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COVID-affected Beijing Games should not detract from a thrilling Winter Olympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics were shaped inexorably by the COVID-19 prevention measures put in place, but this did not stop the Games from delivering countless performances that will go down in history, writes Simon Smale.

ABC News

Today at the Winter Olympics: British women’s curling team win gold on final day

Eve Muirhead and her crew of Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff, plus alternate Mili Smith, dominated their final against Japan.

The Independent UK

Kamila Valieva saga casts shadow over curtain call for cheerless Winter Olympics

Locked down beneath half-empty grandstands with ‘No Cheering’ signs, Beijing was the Games that fun forgot.

The Independent UK

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Cross-country skier suffers frozen penis at Winter Olympics – 'Pain was unbearable'

Remi Lindholm was left with a tender member after battling freezing winds to finish 28th in the men's 50km mass start event on Saturday

Daily Mirror

Inspired by the Winter Olympics? Here's your chance to give curling a try in Perth

Perthshire curlers Eve Muirhead and Mili Smith will return from Beijing with gold medals and now you can give the sport a shot at Dewars Centre

Daily Record

Winter Olympics: Closing ceremony marks ends of Beijing 2022 as IOC president Thomas Bach calls for peace

The Winter Olympics came to an end with the closing ceremony in Beijing on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics review: From politics and human rights to doping and Covid, Beijing Games leaves a sour taste

Despite the magic of Team GB’s curlers and some special moments of sporting achievement, the Beijing Games have been a headache for Olympic organisers

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Beijing’s Winter Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

The next Olympics will be the Summer Games in Paris in 2024. Milan-Cortina in Italy will host the 2026 Winter Games.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winter Olympics: Final medal table – Norway come out on top after record-breaking performance at Beijing 2022

Norway topped the medal table at the Winter Olympics with a record-breaking performance in Beijing to cement their dominance in winter sports.

Evening Standard

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: GB gold brings Games to a close

Women’s curling team win for Britain in Games that will be remembered more for another Russian scandal than the sport

The Guardian - UK

Five stand-out moments from the Beijing Winter Olympics

A memorable Games in China with highlights and lowlights at both ends of the spectrum

The Independent UK

Team USA's Winter Olympics social starpower lags way behind summer games

The numbers suggest a broader branding problem for the Winter Olympics.

Axios

Eve Muirhead: 'It is such an incredible, incredible moment'

The Perthshire skip was full of pride after guiding Team GB to glittering gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Daily Record

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony: the parade of nations, the handover to Milan-Cortina, the farewell and the fireworks, as it happened

The Winter Olympics come to an end with an emotional ceremony in Beijing, following the handover to the next hosts in Milan-Cortina. Follow our live blog.

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Pleasant or difficult? Olympic Village experiences at Beijing Games varied by athlete.

BEIJING — Lime-green buses, temporary buildings and volunteers braced against zero-degree wind whipping off the Xiaohaituo Mountain Area are scattered around the desolate parking lot that served as an important waystation for new arrivals at the Winter Olympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Athletes achieve great feats, but Games leave unpleasant aftertaste

The Beijing Winter Olympics end today. The athletes should be commended for their energetic performances in a difficult environment, in which measures against infection were still in place. At the same time, however, they also were an event in which mismanagement and confusing decisions left an unpleasant aftertaste.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics closing ceremony LIVE: Team GB women win first gold medal in curling as Beijing Games end

Follow latest updates from Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 as Team GB chase their first medal of the Games

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Finland wins historic Winter Olympics ice hockey gold medal after beating ROC team 2-1 in Beijing final

After medalling in five of the past seven Winter Olympics prior to Beijing, Finland's men finally climb to the top of the podium following a 2-1 defeat of the defending champions.

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Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Curling gold, bobsleigh success for Team GB, plus latest news, results and medal table

Eve Muirhead’s women’s curlers crushed Japan on Sunday to secure Great Britain’s first gold medals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Los Angeles Times

Mikaela Shiffrin and U.S. miss out on medal in mixed parallel team event

BEIJING — Mikaela Shiffrin’s forgettable Winter Olympics ended just short of a medal Sunday.

Daily Record

Perthshire curler Eve Muirhead leads Team GB to GOLD at Winter Olympics

It was a dream come true for Muirhead and her team as they defeated Japan to be crowned champions in Beijing

The Independent UK

Eve Muirhead leads Great Britain to first gold medal at Winter Olympics in women’s curling

It is the first curling gold medal in 20 years with redemption for the Team GB skip after defeat to the same opposition in the bronze medal match at PyeongChang 2018

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Australians had Beijing hits and misses

While Australia secured its biggest return of Winter Olympics medals in Beijing, chef de mission Geoff Lipshut is also disappointed by missed chances.

ABC News

Sami Kennedy-Sim named Australia's flag-bearer for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony

The freestyle skier turns to YouTube tutorials after being unexpectedly named Australia's closing ceremony flag-bearer.

Tribune News Service

China to turn steel-mill Olympic ski jump into giant water slide

The Shougang Big Air ski jump, built on the site of a decommissioned steel mill, has been the most talked-about venue of the Winter Olympics. While there’s been praise, it has also been criticized as dystopian and dreary. Beijing hopes not to add white elephant to that list as well.

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