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Born in nationalism, the Olympic games are fading into a niche entertainment option.

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Despite social media criticism, China's naturalization strategy has proven effective, in both yielding Olympic gold and showing the true meaning of sports

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.”

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.

Belle Brockhoff rides a series of insane moments to reach the snowboard cross final at Beijing 2022, only to finish a heartbreaking fourth behind American Lindsey Jacobellis, someone who knows just how quickly a medal can be won or lost.

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

When Mikaela Shiffrin careened off the course, another expected gold medal slipping away before she hardly got started, the announcers from NBC let her have it

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