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Norway predicted to top Winter Olympics medal table

Norway have won more Winter Olympic golds than any other nation

The Independent UK

Unpredictable weather will be the ‘story of the Games’ in Beijing

Gusts of wind played havoc with biathletes as they trained ahead of the start of the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: Alpine skiing hill is a new test for all

None of the elite athletes competing when Alpine skiing starts Sunday at the Olympics ever has been on the course that will be used to determine who takes home the medals

The Independent UK

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Team GB star adamant LGBTQ+ voices must be heard at Winter Olympics

The 22-year-old came out as pansexual last year

The Independent UK

Luger Staudinger pays tribute to teammate at Winter Olympics

Rupert Staundinger has paid tribute to his teammate and friend AJ Rosen as the first day of the Beijing Winter Olympics kicks off

Wales Online

World Cup medal is my next target, says hockey goalkeeper Sreejesh after Tokyo high

NEW DELHI: At 33, PR Sreejesh is in the twilight of his career, but the veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper is in no mood to call it quits anytime soon as he is eyeing a World Cup medal to add to his Tokyo Olympics bronze before deciding the future course of…

The Times of India

Alpine skiing hill at Beijing Olympics is a new test for all

None of the elite athletes competing when Alpine skiing starts Sunday at the Olympics ever has been on the course that will be used to determine who takes home the medals

The Independent UK

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Best Team GB medal hopes for 2022 Winter Olympics

Great Britain are targeting between three and seven medals in Beijing

The Independent UK

Olympics-Russia should not assume doping sanctions will be lifted, says WADA

Russia should not assume sanctions imposed for running a state sponsored doping programme will be automatically lifted when its suspension is completed at the end of year, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday.

Reuters

IOC ‘have blood on their hands’ by opting for China for Winter Olympics

When London passengers step into the back seat of Enver Tohti’s Mitsubishi hybrid, none know about the back story of the former oncology surgeon.

Evening Standard

American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins bears the weight of gold happily

The gold medals awarded at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics were the heaviest ever, weighing in at 20.6 ounces. Jessie Diggins didn't notice it at first, when she stood on a podium in the South Korean mountains with her newly won prize around her neck.

Tribune News Service

What comes first, baby or Olympics? Race is on for biathlete Leif Nordgren.

No matter how many big events you've packed into your 2022 calendar, Leif Nordgren probably has you beat. Competing at the Beijing Winter Games is just the start for the Minnesotan, a three-time Olympian in biathlon.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Time to call out China’s Olympian invasions of privacy and other abuses

Former NBC sportscaster Bob Costas called it perfectly. The International Olympics Committee’s decision to award China the 2022 Winter Olympics deserves nothing but “disdain and disgust.”

Tribune News Service

Focused on hectic 2022 calendar, short-term target is to play for one more year, says 'World Games Athlete of the Year' PR Sreejesh

When PR Sreejesh met former India coach Harendra Singh back in 2002, he didn't have proper pads. Wearing a lungi, the last thing anyone could imagine was that the young boy from Kerala was a budding goalkeeper.

The Times of India

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Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022 opening ceremony live stream: How can I watch for FREE on TV in UK?

The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing today to herald the start of the Games.

The Guardian - UK

Organisers downplay fears as 11 at Winter Olympics in hospital with Covid

Eleven people at the Winter Olympics are in hospital with Covid, Beijing 2022 officials have revealed, although none are in a life threatening condition

The Independent UK

Team GB eyeing more curling success as Winter Olympics begin

Team GB can win medals in all three curling disciplines with the mixed doubles getting underway on Wednesday

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Fewer Japanese companies sponsor Team Japan for Beijing Games amid Tokyo 2020 woes, issues in China

A few Japanese companies are among the Olympic sponsors supporting the Games and Japan's delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which start Friday.

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Reuters

Olympics-Curling kicks off Beijing Games ahead of Putin-Xi main event

Mixed doubles curling opened competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine, and the impending arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin, loomed over an event already transformed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Evening Standard

Beijing Winter Olympics: Torch relay gets under way ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony

The Beijing Winter Olympic torch relay got underway on Wednesday with an 80-year-old former speedskater among the first to carry the flame.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics TV schedule, channels and how to watch

Everything you need to know ahead of the opening ceremony

The Independent UK

Olympic advisors at ease with COVID rate, see cases falling

More than 30 new COVID-19 cases are being detected daily ahead of the Beijing Olympics but organizers say they aren't worried and expect numbers to drop within days

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympics Torch Begins COVID-Shortened Trek Past Beijing Landmarks

Beijing kicked off its Winter Olympics torch relay early on Wednesday, with Chinese basketball great and Olympian Yao Ming among the first to carry the flame on a journey that will last just three days due to COVID-19 curbs. The relay will carry the flame past landmarks including the Great…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China's zero-COVID policy dims sponsors' hopes of Olympic boost

BEIJING -- Chinese companies that are sponsors of the Beijing Winter Olympics have been devoting themselves to the promotion of their products.

Dynamite News

Ire and ice for Beijing's Winter Olympics

Two events dominate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) calendar for 2022 - the Winter Olympics and the 20th Party Congress later this year.

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