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Nathan Chen Is One Step Closer to Elusive Gold Medal

Four years after a disastrous performance cost him a chance at Olympic glory, the 22-year-old dominated in Beijing on Tuesday. To win, he must continue to fight off nerves—and a positive test.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 8, 2022

Olympic Winners Get Plush Panda then Medal

When most champions get off the slopes or the ice at the Beijing Olympics, they are handed Bing Dwen Dwen, the chubby panda mascot of the Games. Where are the medals? They usually come later at a special ceremony — a system introduced in 1988 at the Calgary Games. But…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2022

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Nihao from Beijing

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Cochran-Siegle skis to US Olympic medal 50 years after Mom

Ryan Cochran-Siegle's silver in the super-G at the Beijing Games has given the United States its first men's Alpine skiing Olympic medal since 2014

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Chen Scores World Record for Massive Lead over Shocked Hanyu

In a reversal of fortunes from the last Olympic Games, American Nathan Chen scored a world record in the figure skating short program in Beijing on Tuesday, giving him a massive lead over a shocked Yuzuru Hanyu in their quest for the gold medal. At the Pyeongchang Games in 2018,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2022

Winter Olympics 2022: Last run gamble earns gold for Games poster girl Eileen Gu: ‘I’d never done that trick!’

Eileen Gu is the poster girl of China’s planned snowsport revolution aimed at getting 300million of the population onto snow and ice.

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2022

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 8

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 8

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Kirsty Muir’s dream comes true at Winter Olympics after eclipsing idol in ‘insane’ Big Air

The 17-year-old edged the acclaimed Swiss star Sarah Hoefflin to take fifth as China’s Eileen Gu claimed gold in a thrilling Women’s Freeski Big Air Final

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Athletes Have Called Out The ‘Inedible’ Fyre Fest-Like Food At The Olympics This Year

Russian Olympian Valeria Vasnetsova shared a pic of the depressing meal she said she was served for breakfast, lunch and dinner for five days.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 8, 2022

Several factors contribute to NBC's low Olympic ratings

NBC’s Mike Tirico began Friday’s opening ceremony by saying “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022