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Winter Olympics 2022: GB suffer skeleton setback, latest news, medal table and results

Britain’s wait for a first Winter Olympics looks set to drag on after Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley finished well down the pecking order at the halfway point of the women’s skeleton.

Evening Standard

Beijing's ambitious Olympic COVID bubble: So far, so good

Bringing in more than 15,000 people for the Winter Olympics poses risks for a country determined to keep COVID-19 out

The Independent UK

Shiffrin finishes super-G in 3rd Olympic race; won't medal

Mikaela Shiffrin completed the super-G at the Beijing Olympics in a time way out of medal contention

The Independent UK

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Olympics Live: Shiffrin ready to have fun in super-G race

Mikaela Shiffrin is ready to have some “fun” when she returns to Olympic action in the super-G

The Independent UK

Omega's tribute to the Games

A close inspection is required to see how Omega has designed the Beijing 2022 Special Editions. Two watches mark the winter edition of the Olympics Games in China as well as its role as the Official Timekeeper for the 30th time in history.

Bangkok Post

Athletes competing in Winter Olympics use photo IDs to find romance in Beijing

Team GB has given blue or white uniforms to their 50 competitors for alternate days at the Games. They have one single red uniform in their kit bag for the 18-day Olympiad - to wear on Valentine’s Day

Daily Mirror

Niall Murray salutes Ballynahinch Olympic's hunger amid dogfight

Murray believes Olympic require at least another two wins before they can consider themselves clear of danger

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Beijing 2022: environmental cost of world's first Winter Olympics without natural snow – expert Q+A

The 24th Winter Olympic Games are underway in the Chinese capital, but winter itself seems far away. To counter the lack of cold weather, the organisers are using vast quantities of water and energy to supply the events with fake snow.

The Conversation

Team GB "not panicking yet" despite risk of first medal-less Winter Olympics since 1992

Team GB have reached the half-way mark of the Winter Olympics in Beijing with no podiums but there are still hopes with the men's and women’s curling teams, together with Brad Hall’s bobsleigh boys

Daily Mirror

Today at the Winter Olympics: Great Britain’s curlers bounce back

Meanwhile, a doping offence scandal is looming in Beijing.

The Independent UK

Let Simone Biles in Tokyo Be a Cautionary Tale for Understanding Mikaela Shiffrin in Beijing

It’s hard not to make the comparison between the two athletes. But after many got the gymnast’s story wrong last summer, let’s not make the same mistakes as the skier's Olympic campaign continues.

Sports Illustrated

Kagiyama takes silver in figure skating; Uno 3rd ahead of Hanyu

Teenager Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno did enough to hold off two-time defending champion and compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu and come away with medals in the men's figure skating on Thursday at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Winter Olympics: Russia faces questions over doping reports and figure skating controversy

Olympic organisers said they will not comment on ‘speculation’ amid reports that a Russian figure skater tested positive for a banned substance before arriving in Beijing

The Independent UK

Iranian Olympic Skier Suspended After Positive Doping Test

Iranian alpine skier Hossein Saveh Shemshaki has been suspended from the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for an anabolic steroid, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said, the first publicly announced doping case at the Games. The 36-year-old, who has never competed on the World Cup circuit and whose best Olympic…

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Chloe Kim Wins Second Olympic Gold Medal in Snowboard Halfpipe

Team USA’s snowboarding star came out strong in the halfpipe final, becoming the first woman to repeat her Olympic title.

Tribune News Service

Tom Archdeacon: For Vito, Olympics about representing family, heritage this time

"This is about more than just an Olympic medal" Linzee Vito said. "This is bigger than snowboarding."

Sports Illustrated

After Infamous Mistake 16 Years Ago, Lindsey Jacobellis Finally Gets Her Olympic Glory

The 36-year-old won gold in snowboard cross, conquering the competition, more than a decade’s worth of demons and the 2006 moment that almost defined her.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mexican Skater Is a Rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

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

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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

The Independent UK

BEIJING DIARY: Testing positive at the no-COVID Olympics

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

AAP

Arthur misses halfpipe final

Australian snowboarder Emily Arthur has missed the Olympic halfpipe finals after placing 14th following the qualification rounds.

The Guardian - US

Petra Vlhova wins gold in slalom as Mikaela Shiffrin suffers more heartache

Petra Vlhova won the Olympic women’s slalom by 0.08sec as Mikaela Shiffrin’s bid for a history-making medal haul in Beijing was left in tatters

The Independent UK

Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

Naysayers didn't deter Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at the Winter Games, who has now become an even more rare Beijing Olympics success story – however relative – from that part of the globe

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics LIVE: Charlotte Bankes suffers snowboard cross exit as Russia involved in doping claim

There are six gold medals up for grabs on day five of the 2022 Winter Olympics

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Beijing’s Winter Games: a very political contest

Editorial: China says the Olympics must be about sport alone. But the party is using this event to send its own message

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