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Her high-speed Luge crash horrified the last Olympics and broke her neck. But now she’s ready to go again

Following much rehabilitation and training, Emily Sweeney is due to compete in Beijing on Thursday, writes Jade Bremner

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022: British curlers Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds off to perfect start in Beijing

British mixed curling duo Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds got their quest for Winter Olympics gold off to the perfect start as they beat Sweden in their opening round-robin match.

Evening Standard

His cousin died in a horror luge crash at the Olympics. 12 years on, Saba Kumaritashvili is seeking his own medal

More than a decade after Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a horror luge crash at the Vancouver Olympics, his younger cousin Saba Kumaritashvili plans to finish the race he started, writes Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK

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Beijing Olympics may get points for boosting China's international reputation, but Games are definitely gold for Xi Jinping's standing at home

The 2022 Winter Games in Beijing provide many benefits for China, and really don’t have any downsides for the country.

The Conversation

Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’ award

NEW DELHI: India’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra has truly turned global. The champion javelin thrower, who became the first Indian track and field athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, was on Wednesday nominated for the prestigious Laureus ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’ award…

The Times of India

Olympic athletes face many doping, virus tests in Beijing

The athletes at the Beijing Olympics will have to contend with the daily collection of coronavirus samples as well as the usual doping tests

The Independent UK

Tech & Science Daily: Is climate change threatening the 2022 Winter Olympics?

Plus, a tiny magnetic seed that can be guided through the brain to heat and destroy tumours

Evening Standard

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Russia and China to discuss greater gas, financial cooperation during Putin visit

Russia and China will discuss greater gas and financial cooperation during President Vladimir Putin's upcoming trip to Beijing for the winter Olympics, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Pope hails Paralympians, refugee athletes in Olympic message

Pope Francis is paying tribute to Paralympians and refugee athletes competing in the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

50-year-old muscles just can’t grow big like they used to – the biology of how muscles change with age

There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities than by watching the Olympics. But at the Winter Games this year – and at almost all professional sporting events – you rarely see a competitor over 40 years old and almost never see a…

The Conversation

Why is Taiwan competing in the Olympics under 'Chinese Taipei'?

When the Beijing Olympics opens with a glitzy ceremony on Feb. 4, 2022, a tiny contingent of Taiwanese athletes will be in attendance. But they won’t be marching under the Taiwanese flag. And they will be announced as the team from “Chinese Taipei.”

The Conversation

Everything to Know for the Women’s Hockey Tournament at the Beijing Olympics

Will it be the U.S. and Canada duking it out until the end once again? Or will a new country emerge to take home gold?

Sports Illustrated

Norway predicted to top Winter Olympics medal table

Norway have won more Winter Olympic golds than any other nation

The Independent UK

Unpredictable weather will be the ‘story of the Games’ in Beijing

Gusts of wind played havoc with biathletes as they trained ahead of the start of the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

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Winter Olympics: Alpine skiing hill is a new test for all

None of the elite athletes competing when Alpine skiing starts Sunday at the Olympics ever has been on the course that will be used to determine who takes home the medals

The Independent UK

Team GB star adamant LGBTQ+ voices must be heard at Winter Olympics

The 22-year-old came out as pansexual last year

Wales Online

Luger Staudinger pays tribute to teammate at Winter Olympics

Rupert Staundinger has paid tribute to his teammate and friend AJ Rosen as the first day of the Beijing Winter Olympics kicks off

The Times of India

World Cup medal is my next target, says hockey goalkeeper Sreejesh after Tokyo high

NEW DELHI: At 33, PR Sreejesh is in the twilight of his career, but the veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper is in no mood to call it quits anytime soon as he is eyeing a World Cup medal to add to his Tokyo Olympics bronze before deciding the future course of…

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The Independent UK

Alpine skiing hill at Beijing Olympics is a new test for all

None of the elite athletes competing when Alpine skiing starts Sunday at the Olympics ever has been on the course that will be used to determine who takes home the medals

The Independent UK

Best Team GB medal hopes for 2022 Winter Olympics

Great Britain are targeting between three and seven medals in Beijing

Reuters

Olympics-Russia should not assume doping sanctions will be lifted, says WADA

Russia should not assume sanctions imposed for running a state sponsored doping programme will be automatically lifted when its suspension is completed at the end of year, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

IOC ‘have blood on their hands’ by opting for China for Winter Olympics

When London passengers step into the back seat of Enver Tohti’s Mitsubishi hybrid, none know about the back story of the former oncology surgeon.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Time to call out China’s Olympian invasions of privacy and other abuses

Former NBC sportscaster Bob Costas called it perfectly. The International Olympics Committee’s decision to award China the 2022 Winter Olympics deserves nothing but “disdain and disgust.”

Tribune News Service

What comes first, baby or Olympics? Race is on for biathlete Leif Nordgren.

No matter how many big events you've packed into your 2022 calendar, Leif Nordgren probably has you beat. Competing at the Beijing Winter Games is just the start for the Minnesotan, a three-time Olympian in biathlon.

Tribune News Service

American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins bears the weight of gold happily

The gold medals awarded at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics were the heaviest ever, weighing in at 20.6 ounces. Jessie Diggins didn't notice it at first, when she stood on a podium in the South Korean mountains with her newly won prize around her neck.

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