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Empty stadiums, a ban on foreign visitors and a move to streaming will dim the spotlight on China.

The Lunar New Year in China and the Winter Olympics in Beijing get started only days apart this year.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Towering Squaw Peak has groomed generations of America’s most elite winter Olympians, from racer Tamara McKinney and freestylist Jonny Mosely to six members of this year’s Alpine Team USA.

The Beijing Games will open on Friday in a country that hopes sport will be the talking point. But political twists or a resurgent virus could leave the event skating on thin ice

What to follow in Beijing, when – and why snowboard cross might be your new favourite sport

From COVID regulations to ongoing tensions between China and other world powers, this Winter Olympics will be like no other, writes Tracey Holmes.

From surveillance to enforced holidays for activists, possible measures Beijing could take to prevent or deal with protests

Back in July last year, the International Olympic Committee announced a change to the Olympic motto, adding the word "Together" to its old 125-year-old "Faster, Higher, Stronger" banner. It was meant to signify the importance of standing together in solidarity. But as Beijing readies itself to host this year's Winter…

Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making changes since the last time it hosted the Olympics, in 2008