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As the climate changes, what does the future hold for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games?

The 25th Winter Olympic Games are upon us, with Italy set to host the Games for the fourth time. The schedule at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics is set to look similar to previous iterations of the event: a mix of snow and ice sports held on what is…

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As the Milan Winter Olympics approach, what are the environmental expectations?

Italy is preparing to host the 25th Winter Olympic Games next month — from Feb. 6 to the 22nd, followed by the Paralympic Games from March 6 to the 15th.

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Salt Lake City Announced As The Official Host Of The 2034 Winter Olympic Games

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French Alps the only bidder to host 2030 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed the only bidder for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games is France, which is hosting the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, and has hosted the Winter Games three times since 1924.

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Kamila Valieva could miss 2026 Olympics as WADA seek four-year ban for figure skater

Kamila Valieva helped Russia to team gold at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games before details of a positive drugs test were revealed resulting in the medal ceremony being indefinitely postponed

Daily Mirror

The Queen congratulates Team GB’s women’s curling team for winning gold at Beijing Olympics

Curlers Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff won Britain’s first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games

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Beijing Winter Olympics 50km cross-country race shortened due to high winds and freezing conditions

Cross-country skiers use tape to stop their faces from freezing at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but they were still upset when organisers decided to shorten the 50km race for safety reasons.

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Olympic champion Greg Rutherford delivers candid verdict on why Britain's bobsleigh crashed in Beijing

Pilot Brad Hall and brakeman Nick Gleeson overturned at 83mph during their third run on Tuesday to extend Britain's miserable run at the Winter Olympic Games

Wales Online

Scottish short track speed skater Kathryn Thomson forced to withdraw from Winter Olympic Games in Beijing

Kilmarnock star Thomson, 26, competed in the 500m and 1,000m in Beijing but has pulled out of her final 1,500m event after undergoing a series of tests on Wednesday

Daily Record

Snowboarder Murase aims for gold medal in 2026

BEIJING -- Snowboarder Kokomo Murase told reporters of her joy at winning the bronze medal in the women's big air snowboard finals at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

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Elated family welcome silver-medal-winning Olympian Jaclyn Narracott back home to Brisbane

Tears, flowers and a whole new family member greet silver medallist Jaclyn Narracott as she returns home to family in Brisbane from the Beijing Winter Olympic Games after more than two years away.

ABC News

The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don't know how it works

Australia’s first ever Olympic curling team scored an historic win but missed the medal podium at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. It was a remarkable performance for a team lacking any dedicated curling facilities at home.

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Beijing 2022: environmental cost of world's first Winter Olympics without natural snow – expert Q+A

The 24th Winter Olympic Games are underway in the Chinese capital, but winter itself seems far away. To counter the lack of cold weather, the organisers are using vast quantities of water and energy to supply the events with fake snow.

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Eleven COVID-19 cases detected over past day among arrivals at Beijing Olympics

As many as eleven new cases of COVID-19 were detected over the past 24 hours among new arrivals in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

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Papua New Guinea PM tests positive for COVID-19 in Beijing

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister tested positive for COVID-19 when he arrived in Beijing last week to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games and had to cut short his stay

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Xi Meets Poland, Pakistan Leaders in Olympic Diplomacy

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Sunday with leaders from Poland and Pakistan in a flurry of diplomacy on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Xi told President Andrzej Duda that China seeks to further improve ties with Poland, whose warm relationship with Beijing has not sat well with…

Reuters

Increased COVID cases at Beijing Games no reason for concern, organisers say

COVID-19 cases inside Beijing's Winter Olympic Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals began after 45 new cases were detected on Feb. 4, but organisers say the situation is under control and cases confined to the 'closed loop'.

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022: Winter Olympics opening ceremony – as it happened

Xi Jinping declared the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games officially open after a parade of 91 competing nations and a typically breathtaking show

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Nottingham speed skater Farrell Treacy praying to avoid brotherly déjà vu at Beijing 2022

The Treacy brothers will form two-thirds of Team GB’s short track speed skating squad at the Winter Olympic Games - and are hoping to steer clear of the chaotic collision that derailed their recent World Cup campaign

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Princess to attend Beijing opener

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Friday in Beijing.

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When does the Winter Olympics start? TV channel, live stream info, events and start times

This mascot for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is a giant panda named Bing Dwen Dwen

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

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COUNTERPOINT: There are better ways to contest forced labor than boycotting the Beijing Olympics

The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing are just days away, but the Biden administration’s campaign to orchestrate a diplomatic boycott, so far joined by only a few allies, is already failing to meet certain expectations. It seems as if the criterion for success was to get a sizeable group of…

The Independent UK

China mandates 3-day Olympic torch relay amid virus concerns

China is limiting the torch relay for the Winter Olympic Games to just three days amid coronavirus worries

Wales Online

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

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