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How citizenship row clouded Eileen Gu’s Olympics

Success of Chinese American skier should have been a positive story but geopolitics got in the way

The Guardian - UK

Eileen Gu continues golden run at Winter Olympics but section of home fury takes shine off success

China’s star of the Winter Olympics delivered a second gold medal of the Games amid ripples of dissent on social media

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022: Gu wins halfpipe gold with Atkin ninth, day 14 latest news, results and medal table

Eileen Gu picked up her third medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics with gold in the women’s freeski halfpipe as Britain’s Zoe Atkin finished back in ninth place.

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Winter Olympics: Eileen Gu wins second Beijing gold as Zoe Atkin falls short of freestyle medal

Gu added to her Big Air gold and slopestyle silver with a second run score of 95.25

The Independent UK

'Grateful' Gu wins halfpipe gold for third medal of Beijing Games

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Californian-born Chinese sensation Eileen Gu said she felt "a deep-seated sense of gratitude" after winning her second gold of the Beijing Olympics and third medal overall in Friday's halfpipe.

AFP

Winter Olympics day 14: GB women into curling final – as it happened

Eve Muirhead and co set up a curling final against Japan after Eileen Gu won another gold medal for China, and ROC beat Sweden in the men’s hockey

The Guardian - AU

Bach 'disturbed' by Valieva's Olympic performance

Beijing (AFP) - IOC president Thomas Bach said Friday it was "chilling" to see how Kamila Valieva's coach treated the Russian teenager after a doping scandal engulfing the skater culminated in an error-strewn performance at the Beijing Olympics.

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Eileen Gu wins gold in women's freeski halfpipe for 3rd medal at Beijing Winter Olympics

It's the U.S.-born skier's 2nd gold for Team China.

Axios

Eileen Gu soars to hat-trick of medals at Beijing Games with freeski halfpipe gold

China’s Eileen Gu cruised to victory in the women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe final, claiming her second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics

The Guardian - UK

China’s Eileen Gu wins gold in women’s freestyle halfpipe

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — When some competitors barely cleared the top of the halfpipe on late-run tricks, Chinese star Eileen Gu continued to soar. Camera operators bent backward to track the teenager’s motion through the air as she spun off the wall of the halfpipe, climbing higher and higher just as…

Los Angeles Times

Gu breezes to gold in ski halfpipe, 3rd medal at Olympics

Eileen Gu captured Olympic gold in the women’s ski halfpipe final on a breezy and cold morning to become the first action-sports athlete to pick up three medals at the same Winter Games

The Independent UK

Gu wins halfpipe gold for third medal of Beijing Olympics

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Californian-born Chinese superstar Eileen Gu capped her hugely successful Beijing Olympics by winning freeski halfpipe gold on Friday for her third medal of the Games.

AFP

Olympics Live: China pair breaks figure skating world record

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

The Canadian Press

Pies, parmesan and melons - a Winter Olympic buffet

The last of the Kiwi women bowed out of the Winter Olympics early, but give some hope for a bright snow sport future. And there's still time to add to the NZ medal tally.

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The Independent UK

Gu talks about goal at Olympics and beyond: 'Glad you asked'

Another Olympic gold medal is hers for the taking

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's Valieva Aims for Second Olympic Title under Doping Cloud

Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will attempt to win a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday in the next chapter of a doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games. The 15-year-old is in pole position after finishing top in Tuesday's first half of the women's singles competition, before the…

Al Jazeera

Chinese hit the slopes as Eileen Gu fever takes hold

Industry analysts say China has work to do to ensure interest in winter sports is more than a passing fad.

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'What's the big deal?': Gu braces for granny's shrug at Beijing Olympics

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Eileen Gu has become the face of the Beijing Olympics but she thinks her grandmother will be "unfazed and unimpressed" by the attention when she watches her Californian-born granddaughter compete for China on Friday.

AFP

Gu blows away Olympic rivals in freeski halfpipe qualifiers

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Californian-born Chinese sensation Eileen Gu topped qualification for the women's freeski halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, as she aims for her third medal of the Games.

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day 13 – as it happened

Kamila Valieva slipped to fourth in figure skating and Team GB secured their first medal on a dramatic day in Beijing

Los Angeles Times

Eileen Gu's Olympic run launches her into stardom and the political fray

BEIJING — In one Winter Olympics sweep, Eileen Gu has solidified her place as one of the biggest sports stars in the world, not to mention one of the most politically divisive.

The Canadian Press

Life/Arts news advisory for Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022

Good afternoon from The Canadian Press Life/Arts department. Here are the latest stories from The Canadian Press. Questions can go to cassandra.szklarski@thecanadianpress.com

Chicago Sun-Times

Russian Kamila Valieva leads in Olympic figure skating

Skating despite a positive drug test, Valieva started her pursuit of a second gold medal with a score of 82.16 points on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Eileen Gu is the Winter Olympic star navigating two cultures and being judged by both of them

Gu has won gold and silver in Beijing but divides opinion both at home and abroad

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