Shortened Olympic torch relay starts for Beijing Games The three-day torch relay for the Beijing Olympics has started with an 80-year-old former speedskater carrying the flame The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022
U.S. curling, overhauled and powered by Minnesotans, ready for Olympics Every four years, Americans get fired up for curling. Can't get enough of it. Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022
Helene Elliott: Nathan Chen's quest for gold motivated by fulfillment and joy, not redemption Nathan Chen wasn't quite 3 years old when the 2002 Olympics took place in his hometown of Salt Lake City but he remembers being fascinated by the figure skaters who were soaring and spinning across the TV screen. Later, at a rink near his home, he'd pretend to be competing… Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2022
How snowboarding became a marquee event at the Winter Olympics – but lost some of its cool factor in the process The mass appeal of creative, youth-oriented events such as snowboarding and freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics is a virtual case study of how the once radical can go mainstream. The Conversation · Feb 1, 2022
Figure skater Kailani Craine prepares for second shot at Winter Olympic dream Figure skater Kailani Craine is in career-best form ahead of the Winter Olympics after being forced into a new routine to avoid COVID. ABC News · Feb 1, 2022
Where was the first Winter Olympics held and where will the next one be? Norway topped the medal table at the first ever Winter Olympics - almost 100 years ago The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022
When is Winter Olympics opening ceremony and how can I watch it Everything you need to know ahead of the opening ceremony The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022
Why the Winter Olympics are so vital to the Chinese Communist Party's legitimacy Aside from fake snow and COVID-19, the Beijing Winter Games are controversial for many reasons. The Conversation · Feb 1, 2022
How will China handle the dual threats of COVID and political protests at the Winter Olympics? The Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics start on Friday – the first time in history the same city has hosted both the summer and winter games. The Conversation · Feb 1, 2022
9 Team USA Olympic champions looking to defend gold at the Beijing Winter Games Go for gold! (Again!) USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 1, 2022
Australian curling team set to start Beijing Winter Olympics competition before opening ceremony Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt will take to the ice later today to kick off Australia's Winter Olympics campaign, before the Games' showy opening number. ABC News · Feb 1, 2022
The biggest superstars and storylines to watch at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games A US star coping with the weight of expectation, a dual Chinese-American teen soaring to new heights, and some speedy Dutch skaters aiming to make history are some of the storylines to watch during this Winter Olympics. ABC News · Feb 1, 2022
Scottish curlers Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds lift lid on ice-cool strategy that can fire them to Winter Olympic glory The Team GB duo will become the first British athletes to compete in the mixed doubles event when they take on Sweden this afternoon Daily Record · Feb 1, 2022
Inside arriving for Winter Olympics including nose bleeds from swabs and burner phones Chinese authorities are being extra careful when it comes to Covid ahead of the Winter Olympics 2022 - as Mirror man Alex Spink found out on his arrival to Beijing Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2022
Axios · Feb 1, 2022 COVID threatens China's Olympic prestige Empty stadiums, a ban on foreign visitors and a move to streaming will dim the spotlight on China.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 1, 2022 Feel Guilty Games: China human rights issues have forever marked the Beijing Olympics The rulebook for the Olympics — called the Olympic Charter — contains numerous bylaws meant to foster "political neutrality." No protesting on the field of play, no wearing of symbols or flashing hand gestures. That sort of thing.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 British hopefuls chase Olympic curling glory in Beijing Rhona Martin led Great Britain to gold in Salt Lake City 20 years ago - with several other memorable moments coming along the way
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 Ellia Smeding looking to put long-track speed-skating in limelight at Winter Olympics The 23-year-old is set to become the first female to represent Great Britain in the event in 42 years
Reuters · Feb 1, 2022 Olympics-Rule 50 on political protests a conundrum for athletes in Beijing Athletes considering staging political protests during the Beijing 2022 Winter Games will have to negotiate the International Olympic Committee's Rule 50 which originally banned such behaviour but now offers more freedom.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 Fearless Katie Ormerod ready to seize moment at Beijing’s ‘spectacular’ slopestyle course The 24-year-old is eager to banish memories of her injury-hit Olympic training four years ago in pursuit of a medal in Beijing
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 AP PHOTOS: China celebrates Lunar New Year ahead of Olympics The Lunar New Year in China and the Winter Olympics in Beijing get started only days apart this year.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 Fear no longer a factor for freestyle skier James Woods ahead of third Winter Olympics The 30-year-old says he was ‘scared of everything’ as a shy kid growing up in Sheffield
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 Virus infections for Olympic athletes, coaches rising faster Athletes and team officials are testing positive for COVID-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics
Axios · Feb 1, 2022 What to know about the Winter Olympics' COVID protocols Clapping is OK, but "shouting, cheering and singing" aren't permitted.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022 Spectre of 1936 and 1980 haunts Beijing 2022 as fear and repression breed silence China has been repressing minorities and targeting dissenters but anyone who chooses to speak out faces the threat of reprisal from a hostile regime