Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

How Eve Muirhead completed journey from junior glory to Olympic gold

The Perth-born curler has finally landed the sport’s top prize with a British team at her fourth Winter Games.

The Independent UK

Athletes achieve great feats, but Games leave unpleasant aftertaste

The Beijing Winter Olympics end today. The athletes should be commended for their energetic performances in a difficult environment, in which measures against infection were still in place. At the same time, however, they also were an event in which mismanagement and confusing decisions left an unpleasant aftertaste.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Curtain falls on Beijing Olympics stalked by politics, doping scandal

Beijing handed the Olympic flag to Milan-Cortina on Sunday after a Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage over the doping scandal that enveloped 15-year-old Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva.

France 24

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Beijing 2022: Final medals table for the Winter Olympics

We look at who won the most gold medals and which country took home the most medals overall from the Winter Olympics.

Al Jazeera

Eve Muirhead claims Beijing gold to live Olympic dream at fourth time of asking

British curling captain Muirhead has finally become a Winters champion after four campaigns on the ice.

The Independent UK

Beijing to Close Games Marked by COVID Measures, Valieva Doping Scandal

Beijing hands the Olympic flag to Milan-Cortina on Sunday after a Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage over the doping scandal that enveloped 15-year-old Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva. The Olympics were stalked by politics, with several countries staging a diplomatic boycott…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Winter Olympics closing ceremony LIVE: Team GB women win first gold medal in curling as Beijing Games end

Follow latest updates from Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 as Team GB chase their first medal of the Games

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Finland wins historic Winter Olympics ice hockey gold medal after beating ROC team 2-1 in Beijing final

After medalling in five of the past seven Winter Olympics prior to Beijing, Finland's men finally climb to the top of the podium following a 2-1 defeat of the defending champions.

ABC News

Ice Hockey-Golden Finnish as Russians Fail to Retain Title

Finland's men's ice hockey team finally reached the top of the Olympic podium on Sunday by beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 2-1 to claim the final gold medal on offer at the Beijing Winter Games. Ville Pokka and Hannes Bjorninen each had a goal while Harri Sateri was rock…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing's Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior

The Independent UK

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: 'Close door' — so much more than a button

At an Olympics in a pandemic run by an authoritarian state, the slightest bit of agency matters

The Independent UK

Women’s curling team win gold for Great Britain at Beijing Winter Olympics

Eve Muirhead’s women’s curlers crushed Japan on Sunday to secure Great Britain’s first gold medals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Evening Standard

Finland defeats Russian Olympic Committee in historic upset for men’s hockey gold

BEIJING — Finland ended the Olympic hockey tournament with a historic upset, as its men’s team won gold for the first time on the strength of a fiercely contested 2-1 victory over the Russian Olympic Committee on Sunday at National Indoor Stadium.

Los Angeles Times

Japan settles for curling silver after crushing defeat

BEIJING -- Looking to come up with a big shot that could turn the match, Japan could only watch as it was Britain that kept doing it, over and over.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympics end with no medal after mixed team near-miss

The knockout event represented Shiffrin’s last chance at a podium in Beijing but the US fell 0.42 seconds short

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China's digital currency push faces uphill battle

BEIJING -- At Beijing Winter Games venues, China's digital currency has been designated as an official payment method.

The Independent UK

Taiwan premier wants athlete punished for wearing China suit

Taiwan’s premier has called for a Taiwanese speed skater to be punished for wearing a suit from rival China’s team ahead of the Beijing Olympics

Wales Online

Eve Muirhead ends long wait for Olympic gold as GB beat Japan in Beijing curling final

Great Britain dominated throughout the final and sealed gold with a 10-3 win on the ninth end

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Record

Perthshire curler Eve Muirhead leads Team GB to GOLD at Winter Olympics

It was a dream come true for Muirhead and her team as they defeated Japan to be crowned champions in Beijing

The Independent UK

Eve Muirhead ends long wait for Olympic gold as GB beat Japan in Beijing final

GB dominated throughout and sealed a 10-3 win on the ninth end.

The Independent UK

Lows far outweigh highs in Olympic figure skating program

The Olympic figure skating program at the Beijing Games probably won't be remembered for the soaring performances of American gold medalist Nathan Chen, French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron or the Chinese pairs team of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong

AAP

Australians had Beijing hits and misses

While Australia secured its biggest return of Winter Olympics medals in Beijing, chef de mission Geoff Lipshut is also disappointed by missed chances.

Tribune News Service

How Team USA made these Beijing Olympics as fun as possible

BEIJING — Life inside the Beijing Olympics bubble comes with a long list of rules. Wear a high-grade mask at all times. Disinfect your hands. Don't stand within 6 feet of anyone, and don't forget the daily COVID-19 test.

The Independent UK

Once savvy, NBC's Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing

When NBC set a long-term deal to carry the Olympics through 2032, it seemed like a savvy deal

ABC News

Sami Kennedy-Sim named Australia's flag-bearer for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony

The freestyle skier turns to YouTube tutorials after being unexpectedly named Australia's closing ceremony flag-bearer.

1 … 332 333 334 335

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Russian Olympic Committee

41 stories

Milan-Cortina

15 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.