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‘Don’t write us off’: GB warn rivals not to underestimate Olympic skeleton squad

Britain’s skeleton bobsleigh squad have deliberately not gone “all guns blazing” in preparation for the Winter Olympics in Beijing

The Guardian - UK

British luge set for bold new era as adrenaline junkies urged to embrace competitive sliding ahead of Winter Olympic Games

Gavin Arnold, GB Luge CEO and Team GB's leader for luge at Beijing 2022, believes an injection of UK Sport funding can significantly enhance his sport's profile

Wales Online

Basketball Hall of Famer Lusia Harris dies at 66

Harris helped Delta State University win three straight national titles in the 1970s and earned a silver medal for the United States at the Montreal Olympics in 1976. Harris was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 as the first Black woman to earn that honor.

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These Seven Events Will Make Their Olympic Debut in Beijing

From monobob to freestyle skiing big air, here's what you need to know about the new events at the 2022 Winter Games.

Sports Illustrated

Winter Olympics athletes warned they will be under 'Orwellian surveillance' in Beijing

Athletes competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics have been warned of the intense surveillance set to meet them in China

Daily Mirror

Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event

With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese capital are disappointed at not being able to attend events because of coronavirus restrictions

The Independent UK

Several aspects need improvement: Santiago Nieva after being retained as High Performance Director of Indian men's boxing

NEW DELHI: Retained as Indian men's boxing's High Performance Director after few months of deliberation and discussion, Santiago Nieva says the immediate focus in his second stint would be to rebuild the team which hit a low by ending medal-less in the Tokyo Olympics.

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Non-cricket sports structure in India: What's working and what's lacking

NEW DELHI: When India woke up at 4:30 in the morning last August to watch golfer Aditi Ashok teeing off, eyeing a historic Olympic medal in Tokyo, it seemed sports in India had turned a corner. For a sport considered to be lying in the deepest pocket of the sporting…

The Times of India

Thais to compete in Winter Olympics under national flag

Four Thai athletes will be able to compete in the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February and fly the national flag, despite the ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

Bangkok Post

3 Chinese Stocks to Buy on the Dip with the Winter Olympics Approaching

Despite logistic disruptions and depressed demand amid the omicron variant, the Chinese economy is predicted to outperform the other emerging economies in the near future owing to the optimism of investors, as the winter Olympics boosts international travel and tourism. Therefore, it could be wise to bet on quality Chinese…

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Olympics boss John Coates urged to raise plight of jailed Australians during Beijing Winter Games visit

Human rights advocates demand senior Olympics official John Coates raise the plight of fellow Australians jailed in China when he travels to Beijing later this month for the Winter Games.

ABC News

Tara Lipinski on how Olympic gold-medal contender Nathan Chen revolutionized men’s figure skating

For The Win sat down with Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski to preview figure skating at the Beijing Olympics.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Olympic athletes urged by activists not to criticize China

Athletes at the Beijing Olympics have been urged by human rights activists to avoid criticizing China because they could be prosecuted

The Independent UK

Viral RAF gunner who made Queen laugh could pilot Jamaica’s bobsleigh team at Winter Olympics

Jamaica's four-man bobsleigh team will make a first appearance at a Winter Olympics in 24 years next month after successfully qualifying for the games in Beijing

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Erin Jackson Is Ready to Make a Statement on Ice

The speedskater began transitioning from inline skating just five years ago, but now she's ready to make a run at a gold medal in Beijing

Sports Illustrated

Abby Roque Is Poised to Make History in Beijing, in More Ways Than One

With several Team USA fixtures now retired, the center will lead a new generation's quest for glory while breaking new ground in her sport as an Indigenous player.

Sports Illustrated

Jessie Diggins Is on a Quest For More Than Medals

Following a history-making 2021 season, the Minnesotan returns to the Olympic stage after winning Team USA's first medal in cross-country skiing in PyeongChang in 2018.

Sports Illustrated

Mikaela Shiffrin Is Focused on the Process

After the sudden death of her father, and faced with the crushing weight of expectations, the dominant skier of her generation has recalibrated her idea of Olympic success heading into Beijing.

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Wales Online

Cool Runnings returns - Jamaican four-man bobsleigh team reaches Olympics for first time in 24 years

For the first time ever the nation will this year have three bobsleigh teams at the Winter Olympics

Daily Mirror

When are the Winter Olympics 2022? Everything you need to know ahead of Beijing Games

We’re just weeks away from the start of the Winter Olympics 2022 in Beijing. Here’s everything you need to know about the sporting event, which marks the second Games to be held during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

The AP Interview: Exiled artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing Games

Ai Weiwei is one of China's most famous artists, and he helped design the Bird's Nest stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Daily Mirror

Winter Olympics tickets won't be sold to general public amid Covid fears in Beijing

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing get underway on February 4, and ahead of the Games, organisers have pulled the plug on plans to sell tickets to the general public

France 24

Chinese ambassador to France: Beijing has 'not ruled out use of force' against Taiwan

FRANCE 24 spoke to Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France. He insisted Beijing was prioritising "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan, but said the Chinese authorities had "not ruled out the use of force" – not with the intention of targeting "the people of Taiwan", but rather to dissuade "separatists in…

Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated's Fittest 50 2022

What happens when you level the playing field and compare athletes of all shapes and sizes across different sports? Presenting SI's 2022 Fittest 50 rankings.

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics tickets will not be sold as China seeks to contain Covid

Tickets will instead by distributed to chosen groups amid first reported locally transmitted cases of Omicron

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