The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

Australia curling team allowed to continue competing at Winter Olympics despite positive Covid test

Tahli Gill tested positive but the Chinese Public Health System said she and Dean Hewiit can compete under close contact provisions

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022

Today at the Winter Olympics: Great Britain’s mixed curlers one more win off semi-final spot

Russia’s fifteen-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva dazzled on her Olympic debut

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022

Olympic Men's Downhill Postponed because of High Winds

The Beijing Olympics men's downhill, one of the Games' signature events, was postponed Sunday because of high winds. "The jury together with the organizers have decided in the best interest of safety and fairness for the racers to delay," organizers said. "More information on a new date and start time…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 6, 2022

‘Just ecstatic’: joy as Zoi Sadowski-Synnott earns New Zealand’s first ever Winter Olympic gold

Everyone from her parents to the deputy prime minister celebrate victory the nation has been aiming for since 1952

The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2022

Julia Marino claims silver as Jamie Anderson’s golden reign in slopestyle ends

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — As all eyes turned toward the podium positioned at the base of Genting Snow Park’s slopestyle course, Jamie Anderson slipped quietly through a maze of TV cameras, dragging her snowboard by her side.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 6, 2022

Horishima grabs 1st Japan medal of Olympics with moguls bronze

BEIJING -- Ikuma Horishima became Japan's first medalist at the Beijing Winter Olympics, winning a bronze in the men's moguls event on Saturday night.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 6, 2022

GLIMPSES: Connections forged in shared chills at Olympics

Foreign visitors at the Beijing Olympics are strictly segregated from the public under China’s zero-tolerance virus containment strategy

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022

Winter Olympics LIVE: Team GB vs Norway curling result after Jakara Anthony wins moguls gold for Australia

There are seven medals up for grabs on a busy Sunday of events in China

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022

U.S. Olympian dilemma: Protest China's human rights abuses, or just play?

BEIJING – Noah Hoffman understands the desire to speak up. For the athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics, the Winter Games will provide a global megaphone, a platform to voice their concerns about human rights abuses in China.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2022

Helene Elliott: U.S. women's hockey team adjusts without Brianna Decker, wins second game, 5-0

BEIJING — No matter what came at them, no matter how many of their pre-Olympic plans were shredded by the impact of the coronavirus, the mantra of the U.S. women's hockey team has remained the same: Adjust and adapt.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 6, 2022