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What time does 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony start? Dates and full schedule

From starting dates to the full schedule - here is everything you need to know about this month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Olympic figure skating short program vs. free skate: What’s the difference?

With four years between Winter Olympics, you may need a reminder of how some sports, like figure skating, work.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Beijing's scant snow offers a glimpse at the uncertainty — and risks — of future Winter Olympics

The postcards and posters from most Winter Olympics call attention to the thick powder and ice-covered mountains we expect from winter mountain sports. But this year will be a little different.

The Conversation

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Liberty Sign All-Star Center, Olympic Gold Medalist Stefanie Dolson

She was the only player in the league to win both a gold medal and a WNBA title last season.

Sports Illustrated

Indian diplomats to boycott Olympics over China’s torchbearer

NEW DELHI: The Indian mission in Beijing will not participate in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, which officially kicks off on Friday, the government announced on Thursday. The decision followed the revelation on Wednesday that a PLA regiment commander involved in the June 2020 Galwan clashes…

The Times of India

Olympics coverage: a gold medal in glossing over

Even those paid to hype the 2022 Winter Olympics have trouble mentioning they’re taking place in China.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winter is here: On India’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

The games in China have taken on political significance, domestically and globally

The Hindu

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US hockey star Brianna Decker out of Winter Olympics after suffering serious leg injury

America forward stretchered off ice after collision with Finnish player

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022: Eve Muirhead and Dave Ryding to share flag-bearing duties for Great Britain

Eve Murihead and Dave Ryding will share the flag-bearing duties for Great Britain at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Evening Standard

‘It was sickening’: USA women’s hockey team lose star Decker in Olympic opener

The mighty United States women’s hockey team launched their first Olympic title defense in two decades with an air of menace on Thursday night

The Guardian - US

7 films guaranteed to lift your Winter Olympics spirit

The Winter Games, which kick into gear this weekend, are bound to have their fair share of dramatic moments. But there also will be long stretches that could be as dull as shoveling the sidewalk.

Tribune News Service

Eve Muirhead and Dave Ryding named as Great Britain flag bearers in Beijing

The duo will carry the country’s flag during Friday’s opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics.

The Independent UK

NBC begins coverage of another challenging Olympics

The world hasn’t experienced Olympics so close together since 1992. That could lead to some Olympic fatigue among viewers, but NBC has bigger concerns.

Chicago Sun-Times

Eve Muirhead delivers her bold prediction for Team GB's curlers after being unveiled as British flagbearer in Beijing

At tomorrow's opening ceremony at the iconic Bird's Nest, Muirhead will be the second curler to carry the flag after Rhona Martin was given the honour at the Closing Ceremony in 2002 and Opening in 2006

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How Scottish skier Alain Baxter is inspiring Dave Ryding's pursuit of Winter Olympic glory

Baxter, 48, held the distinction of being the only Brit to win an Olympic alpine skiing medal for approximately one month - before a failed drugs test forced him to return his podium place from the Salt Lake City Games

Daily Mirror

Dave Ryding vows to share any Winter Olympic medal with Brit stripped of his 20 years ago

Skier Dave Ryding - one of Team GB's flag bearers for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony - has vowed to share any medal he wins with Alain Baxter who was stripped of his medal after testing positive for a banned substance two decades ago

The Conversation

Silence is golden? Olympic athletes' freedom of speech muted by Games organizers

Beyond the Olympic’s facade of glitz, glamour and gold there’s a glaring and controversial regulation — the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Rule 50. Rule 50 prohibits athletes from demonstrating during competition or on the podium.

ABC News

China's 2008 Olympics heralded its arrival on the world stage, but this year's Games will be very different

China is making a very different statement to the world with the opening of this year's Games when compared to the 2008 Summer Olympics. The clues are hidden in its choice of song and guest list.

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Daily Mirror

Team GB Winter Olympic medal hopeful trained for Games on 40m DIY bobsleigh run in garden

Mica McNeill and her family took matters into their own hands when the Covid-19 pandemic ruined her preparations for the Winter Olympics in Beijing

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why the Russian Olympic team is known as ‘ROC’ in at Beijing Winter Olympics

What's the deal with this "ROC"? We have answers.

Belfast Live

Olympic Games 2028: Sport NI hits out after boxing is omitted from Los Angeles programme

Weightlifting and the modern pentathlon could also miss out on the Games in Los Angeles

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why Tonga flagbearer Pita Taufatofua won’t be at the Beijing Olympics

He won't be there in Beijing.

Sports Illustrated

Yes, You Can Enjoy the Olympics and Still Criticize the IOC and China

There are many reasons to feel troubled by the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, but the athletes and competition are worth your attention.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Q&A: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir talk figure skating, fashion and the 17 suitcases they have for Beijing Olympics

"If we match the skaters and we're bringing out the sparkle, then we're doing our job."

The Guardian - AU

Beijing Winter Olympics: if you’re watching from Australia, here’s what you need to know

The 2022 Games officially open on Friday. How can sports lovers see all the action? How many Australians are competing? Your questions answered

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