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Defined by controversy abroad, Beijing Olympics spur pride at home

BEIJING — The international political disputes and human rights concerns surrounding the Beijing Winter Olympics have not bothered the Chinese, who have been closely following their favorite athletes, copping near-impossible event tickets and scouring stores for dwindling merchandise of the popular Olympic mascot, Bing Dwen Dwen.

Los Angeles Times

Panda 'Phenomenon' Surprises Beijing Olympics Mascot Designer

The man behind the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot jokes that he wished he had kept a few more of his cuddly panda creations after they became highly sought after collectables in China. Bing Dwen Dwen, the official mascot of the Games, has become the latest must-have item for keen fans…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan's women's curling team loses to Sweden in round robin at Games

The women's curling team lost to defending champion Sweden 8-5 in the round robin at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday.

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Panda 'phenomenon' surprises Beijing Olympics mascot designer

Beijing (AFP) - The man behind the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot jokes that he wished he had kept a few more of his cuddly panda creations after they became highly sought after collectables in China.

AFP

Can China use the Beijing Olympics to 'sportwash' its abuses against the Uyghurs? Only if the world remains silent

Many issues have cast a shadow over the Beijing Winter Olympics in recent weeks, from China’s controversial “zero-COVID” approach to the looming possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Conversation

Olympics Live: Germany sweeps luge golds with team relay

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:

The Canadian Press

US star Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out for second time at Winter Olympics in disaster start

American gold medal hope Mikaela Shiffrin has admitted she may not compete again in the Beijing Winter Olympics after crashing out of her second alpine skiing race in a row

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The Independent UK

Hanbok at Beijing Winter Olympics opening sparks South Korean anger

Appearance of traditional dress denounced as further attempt by China to appropriate Korean culture

The Guardian - UK

Olympics Live: Germany’s Geiger wins gold in Nordic combined

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:

The Canadian Press

Australia's Belle Brockhoff fourth in women's snowboard cross at Beijing Winter Olympics

Belle Brockhoff misses a medal in the women's snowboard cross, while Scotty James and Valentino Guseli book spots in Friday's halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

ABC News

Paul Sullivan: Just when I thought I could avoid watching the Olympics, Eileen Gu managed to pull me in

CHICAGO — Actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson narrated an inspirational video for NBC last weekend that introduced Team USA during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Chicago Tribune

Breakfast of champions? Beijing Winter Olympics athlete posts picture of miserable food being served up

Life in the Chinese Covid isolation hotels is tough, say athletes

Wales Online

S. Korea to appeal to CAS over Olympic short track 'injustice'

Seoul (AFP) - An angry South Korea said Tuesday that they will appeal to sport's top court over "unfair" officiating in short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics after two gold medal hopes were disqualified.

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Chinese skater accused of deliberately tripping Canadian opponent in Winter Olympics chaos

Chinese athlete Fan Kexin has been accused of making Alyson Charles fall whilst taking part in the short-track speed skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

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Dual champion Ledecka retains Olympic snowboard slalom crown

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Dual winter sports champion Ester Ledecka successfully defended her snowboard parallel giant slalom title at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday, beating Austria's Daniela Ulbing in the final.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Takagi gets silver in women's speed skating 1,500m

BEIJING -- Miho Takagi took the silver medal in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event in 1 minute 53.72 seconds on the fourth day of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday.

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Olympics Live: Klaebo keeps title, Sundling win women's gold

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:

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Japan athletes make good start in Beijing, help brighten atmosphere

Japanese athletes have won a number of medals in the early days of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Their ability to display their strengths on this great stage, which comes around once every four years, reflects the strict training they have gone through.

The Conversation

Russia and China's growing 'friendship' is more a public relations exercise than a new world order

Against the backdrop of a western diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia have marked the occasion by showing off their increasingly close relationship. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin posed for pictures with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the opening of the 2022 Winter Games, declaring their opposition…

The Canadian Press

Canada surprises with bronze medal in mixed team ski jump

BEIJING — Canada won a surprise bronze medal in the mixed team ski jumping competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Independent UK

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Olympics-China's U.N. envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism

China's United Nations envoy has rejected his U.S. counterpart's remark that China's choice of an ethnic Uyghur as a torchbearer for the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was an attempt to distract from his country's alleged rights abuses against Muslim minorities.

AFP

Teenage snowboarder Su gives China new box-office Olympic star

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Su Yiming was a talented film actor as a child but his silver-medal exploits in snowboarding on Monday made him an instant box-office hit at his home Beijing Winter Olympics.

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