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Helene Elliott: Olympics lose their way through grotesque growth and small-minded leadership

BEIJING — My introduction to the Olympics occurred in a quaint town in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. You might have heard (or seen a movie) about the U.S. men's hockey team pulling off a stunning upset at Lake Placid in 1980 and confirming the power of believing…

Los Angeles Times

2022 Winter Olympics live, TV channels, TV schedule, times, how to watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics will begin on Wednesday with Alpine Skiing, Curling, and some Women's preliminary hockey.

USA Today Sports Media Group

COVID remains the most formidable, frightening foe at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING — The opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics is still days away, but the U.S. has already celebrated its first big win.

Los Angeles Times

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Australia's best medal chances at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Australia has claimed three medals at each of the last three Winter Olympic Games. These are the athletes looking to improve on that haul in Beijing.

ABC News

As Beijing Olympics begin, exiled Uyghurs fight for families oppressed in China

ISTANBUL — Surely his son would know his voice, Abdurahman Tohti thought.

Los Angeles Times

Galwan-hurt PLA officer is torch bearer at Winter Olympics

NEW DELHI: A PLA regiment commander, Qi Fabao, who sustained head injury while fighting “bravely” in the Galwan clash with India, was a torchbearer at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Torch Relay on Wednesday, reported the Chinese media.

The Times of India

Barty, McKeon up for world athlete award

Tennis great Ash Barty and multi-Olympic swimming champ Emma McKeon have both been shortlisted for the honour of world sportswoman of the year.

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How a trip to Australia turned a Chinese skater into a national hero and an Olympic icon

China's first Winter Olympic gold medallist is one of the country's most adored athletes and has continued advocating for winter sports well into retirement.

ABC News

Celebrating the 5 most shocking and unexpected medal wins from a century of Winter Olympics

A look at five of the most shocking and unexpected at the Winter Olympic Games ahead of the 24th edition of the event in Beijing this month

Daily Mirror

Winter Olympics: surreal turns into the familiar for British curlers in Beijing

Great Britain’s mixed curling team defeated Sweden 9-5 at Beijing’s Ice Cube to confirm their status as gold-medal favourites in the event

The Guardian - UK

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

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.

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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 Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Reuters

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.

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The Independent UK

Pope hails Paralympians, refugee athletes in Olympic message

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

The Conversation

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.”

Sports Illustrated

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?

The Independent UK

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

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

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