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Beijing Olympics get political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions

For two weeks and more at daily news briefings, China’s stance on questions about its politics and policies has been straightforward: It’s the Olympics, and we’re not talking about these things

The Independent UK

Poulin leads Canada to Olympic gold in 3-2 win over US

Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and Canada reclaimed its place atop the women’s hockey world with a 3-2 win over the defending champion United States at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Longtime Japan coach returns from China stint to lead Para Alpine team

Japan's Para Alpine skiing team is looking to make its mark at the Beijing Paralympics with its former coach back in the fold.

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Winter Olympics day 13: GB women curlers join men in semi-finals, latest news, results and medal table

Great Britain’s women’s curling team snuck into the semi-finals at Beijing 2022 courtesy of the final stone of the entire round-robin competition.

Evening Standard

Chinese hit the slopes as Eileen Gu fever takes hold

Industry analysts say China has work to do to ensure interest in winter sports is more than a passing fad.

Al Jazeera

Japan's curling team keeps semifinal hopes alive

BEIJING -- Japan's women curlers pulled out a much-needed victory over the United States on Wednesday night to maintain their hopes of reaching the Olympic semifinals.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Red wine or white? At Olympic hotel, it comes in hazmat suit

The Chinese people working in hazmat suits inside the Beijing Olympics’ closed-loop “bubble” don’t hesitate to be photographed

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Valieva to take to Olympic ice once more amid doping scandal

Kamila Valieva aims for the top step of a podium she may never see when the Russian figure skating star at the center of a doping scandal competes in the women’s free skate at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics day 13 – as it happened

Kamila Valieva slipped to fourth in figure skating and Team GB secured their first medal on a dramatic day in Beijing

The Guardian - US

On the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers’ Olympic dreams

There are a plethora of programs aimed at exposing Black and Hispanic children from urban communities to winter sports, such as Alpine skiing

The Independent UK

Despite medal expectations, Jessie Diggins happy with fifth place in sprint relay

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins knew she couldn't escape the expectations. Never mind that the team sprint at the Beijing Olympics would be raced in a different technique, at a different altitude, on different snow, with a different partner.

Tribune News Service

Minister asked why refugees still stuck in Park hotel if not security risks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Regardless of His Results in Beijing, Gus Kenworthy’s Legacy Is Already Set

Competing in his third and final Olympics, this time for his birth country of Great Britain, the 30-year-old freestyle skier is going for gold, but even if he goes home without a medal, he’s already triumphed by helping change the culture for LGBTQ athletes.

Sports Illustrated

Eileen Gu's Olympic run launches her into stardom and the political fray

BEIJING — In one Winter Olympics sweep, Eileen Gu has solidified her place as one of the biggest sports stars in the world, not to mention one of the most politically divisive.

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Axios

American women lead the way in Beijing

Team USA has tied or broken the record for most women competing for a single nation for 11 straight Winter Olympics.

Daily Mirror

Bruce Mouat channels Olympic heartache to put Team GB in line for first Beijing medal

Mouat suffered semi-final defeat in the mixed curling doubles, but is now leading the men's team in semi-finals knowing victory would guarantee gold or silver

The Independent UK

When do the Winter Olympics end?

How to watch the closing ceremony for the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 on TV

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Brad Hall and Great Britain’s bobsleigh team could be feeling ‘pressure’ of giving Beijing medal lift-off

A dismal lack of podium spots have left spirits low at the China Games

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The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022 medal table: Latest count puts Norway in the lead

Norway are the favourites to top the Beijing Winter Olympic medal table but face competition from USA, Canada, Germany and even the hosts China

The Independent UK

Ukrainian and Russian celebrate with hug at Beijing Olympics

Defending champion Oleksandr Abramenko won Ukraine’s first medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday and celebrated by getting a hug from Russian skier Ilia Burov at a time of rising tensions between the countries

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: Norway add to medal haul

Norway are sitting pretty at the top of the medal table, while it was a mixed day for American hopes

Sports Illustrated

‘It’s a Necessary Evil of Doing a Snow Sport’

As the Beijing Games carry on through frigid temperatures and frosty conditions, athletes reveal the cold, hard truth about competing in a polar climate.

Daily Mirror

Kamila Valieva 'had three different heart drugs in her system' when she failed doping test

Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance in December but the results didn't come to light until after she had already competed in the Winter Olympics, which got underway in Beijing earlier this month.

Caixin Global

Opinion: How the Beijing Winter Olympics Has Changed the World Map of Winter Sports

Team China’s participation in all 109 Olympic events is accelerating Asian involvement in cold-weather sports

Bangkok Post

Southeast Asia poll shows China beats US as top economic power

China is seen as the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia, according to the new poll, although there’s caution over Beijing’s territorial positions over the South China Sea.

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