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The Guardian view on Beijing’s Winter Games: a very political contest

Editorial: China says the Olympics must be about sport alone. But the party is using this event to send its own message

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics: Eileen Gu dodges questions on whether she renounced US citizenship for China

Gu announced her allegiance to China at 15, but the country does not allow dual citizenship

The Independent UK

A brief history of African nations at the Olympic Winter Games

A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. At the 2022 Beijing winter games, currently underway, Africa is represented by six athletes from five countries: Eritrea, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco and Nigeria. Five are competing in Alpine (downhill) skiing and one…

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Winter Olympics: Journalists say Chinese ‘guides’ are following them everywhere

Authorities are intimidating Chinese nationals who come into contact with foreign journalists

The Independent UK

Canada takes top seed after 4-2 win over U.S. in Olympic women’s hockey

Canada scored three times over a span of 5 minutes, 25 seconds to secure the win over the defending champion United States.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chen closing in on gold, US curlers begin title defense

Nathan Chen has been building toward this for years

The Independent UK

Olympic skiers and snowboarders are competing on 100% fake snow – the science of how it's made and how it affects performance

The winter Olympics conjure up images of snowy mountain ranges, frozen ice rinks and athletes in cold-weather gear. And for good reason. Winter Olympic venues have often been in places that receive an average snowfall of 300 inches per year or more.

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Huntly skiing star Andrew Young on the Covid catastrophe that almost derailed his Winter Olympic bid

Young, 29, finished 36th after negotiating the 1.5km cross-country course in a time of 2:55.60

Daily Record

Aberdeen teenage sensation Kirsty Muir soars to stunning fifth-place finish in Beijing Big Air at Winter Olympics

Muir, 17, is the youngest member of the British team in the Chinese capital but delivered a dazzling display on Tuesday morning

Daily Record

Team USA’s Leif Nordgren becomes a dad as he competes in the Winter Olympics

Biathlete welcomes his first child while competing in Beijing

The Independent UK

Curlers Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds suffer bronze medal match heartbreak at Winter Olympic Games

The Team GB stars went down 9-3 against the superb Swedes in the mixed doubles event at the Ice Cube

Daily Record

Thrilling freestyle skiing big air event makes big debut at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING — A 524-foot-long ramp covered in snow surrounded by rusting industrial equipment ushered in a new age of freestyle skiing Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Team GB teenage sensation Kirsty Muir soars to stunning fifth-place finish on Winter Olympic debut

Muir, 17, is the youngest member of the British team in the Chinese capital but delivered a dazzling display in freestyle skiing's Big Air event on Tuesday morning

Wales Online

SI:AM | Nathan Chen's World-Record Skate

Plus: a new Olympic record in speed skating, the curious case of Eileen Gu and more.

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What in the world is the Olympic Truce?

A U.N. resolution upholding the Olympic Truce has been passed 15 times

The Independent UK

Germany's Natalie Geisenberger wins 3rd Olympic luge title

Natalie Geisenberger of Germany is the first three-time women's luge Olympic champion

Sports Illustrated

Watch: Nathan Chen's World-Record Performance at Beijing Olympics

The U.S. star set the highest short program score in figure skating history on Tuesday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

That giant smokestacks at the Beijing Olympics’ big air venue, explained

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The Guardian - UK

Eileen Gu soars to Olympic gold as China embraces dual-culture star

Eileen Gu delivered the performance of these Winter Olympics, on and off the snow on day four

Daily Mirror

Eileen Gu sends her critics blunt message as Winter Olympics 'snow princess' wins gold

Eileen Gu won gold for China at the Beijing 2022 Games after switching allegiance from the US, and has brushed off criticism after being labelled a "traitor"

The Independent UK

Female ski jumpers hit out after being banned from Olympic event over ‘baggy clothes’: ‘Why only girls?’

‘I have been checked so many times in 11 years of ski jumping, and I have never been disqualified once. I know my suit was compliant’

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Olympic rings easy to find at Beijing Games

Five interlocking rings — sometimes in different colors, sometimes not. That simplest of symbols is easy to take for granted after all these years. When a city hosts the Olympics, it becomes ubiquitous, easy to take for granted but still a powerful reminder of the significance of this event.

The Independent UK

Fearless Chloe Kim primed to blaze trail at Winter Olympics and beyond

The 21-year-old defends her halfpipe title four years after Pyeongchang 2018 with added resilience from embracing her struggles with mental health

Reason

Dear Olympics Media: Please Spare Us Your Fawning Over China's Digital Surveillance

Regarding the authoritarian country's central bank digital currency, you do not, under any circumstances, “gotta hand it to them.”

Sports Illustrated

Eileen Gu’s Olympic Gold for China Thrust Her Citizenship Status Into the Spotlight

The 18-year-old topped the podium with a clutch performance on Tuesday, but the triumph also put her in a precarious position amid ongoing political tension between the country where she lives and the country she represents at the Winter Games.

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