Feb. 8 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics news and results
2 years, 10 months ago

Feb. 8 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics news and results

CNN  

Day 4 of Olympic action is in the books from Beijing, and there’s been no shortage of standout stories and newsy nuggets to devour. ⛷ China’s Eileen Gu takes gold, creates citizenship controversy and breaks internet Eighteen-year-old freeski superstar Eileen Gu nailed a 1620 in Tuesday’s big air competition. ⛸ Chen dethrones skating’s “Ice Prince” Team USA figure skater Nathan Chen is quad-flipping and triple-axeling his way toward a gold medal, and breaking world records in the process. And if you missed yesterday’s Olympic action, here are a couple of compelling stories from Monday at the Games: 🎿 Australian beach kid captures gold on snow Jakara Anthony’s gold medal in women’s moguls is Australia’s first Winter Olympics gold in more than a decade. Anthony, who grew up in a beach town, called her Olympic moment “mindblowing.” Speaking with CNN, the 23-year-old noted that “people think we’re a bit of an underdog in winter sports but we’ve actually proven that we’re pretty strong.” Jakara Anthony celebrates during the women's moguls victory ceremony on February 7.

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LA Times  

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Firstpost  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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The Independent  

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

The curtain will come down on a Games which will be remembered for sporting excellence and the doping controversy which engulfed 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva, but also because they took place inside a vast Covid-secure “bubble”. The Games will be remembered for new stars such as Eileen Gu but also for the doping controversy which engulfed 15-year-old figure skater …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: US skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: US skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals

Firstpost  

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2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Thursday, February 19

The Hindu  

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The Independent  

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva finishes 4th in women's figure skating as teammate takes gold
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva finishes 4th in women's figure skating as teammate takes gold

Firstpost  

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2 years, 10 months ago

Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva’s falls leave her in 4th place

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, while teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the top three after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics. “When you look at hockey, you want to see female hockey …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Thursday, February 17
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Thursday, February 17

The Hindu  

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Mikaela Shiffrin exits without individual medal as Michelle Gisin triumphs
2 years, 10 months ago

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Firstpost  

It was Switzerland’s fifth gold in alpine skiing at the Beijing Games and just the second time anyone had retained their title after Austrian Matthias Mayer did so in the men’s super-G. Yanqing, China: Mikaela Shiffrin will leave the Beijing Games without an individual medal after dramatically crashing out of Thursday’s alpine combined won by Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin. It was …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022: Russian Teenager Kamila Valieva Set to go for Second Title, Clement Noel Claims Gold for France

News 18  

Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will go for a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday, the next chapter in a damaging doping scandal that has overshadowed the Games. Senior IOC member Denis Oswald said Tuesday that Valieva informed the CAS panel that she tested positive because of “contamination” from her grandfather’s medicine. “I don’t know every detail of the …

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2 years, 10 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Wednesday, February 16
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Wednesday, February 16

The Hindu  

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2 years, 10 months ago

Eileen Gu’s Olympic run launches her into stardom and the political fray

LA Times  

In one Winter Olympics sweep, Eileen Gu has solidified her place as one of the biggest sports stars in the world, not to mention one of the most politically divisive. While an answer one way or another won’t change the competition, it could tip the scales of public opinion in either of the countries Gu is trying to court, said …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Tuesday, February 15
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Tuesday, February 15

The Hindu  

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Eileen Gu: Navigating two cultures, judged by both of them
2 years, 10 months ago

Eileen Gu: Navigating two cultures, judged by both of them

Associated Press  

BEIJING — She is an exceptional athlete who has already won medals in the Beijing Olympics. The frenzy to “explain” Gu’s choice reflects biases and misunderstandings in the United States about Asian American identity. “Right now Eileen is a hot commodity in China, and just treated as ‘Chinese’ by the media and many of her fans,” says Rui Ma, founder …

Eileen Gu: Navigating two cultures, judged by both of them
2 years, 10 months ago

