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The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run event and a "safe Games" in the midst of the Covid pandemic, but the gold medals were overshadowed by a doping controversy.

BEIJING – At Sunday's Closing Ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, the keynote speeches were stuffed with words like unity and togetherness and solidarity. While that wasn't surprising at an event that promotes shared ideals, it didn't reflect what made these Winter Games unique.

The Beijing Winter Olympics were shaped inexorably by the COVID-19 prevention measures put in place, but this did not stop the Games from delivering countless performances that will go down in history, writes Simon Smale.

The soul-destroying story of the young Russian skater Kamila Valieva will stick in the memory for all the wrong reasons

Despite the magic of Team GB’s curlers and some special moments of sporting achievement, the Beijing Games have been a headache for Olympic organisers

The next Olympics will be the Summer Games in Paris in 2024. Milan-Cortina in Italy will host the 2026 Winter Games.

A memorable Games in China with highlights and lowlights at both ends of the spectrum

The Winter Olympics come to an end with an emotional ceremony in Beijing, following the handover to the next hosts in Milan-Cortina. Follow our live blog.

BEIJING — Lime-green buses, temporary buildings and volunteers braced against zero-degree wind whipping off the Xiaohaituo Mountain Area are scattered around the desolate parking lot that served as an important waystation for new arrivals at the Winter Olympics.

Eve Muirhead guided her women's curling team to Olympic glory to double Team GB's total medal tally on the final morning of the Beijing Games

A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior