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Curler John Shuster named to carry U.S. flag in Olympic opening ceremony

BEIJING — John Shuster already considered it the honor of a lifetime to represent the U.S. in his fifth Olympic Games. Wednesday, the curling skip from Chisholm, Minn., earned an even more meaningful distinction.

Tribune News Service

Australia's best medal chances at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Australia has claimed three medals at each of the last three Winter Olympic Games. These are the athletes looking to improve on that haul in Beijing.

ABC News

Beijing says COVID-19 situation 'controllable,' 'safe'

Beijing has reported three new COVID-19 cases as officials say the virus situation is under control with the Olympic Games set to open later in the week

The Independent UK

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Follow China's party line or face consequences

In a park in central Beijing, a bust of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was unveiled in January. It was made in a similar style to two other busts already installed there of Bach's predecessors, Jacques Rogge and Juan Antonio Samaranch. Alongside these busts is another statue that was…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

The biggest superstars and storylines to watch at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

A US star coping with the weight of expectation, a dual Chinese-American teen soaring to new heights, and some speedy Dutch skaters aiming to make history are some of the storylines to watch during this Winter Olympics.

ABC News

Michigan State hockey alum Jake Chelios selected to Chinese Olympic team

Jake Chelios will be playing in this years' Olympic Games

USA Today Sports Media Group

Beijing Seals off More Residential Areas, Reports 12 Cases

Beijing officials said Sunday they sealed off several residential communities in the city's northern district after two cases of COVID-19 were found. Residents in the Anzhenli neighborhood in Chaoyang district were sealed off on Saturday, and will not be allowed to leave their compound. Beijing is on high alert as…

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Commentary: Olympians should be climate activists

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are right around the corner. Even though the torch is not yet lit, the Olympic Games have already thrust China’s human rights abuse record into the spotlight, with the United States leading a diplomatic boycott against the sporting event, the first since 1980.

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POINT: Biden’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics is apt decision

In late 2021, the Biden administration officially declared it will diplomatically boycott the Beijing Olympics due to China’s horrendous human rights abuses. Although I rarely agree with President Joe Biden, I absolutely believe this is the correct call.

Tribune News Service

Anti-vax Olympic gold medalist Szilveszter Csollany dies of Covid, aged 51

Szilveszter Csollany won gold on the rings at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

The Independent UK

NBC Sports play-by-play announcers will not attend Winter Olympics in Beijing

NEW YORK — COVID-19 protocols will keep NBC Sports’ play-by-play teams from reporting on the scene at the Winter Olympic games in Beijing next month.

Los Angeles Times

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