ROC at the Winter Olympics: Which country is it and what does it mean? Russian athletes competed under a neutral Olympic flag at Pyeongchang 2018 The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022
A muted Lunar New Year, inside and outside Olympic bubble China returned to work Monday after a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday muted by the pandemic — and even more so for the thousands of people inside a Winter Olympics bubble The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022
China Locks Down City on Vietnam Border as COVID Cases Rise Authorities in China's southwestern city of Baise ordered residents to stay at home from Monday and avoid unnecessary travel as they enforced curbs that are among the toughest in the nation's tool-box to fight rising local infections of COVID-19. The outbreak in Baise, which has a population of about 3.6… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022
What is the hammer in curling? Explaining the rules of Winter Olympics sport Ten nations are competing in each of curling’s three disciplines at the 2022 Winter Olympics The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022
Bizarre scenes as ice hockey match delayed at Winter Olympics before players return in masks Canada saw off the Russian Olympic Committee 6-1 on the Beijing ice in the Winter Olympic ice hockey event, however it wasn’t without its controversies Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2022
Today at the Winter Olympics: Dodds and Mouat in semi-final as Muir soars Seventeen-year-old Kirsty Muir soared into the women’s freestyle Big Air final. The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics turns into Hunger Games as stars complain about 'no hot meals' Members of the Swedish cross-country team complained about the food being too cold, leading to 'Hunger Games' comparisons. Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2022
Kobayashi flies to gold in normal hill ski jump BEIJING -- Ryoyu Kobayashi won the normal hill event on Sunday, giving Japan its first gold medal in men's ski jumping in 24 years and its first gold overall at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 7, 2022
Winter Olympics curling LIVE: Five crash at same turn in luge and skater Vincent Zhou tests positive for Covid Follow all the latest updates from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as Britain’s Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat lose curling semi-final against Norway The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022
Buyers scramble to get scarce Beijing Olympics souvenirs The race is on to snap up scarce 2022 Winter Olympics souvenirs The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022
Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2022
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 day three – as it happened The first Monday of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2022
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai attends Winter Olympics and denies she made a sexual assault allegation In an interview with L'Equipe, Ms Peng once again denies having accused a senior Chinese official of sexual assault. ABC News · Feb 7, 2022
The sporting weekend in pictures Senegal beat Egypt to win the Africa Cup of Nations, Boreham Wood headlined a weekend of FA Cup shocks and Kamila Valieva lit up the Winter Olympics. The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022
ABC News · Feb 7, 2022 What are the COVID testing rules at the Beijing Winter Olympics and what happens if athletes test postive? Despite testing positive to COVID-19 this Australian athlete was able to compete in their sport. Here's why.
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022 Winter Olympics: Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat set for curling medal showdown despite Norway defeat Defeat to Norway opened up the possibility of a must-win decider against the USA, but despair soon turned to joy as results elsewhere went in Team GB’s favour
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022 Today at the Winter Olympics: Teenage star Kamila Valieva shines with rare feat Zoi Sadowski Synnott also made history for New Zealand on her snowboard while the men’s downhill postponed due to high winds
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022 ‘I have no more tears’: Beijing’s Winter Olympics hit by athlete complaints Just two days into the event organisers are facing a litany of complaints from multiple athletes and countries on multiple fronts
Sports Illustrated · Feb 6, 2022 Where Were the First Winter Olympics Held? The first Winter Games took place in a town with a current population of less than 9,000 people.
Axios · Feb 6, 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony viewership down 43% from 2018 The games are impacted by a lack of fans and loved ones in stadiums that normally contribute to the excitement.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 6, 2022 Hologram of IOC’s Bach Hands over ‘Torch’ in Virtual Relay After days of face to face diplomacy at the Beijing 2020 Winter Olympics, it was time for the holograms to take over on Sunday. A life-size image of International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach virtually handed an Olympic torch to a similar hologram of the chief executive of tech giant…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: a day of records and firsts A first ever gold for New Zealand as records tumble in both the speed skating and figure skating
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022 Winter Olympics: Andrew Musgrave battles through ‘horrifically hard’ conditions in skiathlon Competing in his fourth Winter Games, he finished 17th
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022 We can’t let China use the Olympics to mask genocide and human rights abuses As the Games get under way, Britain must stand by the values embodied in Team GB and send a clear message to Beijing
ABC News · Feb 6, 2022 Jakara Anthony wins Australia's first gold at Beijing Winter Olympics with women's moguls victory Jakara Anthony wins Australia's first gold medal in Beijing with victory in the women's moguls, becoming her country's sixth Winter Olympic champion.