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How to Watch Shaun White: Beijing Olympics Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time

Here’s Shaun White’s complete schedule in the men’s halfpipe event.

Sports Illustrated

'Someone else's festival': No North Korea at ally's Olympics

During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global limelight in South Korea

The Independent UK

In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule

Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee, says the Olympic ideals show that even in a world full of conflict, people can build bridges and live in peace

The Independent UK

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How to Watch Mikaela Shiffrin in the Beijing Olympics: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time

Shiffrin can set the American record for most Olympic gold medals by an alpine skier.

Sports Illustrated

Taiwan condemns 'contemptible' timing of China-Russia partnership

Taiwan on Saturday condemned as "contemptible" the timing of China and Russia's "no limits" partnership at the start of the Winter Olympics, saying the Chinese government was bringing shame to the spirit of the Games.

Reuters

The Latest: Italy's Sofia Goggia ready for Olympics

Sofia Goggia is back on snow and preparing to fly to China to defend her Olympic downhill title two weeks after crashing and injuring her left knee and leg

The Independent UK

China turns up volume in own defense in an otherwise quiet opening ceremony

BEIJING — The last time Zhang Yimou directed an opening ceremony, he had 15,000 performers and a $100 million budget at his disposal. That kind of excess didn't seem right for an Olympics under the lingering shadow of COVID-19.

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Jessie Diggins goes for first medal: What you should about skiathlon

BEIJING — Jessie Diggins competes in her first race at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, the 15 km skiathlon.

Tribune News Service

Olympic curler shares touching moment he told his children he was chosen as flag bearer for Team USA

Olympian’s son announced the news to his entire third-grade class

The Independent UK

La Velle E. Neal III: As China grabs the Olympic spotlight, let’s turn it to the athletes

BEIJING — There will be time to get into why the Winter Olympics should or shouldn't be held here in China. To question if politics should play a role in determining what country should host this showcase of athletic excellence. To argue if China's human rights record, suppression of cultures…

Tribune News Service

Otherworldly feel of Alpine skiing venue a perfect fit for unusual Beijing Olympics

BEIJING — The downhill track resembles a narrow white river snaking through the Xiaohaituo Mountain Area's windswept brown scrub that extends in all directions.

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Nathan Chen shows his graceful power with personal-best score at Olympics

BEIJING — Nathan Chen allowed himself a small laugh, a rare indulgence that was four years in the making.

Los Angeles Times

Angst all round as Beijing's moment nears

China's borders have been virtually closed off for the past two years. Now, in a way, it's opening on a massive scale for the Winter Olympics. To pull this off in the middle of a pandemic, China is holding the Games in a fortress.

Bangkok Post

Winter Olympics puts brands under pressure over rights abuses in China

Brands such as Coca-Cola, Airbnb and Visa have paid millions to sponsor the Winter Games, which began Friday in Beijing. In doing so, rights groups say they are endorsing human rights violations, including the detention of millions of Uighur Muslims.

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Beijing’s Opening Ceremony Overlooked a Major Threat to Future Olympics

Although snowflakes played a starring role, the subdued show did little to address the grave implications of climate change.

Daily Mirror

Uyghurs surprise at Winter Olympics opening ceremony doesn't alter sportswashing claims

China has been inundated with accusations of human rights abuses and "sportswashing" which not even the opening ceremony finale including Uyghur Dinigeer Yilamujiang can over look

The Guardian - UK

China opens Winter Olympics with peace doves and a mighty provocation

The ‘genocide games’ begin with a ceremony proclaiming that they will be held on Xi Jinping’s terms

ABC News

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicks off with a 'simple' show and a message of 'One World, One Family'

Fourteen years on from the bombastic sights of the Beijing Summer Games opening ceremony, China's tone at these Winter Olympics is more conciliatory amid a message on how the Olympics can bring people together.

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Daily Mirror

BBC Winter Olympics presenter thought she had 'lost her boobs' after horror snowboard crash

Snowboarder Aimee Fuller was gunning for a medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics slopestyle final in Pyeongchang, but in the end was just grateful to escape with her breasts

The Philadelphia Inquirer

At the Winter Olympics, NBC's Mike Tirico highlights China's human rights issues

Entering this year's Winter Olympics, many observers wondered if NBC would address the geopolitical and humans rights issues involving host country China.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

NBC's Olympics in China: Can a US broadcaster speak truth to power?

PHILADELPHIA — It could be a premise for a Netflix thriller: An American company is trying to run a media business inside a dictatorship that is imprisoning minorities and threatening its neighbors. The U.S. executives have to walk a fine line, placating the regime while showing the world the ugly…

The Independent UK

Beijing excited, dismisses controversy as Olympics begin

Many Chinese are filled with pride as the Beijing Olympics begin

Daily Record

Charm, character and pyrotechnics headline Opening Ceremony as controversy-fuelled Winter Olympic Games kick off in Beijing

Beijing 2022 got underway on Friday as the Bird's Nest played host to a scintillating display of bright lights and colour

The Hindu

Skier Arif Khan leads Indian contingent at Beijing Winter Olympics

Arif is the first Indian to secure qualification in two events of the same edition of the Games and his competitions are slated for February 13 and 16

Radio France Internationale

Beijing Winter Olympics opening downplays geopolitical uncertainty

The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Friday as China's reputation is marred by human rights concerns, while Russia, whose president Vladimir Putin is a guest of honor, is at loggerheads with the West over Ukraine.

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