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President Xi Jinping, China's 'chairman of everything'

The last time the Olympics came to China, Xi Jinping oversaw the whole endeavor

The Independent UK

Curler John Shuster named to carry U.S. flag in Olympic opening ceremony

BEIJING — John Shuster already considered it the honor of a lifetime to represent the U.S. in his fifth Olympic Games. Wednesday, the curling skip from Chisholm, Minn., earned an even more meaningful distinction.

Tribune News Service

La Velle E. Neal III: They started the Olympics without me

BEIJING — All the necessary precautions were taken. All forms were filled out properly, and there are confirmations to show we entered China safely.

Tribune News Service

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Chinese exiles: Boycott Winter Olympics over Uighur ‘genocide’

Dissidents join rights groups in warning against any effort by Beijing to use Games as ‘sports-washing opportunity’.

Al Jazeera

Team USA Names Flag Bearers for Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics

The opening ceremony takes place Friday in the Bird’s Nest.

Sports Illustrated

Winter Olympics: Six of the best and worst moments in the games’ history

Whether on ice, snow or concrete, anything can happen, Andrew Naughtie writes

The Independent UK

Mariah Bell: Team USA star who will become the oldest American Olympic skater since 1928

California-based skater is being supported in Beijing by former Olympian Adam Rippon

The Independent UK

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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

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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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

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Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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 Times of India

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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