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Winter Olympics curling LIVE: Five crash at same turn in luge and skater Vincent Zhou tests positive for Covid

Follow all the latest updates from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as Britain’s Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat lose curling semi-final against Norway

The Independent UK

Buyers scramble to get scarce Beijing Olympics souvenirs

The race is on to snap up scarce 2022 Winter Olympics souvenirs

The Independent UK

Team GB’s youngest athlete Kirsty Muir soars into freestyle finals

Kirsty Muir, 17, has been described as a ‘once-in-a-generation athlete’.

The Independent UK

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Mikaela Shiffrin's wait for third Olympic gold to continue after crashing out of giant slalom at Beijing Winter Olympics

America's defending giant slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin, who says the experience of competing at a Games was "terrifying", falls after just five corners of her Olympic defence.

ABC News

Winter Olympics: British curling duo prepare for battle with Norwegian foes at Beijing 2022

Despite a strong start, Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat have struggled for consistency throughout the tournament

The Independent UK

Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened

Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 day three – as it happened

The first Monday of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

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Peng Shuai says Weibo post sparked ‘enormous misunderstanding’

Tennis player gave interview to L’Équipe on sidelines of Beijing Olympics, accompanied by Chinese official

The Guardian - UK

NBC serves up Beijing Olympics in VR

Viewers with a Quest 2 headset can get a wider view of up to 150 hours of Olympics events.

Axios

Even in Defeat, Mikaela Shiffrin Shows Her Star Appeal

The two-time gold medalist laid bare her dismay immediately after suffering a rare crash in her opening event in Beijing.

Sports Illustrated

Australian Parker takes Games virus risk

Australian alpine skier Katie Parker is flying into Beijing, with team officials unsure if she will pass a COVID-19 test allowing her to compete.

AAP

NBC's Tirico coming back from Beijing earlier than planned

NBC prime-time Olympic host Mike Tirico will have a shorter stay in Beijing than originally planned

The Independent UK

US ‘acquiesced’ to China in Asia seas, Australia minister says

The U.S. and its allies need to push back harder against China after they “acquiesced and allowed” Beijing to expand its footprint in the South China Sea over the past decade, Australia’s Defense Minister Peter Dutton said.

Tribune News Service

What are the COVID testing rules at the Beijing Winter Olympics and what happens if athletes test postive?

Despite testing positive to COVID-19 this Australian athlete was able to compete in their sport. Here's why.

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The Independent UK

Defending Olympic champ Mikaela Shiffrin out of giant slalom

Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the giant slalom at the Beijing Games and has been disqualified from the event

Tribune News Service

Curler tries to turn disappointment into grit

BEIJING — Chris Plys has dealt with letdowns before. In fact, before he joined John Shuster's team, they were a fairly frequent occurrence.

The Independent UK

Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC

Super Sunday will become Super Gold Sunday for NBC

Reason

Learning the Lessons of the Horrific Beijing Olympics - And How to Reform Future Games

It's too late to boycott. But much can be done to prevent such a travesty from ever happening again. I propose five reforms, and explain how to force their implementation.

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Daily Mirror

Inside the Hazmat Olympic Games where China tracks athletes' every move in ring of steel

The Beijing Winter Olympics is a major sporting international event like no other - with severe measures in place around Covid and keeping a check on visitors' movements

The Guardian - UK

‘No light at the end of the tunnel’: Americans join Hong Kong’s business exodus

Worsening Sino-US ties, strict Covid rules and the crackdown on dissent have dented the territory’s fabled allure as a business hub, say expats

Al Jazeera

Qatar and UAE leaders meet for first time since Gulf crisis ended

Sheikh Tamim meets Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on sidelines of lunch hosted by China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing.

AAP

Anthony's Brisbane-to-Beijing golden path

Australia's new Olympic champion Jakara Anthony credits a sunshine Brisbane training facility for fine-tuning her gold medal run on an icy Beijing night.

Daily Mirror

British curling duo seal semi spot at Beijing Winter Olympics despite heavy Norway loss

Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds will find out their opponents in the last-four once the final round of group matches are played overnight in Beijing

Daily Record

Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds dreaming big after teeing up medal showdown at Winter Olympic Games

Moaut and Dodds lost 6-2 to Norway on Sunday but eventually booked a semi-final spot after a convoluted set of mathematical equations in Beijing

The Guardian - UK

‘I have no more tears’: Beijing’s Winter Olympics hit by athlete complaints

Just two days into the event organisers are facing a litany of complaints from multiple athletes and countries on multiple fronts

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