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Pursuit of basics brings Takagi 2nd silver

Miho Takagi scooped her second silver medal of the Beijing Games in the women's 500-meter speed skating event on Sunday. The 27-year-old is no newcomer to the Olympics, however, having competed in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics while a third-year junior high schooler.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Winter Olympics: Teen figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete at Beijing after CAS ruling

Russia’s 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in tomorrow’s individual women’s competition despite her failed drugs test.

Evening Standard

Kamila Valieva: Cas clearance for skater sparks anger at Winter Olympics

The 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is free to continue competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics

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Column: Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue earn bronze in ice dance

BEIJING — Before she stepped off the ice for the last time as a competitive ice dancer Madison Hubbell did a little twirl, soaking in the moment and the lively atmosphere at Capital Indoor Stadium.

Los Angeles Times

South Korean ex-rival, friend sheds tears for Kodaira

SEOUL/BEIJING -- South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa, who is a former rival and current friend of Nao Kodaira, could not hold back her tears when watching the Japanese speed skater fail to defend her title in the women's 500 meters at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Olympics-Russian Valieva cleared to compete but doping shadow remains

Sport's highest court on Monday cleared 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics, but the teenager's doping charge remained a stain on the Games.

Reuters

Winter Olympics curling LIVE: Eve Muirhead’s Team GB vs Canada result after Kamila Valieva cleared to compete

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Olympics Live: Valieva's coach watches ice dance competition

The embattled coach of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has showed up to watch her daughter compete in the ice dance competition in Beijing

The Independent UK

Russian skater Valieva awaits doping judgment at Olympics

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva still waits to hear whether she can compete for the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics after her marathon doping hearing concluded

The Independent UK

La Velle E. Neal III: U.S. women’s hockey team seeks to turn more shots into goals

BEIJING — It sure looked like the U.S. women's hockey team went to that coveted next level against the Czech Republic on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Olympic hockey tournament.

Tribune News Service

Winter Olympics day 10 – as it happened

Day ten of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Guardian - US

American Erin Jackson wins historic speed skating gold at Beijing Winter Olympics

American Erin Jackson becomes the first black woman to win a Winter Olympics medal, taking gold in the 500 metres at the Beijing Games.

ABC News

Helene Elliott: Young U.S. men’s hockey prove they’re ready for big stage after holding off Germany

BEIJING — A team young enough that several players brought schoolwork with them to the Olympics aced a different and bigger test on Sunday.

Los Angeles Times

Team USA’s Erin Jackson Wins Historic Gold Medal in Speedskating

The 29-year-old sometimes refers to her job as “skating in circles.” On Sunday night in Beijing, she was crowned best in the world at just that.

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We couldn't have the Beijing Olympics without snow machines. How do they work, and what's the environmental cost?

Snow machines have exploited the laws of thermodynamics to paint the slopes of Beijing white for this year’s Winter Olympics.

Daily Record

Eve Muirhead on why she's avoiding social media as Team GB's curling quest continues in Beijing

Muirhead's rink brushed aside Denmark 7-2 to secure their first consecutive win at the Games after Saturday’s victory over previously unbeaten USA

Daily Record

Bruce Mouat and Team GB's curlers on the Olympic charge ahead of Beijing crunch clash with Sweden

The British rink downed Denmark 8-2 on Sunday to deliver a further statement of intent in the Chinese capital

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Erin Jackson Becomes First Black Woman to Win Speedskating Medal at Olympics—And It’s Gold

With her gold medal in Beijing, she is also the first American woman to medal in an individual speedskating race since the 2002 Olympics.

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Brianna Decker Continues to Lead the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team at the Olympics

While she can’t be on the ice after suffering a gruesome injury in the first game in Beijing, the 30-year-old star center is still making an impact from the sidelines, as a coach with a unique perspective.

The Independent UK

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Swimmers plunge in icy lake near Olympics

Sixty-year-old Chen Jieyu dove into the murky water of Houhai Lake, covered partially in a layer of ice and snow

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: real snow causes chaos

Freestyle, skiing, women’s downhill, giant slalom and the cross-country skiing all disrupted or cancelled by blizzard conditions

Sports Illustrated

Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor Steer the Way for Women in Bobsled

The two U.S. stars own many medals between them, but they’ll be remembered most for their fight for equality and representation in their sport, including the addition of the women-only monobob event to the Games in Beijing.

The Independent UK

Team GB reap benefits of pre-Games form with back-to-back wins in women’s curling

A turnaround in fortunes after a difficult start in Beijing

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Curling wins, snow disruption, latest Team GB news; results and medal table

Great Britain saw off China 7-6 in the men’s curling competition at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Kristan Bromley would consider returning to British skeleton set up

Bromley, who is currently performance director of the Netherlands team, described Britain’s performance in Beijing as “a backward step”.

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