she earned in her opening run

The Independent UK

Kim rides big 1st run to defense of Olympic halfpipe title

American snowboarder Chloe Kim turned in a strong opening run to easily defend her Olympic halfpipe title

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Australian Opals banish memories of Tokyo Olympics to look ahead to Women's Basketball World Cup

After a disappointing showing at last year's Tokyo Olympics, the Australian women's basketball team is rebuilding its brand and its culture to try to top the podium at the World Cup in Sydney later this year.

The Guardian - US

Chloe Kim dominates snowboard halfpipe to retain her Olympic gold

American snowboarder Chloe Kim became the first woman to successfully defend the Olympic halfpipe title

Los Angeles Times

Chloe Kim successfully defends Olympic title, wins gold in snowboard halfpipe

ZHANJIAKOU, China — Chloe Kim, the teenage snowboarding sensation from the 2018 Olympics, successfully defended her halfpipe title Thursday, winning gold for the United States at the Beijing Games.

The Conversation

Can China use the Beijing Olympics to 'sportwash' its abuses against the Uyghurs? Only if the world remains silent

Many issues have cast a shadow over the Beijing Winter Olympics in recent weeks, from China’s controversial “zero-COVID” approach to the looming possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Stars stand out on day 5 of the Winter 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.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A joyful Chloe Kim threw down some absurd tricks in her first halfpipe final run at Beijing Olympics

Chloe Kim is absolutely unreal.

The Independent UK

NBC defends Shiffrin coverage, suggests sexism by critics

NBC Sports offered a full-throated defense of how it covered skier Mikaela Shiffrin's shocking Olympics flameout, which drew criticism in some circles for being cruel

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