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The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

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.

Evening Standard

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”.

The Independent UK

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BEIJING DIARY: A segmented city, ideal for pandemic Olympics

Some Olympics signs in Beijing talk of staying “together for a shared future.”

The Independent UK

Sideline Chatter: Do those bar stools at least have cup holders?

Who needs to go to Beijing when we’ve got winter games right here, virtually in our backyard?

Tribune News Service

Beijing Winter Olympics: Arif Khan finishes 45th in giant slalom

BEIJING: India's lone participant in the Winter Olympics, alpine skier Arif Khan, finished 45th in the giant slalom event on Sunday.

The Times of India

AP PHOTOS: Snow delights — and disrupts — Beijing Olympics

A sustained, heavy snowfall delighted — and disrupted — the Winter Olympics on Sunday.

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Olympics-Valieva's entourage under investigation by World Anti-Doping Agency

The world's top anti-doping authority will investigate the entourage of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive for a banned drug, plunging her into a doping scandal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Reuters

British Skeleton told "it's on you" after Laura Deas misses out on Beijing medal

Laura Deas had gone to Beijing hoping to build on the bronze medal she won in 2018, but instead only just qualified for the final with UK Sport coming under fire for equipment issues

Daily Mirror

Heavy snow, wind, causes cancellation of events at Beijing Winter Olympic Games

Blizzard-like conditions are causing events to be postponed, such as the women's aerials qualification featuring three Australians, including world champion Laura Peel.

ABC News

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Live updates: Norway shot to the top of the medal table with a good day in bad conditions, with Marte Olsbu Røiseland earning her third gold medal

The Guardian - AU

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Getting to China's new national ski venue

The journey from the heart of Beijing to the alpine ski venue is only about 120 kilometers (75 miles), but getting there via the Olympic transit system — hermetically sealed against COVID-19 — makes for a rather epic journey

The Independent UK

China issues blizzard alert in first Beijing snowfall of Olympics

The China Meterological Administration issued a blizzard warning for Sunday saying significant snowfall is expected in large parts of northern China including Beijing, the capital and current site of the Winter Olympics.

Reuters

U.S. men’s hockey does not have long to savor win over Canada

BEIJING — David Quinn didn't want to minimize the moment. The U.S. men's hockey team had just earned a 4-2 victory over Canada, one of the pre-tournament favorites at the Beijing Olympics, and the coach recognized it was something worth savoring.

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Newcastle Herald

China the great survivor

From feudal rule to a republic, China's reputation as a great survivor is undeniable.

Tribune News Service

US sees China watching Ukraine crisis as proxy for Taiwan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration increasingly believes that China is gauging the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis as a proxy for how America would deal with more aggressive action by Beijing against Taiwan, according to three senior officials.

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: U.S. strategy to go young pays off as men's hockey team beats Canada, 4-2

BEIJING — Building their roster around college kids, while giving those kids enough freedom to be creative and enough structure to feel secure, paid off again with a victory for the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team.

The Guardian - UK

Team GB face prospect of returning empty-handed from Beijing Games

Hopes of winning between three and seven medals at the Winter Olympics have faded due to a combination of bad luck and poor tech

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Hong Kong officials seek Beijing’s help to combat COVID-19 outbreak

HONOG KONG — China’s central government will give full support to Hong Kong as the city’s worsening outbreak strains health care resources and threatens its COVID-Zero strategy, Chief Secretary John Lee said after a meeting with mainland officials to ask for urgent pandemic support.

ABC News

Laura Peel leads aerials charge at Beijing Winter Olympics, fuelled by Australia’s astonishing medal record in freestyle skiing

Laura Peel, Danielle Scott and Gabi Ash will look to claim gold in the aerials, backed by the history of those that came before them in what is Australia’s most successful Winter Olympics event.

ABC News

China has strict rules for dual citizenship, but apparently not when it comes to elite athletes

China has entered a record number of athletes in this year's Beijing Winter Olympics, but many of the competitors representing Team China were born and trained in foreign countries, like the US.

The New Daily

Jaclyn Narracott makes history with Beijing Olympic skeleton silver medal

Brisbane's Jaclyn Narracott has made Olympic history by winning Australia's first sliding medal with a silver in the women's skeleton.

Daily Mirror

Russian skater Kamila Valieva faces becoming youngest banned Olympian in history

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, waits to find out if she will be ejected from the Beijing Winter Olympics over doping allegations after gold medal win

Daily Record

Scottish ice dancer Lewis Gibson pinpoints the key factor that makes him and partner Lilah Fear unique at Winter Olympic Games

Gibson, from Prestwick, and American-born Fear sit tenth in Beijing after their rhythm dance on Saturday

Daily Record

Eve Muirhead reveals how a day of Beijing relaxation got Team GB's curlers back on track at Winter Olympic Games

Muirhead, Jennifer Dodds, Vicky Wright and Hailey Duff recovered from a defeat against Korea to beat the USA 10-5 on Saturday

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