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At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrifices

So athletes from countries where COVID-19 has raged can compete, China's Winter Games workforce is making a giant sacrifice

The Independent UK

American Erin Jackson wins historic speed skating gold at Beijing Winter Olympics

American Erin Jackson becomes the first black woman to win a Winter Olympics medal, taking gold in the 500 metres at the Beijing Games.

ABC News

'Here to grow the game': Why North American hockey players are competing for China

The players agreed to take different names. Names they couldn't necessarily pronounce at first. Jeremy Smith became Jieruimi Shimisi and Jake Chelios chose Jieke Kailiaosi, and maybe it seemed weird.

Los Angeles Times

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Erin Jackson breaks through barriers to win speedskating Olympic gold

BEIJING — Erin Jackson didn't let this chance go to waste.

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Young U.S. men’s hockey prove they’re ready for big stage after holding off Germany

BEIJING — A team young enough that several players brought schoolwork with them to the Olympics aced a different and bigger test on Sunday.

Los Angeles Times

Team USA’s Erin Jackson Wins Historic Gold Medal in Speedskating

The 29-year-old sometimes refers to her job as “skating in circles.” On Sunday night in Beijing, she was crowned best in the world at just that.

Sports Illustrated

Fillon Maillet caps second gold medal for France in Beijing Olympics

Quentin Fillon Maillet won his second gold on Sunday in the 12.5km Biathlon – a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It's France's 10th medal (2 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze), putting it in 10th place overall.

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No slip this time: Jackson wins Olympic speedskating gold

Erin Jackson has become the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal at the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Brianna Decker Continues to Lead the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team at the Olympics

While she can’t be on the ice after suffering a gruesome injury in the first game in Beijing, the 30-year-old star center is still making an impact from the sidelines, as a coach with a unique perspective.

Sports Illustrated

Life on streets named after Nottinghamshire superstars Torvill and Dean

The city loves them and these residents live in areas bearing their names

Nottingham Post

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: real snow causes chaos

Freestyle, skiing, women’s downhill, giant slalom and the cross-country skiing all disrupted or cancelled by blizzard conditions

The Guardian - UK

BC-Olympic Digest, ADVISORY

Hello from Beijing

The Independent UK

BEIJING DIARY: A segmented city, ideal for pandemic Olympics

Some Olympics signs in Beijing talk of staying “together for a shared future.”

The Independent UK

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 13

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The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Snow delights — and disrupts — Beijing Olympics

A sustained, heavy snowfall delighted — and disrupted — the Winter Olympics on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Kamila Valieva doping verdict could send waves around Winter Olympics and beyond

The 15-year-old is set to compete in next week’s women’s figure skating competition as the hot favourite, but the International Olympic Committee, World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Skating Union are appealing a decision from Russia’s anti-doping agency to clear her of a positive doping test at the Court of…

Radio France Internationale

French Greens object to spiralling costs of Paris 2024 Olympics

Green party representatives are objecting to the budget earmarked for the Olympic Games in 2024 by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo – who is also the Socialist party's presidential candidate.

The Independent UK

Fears raised over teen Kamila Valieva’s mental well-being ahead of CAS verdict

Valieva had broken down in tears midway through her practice session on Saturday.

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Olympics-Valieva's entourage under investigation by World Anti-Doping Agency

The world's top anti-doping authority will investigate the entourage of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive for a banned drug, plunging her into a doping scandal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Independent UK

Slalom winner Vlhova leaving Olympics early with ankle issue

Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left ankle tendon and will miss the Alpine combined event in which she would have been a challenger to Mikaela Shiffrin

The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Live updates: Norway shot to the top of the medal table with a good day in bad conditions, with Marte Olsbu Røiseland earning her third gold medal

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Halfway through Olympics, what's happened so far?

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AAP

Narracott slid down tough road to silver

A lack of funding and concussion almost ended Jackie Narracott's career before she fought her way to a historic Olympic silver medal in the skeleton in Beijing.

The Independent UK

For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality

Across two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American woman fronting the Games have encountered a whiplashing duality — prized on the global stage for their medal-winning talent, buffeted by the escalating crisis of racist abuse at home

ABC News

Jaclyn Narracott's Winter Olympic skeleton medal the ultimate destination after a long, winding road

After eight years toiling on the World Cup circuit without a medal, dealing with funding cuts and coaching over Facetime, a change in mindset helps Narracott become Australia's first sliding medallist.

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