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The Independent UK

Dame Katherine Grainger ‘not panicking yet’ about GB’s lack of medals in Beijing

Snowboarder Charlotte Bankes and curlers Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat were hopes for an early British medal at the Winter Olympics.

The Independent UK

Mexican Skater Is a Rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

They said he should play football. They said figure skating was for girls.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: USA strike gold at last

Lindsey Jacobellis finally takes glory, but it is an agonising day for medal hopes Mikaela Shiffrin and Charlotte Bankes

The Guardian - UK

Team GB’s Winter Olympics medal hopes for 2022

Great Britain are targeting between three and seven medals in Beijing

The Independent UK

Mikaela Shiffrin’s Tragic Loss Gives Her Perspective After Latest Olympic Miscue

Following a disqualification from her second consecutive race in Beijing, the 26-year-old is searching for answers to explain the unfathomable results, but says she's “not scared to feel a little bit weighed down by some expectations anymore.”

Sports Illustrated

Analysis: China’s Holiday Spending Doesn’t Bode Well for 2022

A contraction in movie box office sales and tourism revenues during the Lunar New Year break suggests consumer demand hasn’t gotten the boost Beijing is hoping for

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Hiranos, Tomitas lead Japan into halfpipe finals

Two-time Olympic silver medalist snowboarder Ayumu Hirano had the best score in the men's halfpipe qualification runs at the Beijing Winter Games on Wednesday, as Japan took a third of the 12 spots in Friday's final.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Blinken Lands in Australia Ahead of Indo-Pacific Meeting

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and key allies are “voting with their feet” by flying to Australia to focus on challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia’s foreign minister said Wednesday, as fears rise of a Russian invasion of Ukraine on the other side of the globe. Blinken landed in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The first Olympics with all-fake snow

The lack of real snow at the Winter Olympics in Beijing may hint at the future of winter sports

Salon

BEIJING DIARY: Testing positive at the no-COVID Olympics

At the Beijing Olympics, the key to freedom is a number: 35

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Olympics Mascot Diehards, Scalpers Camp Out for Bing Dwen Dwen Dolls

Die-hard fans, and scalpers, queued overnight for the chance to order anything in the likeness of the Winter Games mascot, a panda bear named Bing Dwen Dwen, as factories scrambled to ramp up production to catch up with demand. Armed with foldable stools, self-heating adhesives and battery-operated hand warmers, hundreds…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shiffrin’s Washout Olympics Reminiscent of Biles and Osaka’s Tokyo Flop

Mikaela Shiffrin was expected to cement her position at the top of her sport at the Beijing Games, but after not being able to finish any of her races so far, her story echoes that of fellow elite athletes Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka at the Tokyo Games. But while…

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The Independent UK

Jacobellis earns 1st US gold at Olympics in snowboardcross

Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States' first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Charlotte Bankes in disbelief as ‘worst race’ seals shock Winter Olympic exit

The 26-year-old came in as favourite for gold in the snowboard cross but failed to progress past the quarter-finals on Wednesday in Beijing

Sports Illustrated

Lindsey Jacobellis Wins Team USA's First Gold Medal at Beijing Winter Olympics

Five days after the opening ceremony, the U.S. has claimed gold.

The Guardian - 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

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Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Charlotte Bankes misses out on snowboard cross gold as Britain’s medal wait continues

Charlotte Bankes’ hopes of gold in the snowboard cross were dashed as the world No1 failed to make it through her quarter-final in Beijing on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Disappointment for Charlotte Bankes after snowboard-cross quarter-final exit

Bankes was favourite for gold in Beijing

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out again, latest news, results and medal table

Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out of her second successive alpine race at Beijing 2022 in another disastrous run for the American.

The Independent UK

Mikaela Shiffrin may not continue competing in Beijing after slalom crash

The 26-year-old US star missed a gate early in her run, two days after she suffered a similar fate in the women’s giant-slalom.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Athletes soar high in Day 4 at Beijing Olympics

Athletes made history in figure skating and freestyle skiing big air, among other events, on Day 4 of the Beijing Olympics.

Reuters

Australia says it is not looking to rename Taiwan's de facto embassy

Australia is not looking at renaming Taiwan's de facto embassy in the country and remains committed to its one-China policy, foreign minister Marise Payne said on Wednesday, amid strain in diplomatic ties with Beijing.

Reuters

Blinken to meet Pacific islands leaders balancing China and west

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Fiji on Saturday to reassure Pacific island leaders that Washington and its allies are committed to providing security and COVID vaccines, as China steps up its aid and influence in the region.

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