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Beijing Winter Olympics start Feb. 4. Here’s what you need to know, athletes to watch.

The Miami Herald breaks down what you need to know about the 2022 Winter Olympics:

Miami Herald

At Beijing's COVID Games, Olympians try to stay negative

In order to get to the Beijing Olympics, Tabitha Peterson and her teammates had to pass a pair of high-stakes tests. They handled both with sure hands and steady nerves, making their way to the Winter Games in women's curling by capturing a bronze medal at the world championships and…

Tribune News Service

Sport, politics and Covid collide at the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Beijing Games will open on Friday in a country that hopes sport will be the talking point. But political twists or a resurgent virus could leave the event skating on thin ice

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Spotify to add advisory notices to podcasts mentioning Covid; protests in Prague over curbs – as it happened

Czech demonstrators are opposed to measures such as a restaurant ban for the unvaccinated; Harry and Meghan express concerns to Spotify about misinformation on platform

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan VP, in U.S., repeats accusation China blocked vaccine access

Taiwan Vice President William Lai used his final day in the United States to repeat an accusation that China blocked the island from obtaining COVID-19 vaccines last year, and to thank a U.S. lawmaker for her role in donating the inoculations.

Reuters

Have the Winter Olympics caught you cold? Here’s our armchair guide

What to follow in Beijing, when – and why snowboard cross might be your new favourite sport

The Guardian - UK

Beijing Reports Highest Covid Cases since June 2020 as Olympics Loom

Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese capital gears up to host the Winter Olympics in five days. China will hold the Games in a strict "closed-loop" bubble as part of its zero-Covid strategy of targeted lockdowns,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Pall hangs over China's Games

The Beijing Winter Olympics begin on Feb 4 -- and not without controversy given they are taking place as Beijing wrestles with human rights issues.

Bangkok Post

Team GB snowboard medal prospect Charlotte Bankes: ‘Nobody ever knows what’s going to happen. That’s what makes it so fun’

Charlotte Bankes will be in Beijing to compete in snowboard cross yet the 26-year-old has represented France in two Winter Olympics, she tells Sean Ingle

The Guardian - UK

Katie Ormerod admits crazy is her normal as she gets ready for Winter Olympics lift-off

Yorkshire snowboard star ready to go big in Beijing as she prepares to lead TeamGB medal bid in Slopestyle and Big Air events

Daily Mirror

China: US 'paying athletes to disrupt Olympics'

BEIJING: The United States is paying athletes to “create disturbances” during the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Beijing 2022: Kilmarnock Winter Olympics star set to compete for Team GB after mental health focus

Kathryn Thomson will spearhead Team GB's short track squad as she competes in her second Winter Olympics, writes Paul Eddison.

Daily Record

Caixin Top Stories of the Month: January 2022

China’s GDP growth slowed significantly in fourth quarter, highlighting pressure on economy from lingering real estate crisis, Beijing’s tough ‘zero-Covid’ strategy and raging omicron variant

Caixin Global

Chinese Travel for Lunar New Year Despite Plea to Stay Put

Chinese are traveling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest family holiday, despite a government plea to stay where they are as Beijing tries to contain coronavirus outbreaks. The holiday, which starts with Chinese New Year's Eve on Monday, usually is the biggest annual movement of…

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China Media Says US Pays Athletes to 'Disrupt' Beijing Games

Chinese state media said the United States plans to "maliciously disrupt and spoil" the Beijing Winter Olympics by enticing athletes to make half-hearted efforts in competition and to criticize Beijing. A week before the Games begin amid tensions between the two superpowers, China Daily, an English-language newspaper run by the…

Reuters

Olympics-China says U.S. plans to pay athletes to 'sabotage' Beijing Games

China's foreign ministry and an official newspaper have accused the United States of planning to interfere with and "sabotage" the Beijing Winter Olympics by paying athletes from some countries to make half-hearted efforts in competition and to criticise China.

The Hindu

Beijing Winter Olympics | China media says U.S. pays athletes to 'disrupt' Beijing Games

The plan is to "incite athletes from various countries to express their discontent toward China.”

Reuters

Taiwan VP meets U.S. house speaker as ends overseas trip

Taiwan Vice President William Lai wrapped up his visit to the United States and Honduras with a virtual meeting with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a further show of support from Washington for the Chinese-claimed island.

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Support of Taiwan independence could spark U.S. military conflict with China -Chinese ambassador

China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan's independence, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said in a U.S. radio interview broadcast on Friday.

The Independent UK

New this week: 'Pam & Tommy,' Olympics and the doc 'Torn'

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from pop singer-songwriter Mitski, the opening ceremonies of the winter Olympics from Beijing and the documentary “Torn” about the aftermath of a climbing tragedy

Reason

Hong Kong's Politicians and Cops Use Pandemic Justifications To Do Beijing's Bidding

What happens in places where the pandemic is a transparent guise for seizing more state power?

AAP

Beijing stadium an Aussie Olympic victory

The winning Australian firm that designed China's only permanent venue built for the Winter Games says its look was inspired by a traditional Beijing ice game.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Team GB’s best medal hopes in Beijing - from Katie Ormerod to Charlotte Bankes

Team GB have their eyes on a record-breaking Winter Olympics as the Beijing Games get underway this month.

The Guardian - UK

Winter watch: how China might keep a tight Olympic grip

From surveillance to enforced holidays for activists, possible measures Beijing could take to prevent or deal with protests

Sports Illustrated

Can You Tell the Difference Between Natural and Man-Made Snow?

When athletes slide down the slopes or drop in on the halfpipe in Beijing at the 2022 Winter Olympics, there won’t be fluffy, nature-made powder underfoot. But how much of an impact will artificial snow actually have on the competition?

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