Eileen Gu: Navigating two cultures, judged by both of them

Associated Press  

BEIJING — She is an exceptional athlete who has already won medals in the Beijing Olympics. The frenzy to “explain” Gu’s choice reflects biases and misunderstandings in the United States about Asian American identity. “What she represents is a new trend,” says Yinan He, an associate professor of international relations at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, “simply because China has …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 15

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A roundup of gold medals …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Sunday, February 13
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Sunday, February 13

The Hindu  

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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Saturday, February 12
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Saturday, February 12

The Hindu  

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Finishing touch: 16 years later, Jacobellis gets her gold
2 years, 10 months ago

Finishing touch: 16 years later, Jacobellis gets her gold

Associated Press  

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US-born freeskier Gu wins Olympic big air gold for China
2 years, 10 months ago

US-born freeskier Gu wins Olympic big air gold for China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Eileen Gu amassed an army of cynics when she spurned Team USA to represent China at the Beijing Games. “They’re never going to win the Olympics.” Gu did just that, earning the first of what she and her many fans in Beijing hope could be three gold medals by cranking out the first 1620 of her career in …

Winter Olympics: British freestyle skier Kirsty Muir lands rare ‘dub 12’ trick in Big Air finals
2 years, 10 months ago

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The Independent  

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Gu takes home gold for China as Peng watches from stands
2 years, 10 months ago

Gu takes home gold for China as Peng watches from stands

Al Jazeera  

Teen sensation took top spot with stunning final jump as tennis star who made sexual assault allegations was spotted in the crowd. China’s Eileen Gu won the inaugural gold medal in the Freeski Big Air event at the Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday as tennis star Peng Shuai was spotted watching from the stands. Tennis star Peng Shuai, whose welfare …

How Eileen Gu Won Gold in Big Air With Two Giant Jumps
2 years, 10 months ago

How Eileen Gu Won Gold in Big Air With Two Giant Jumps

New York Times  

BEIJING — Eileen Gu won the women’s freeski big air competition on Tuesday after landing her biggest and highest scoring trick in her final run: a left double 1620 with a safety grab. Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Big Air Final Run 1 Run 3 Run 2 Final 1st CHN Eileen Gu 93.75 94.50 88.50 188.25 2nd FRA Tess Ledeux 73.50 94.50 …

Eileen Gu: Teenage Olympic sensation wins gold and crashes Weibo
2 years, 10 months ago

Eileen Gu: Teenage Olympic sensation wins gold and crashes Weibo

CNN  

Beijing CNN — Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of millions rushed online to celebrate the teenage freeski sensation winning her first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Known as the “snow princess” among her Chinese fans, Gu – already a reigning world champion – has become the unofficial face of …

Eileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete. But one wrong move could send her tumbling
2 years, 10 months ago

Eileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete. But one wrong move could send her tumbling

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — At this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the face of China’s sporting dreams is undeniably American. “Snow princess Gu Ailing set to shine at home Olympics,” read one headline in state-run media Xinhua, referring to Gu by her Chinese name. “Nice to see you take all your USA successes and accomplishments to China and not represent where …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Young Uyghur athlete at centre of controversy after opening ceremony
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Young Uyghur athlete at centre of controversy after opening ceremony

Firstpost  

Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a 20-year-old cross-country skier, trained for years to fulfil every child’s dream to star at the Olympics. Pékin, China: China’s move to thrust a young Uyghur athlete into the spotlight at the climax of the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony placed her at the centre of long-time controversy over rights abuses in Xinjiang. But her prominent, smiling appearance …

Risk-taker Eileen Gu makes China an Olympic force on snow
2 years, 10 months ago

Risk-taker Eileen Gu makes China an Olympic force on snow

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Eileen Gu was 8 when she started teaching young wannabe daredevils how to do backflips on trampolines during her summer visits to China. “There’s something endearing and noble about her interest in promoting her sport to the world’s most populous country, and promoting herself as a strong female role model,” said Chad Carlson, who teaches about sports …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Event-by-event guide
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Event-by-event guide

CNN  

CNN — From the sound of skis swooshing against the snow, to bullet-like bobsleds speeding down icy tracks, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics promise fierce and dynamic competition between some of the world’s top athletes. There will be fan favorites such as ice hockey, figure skating and snowboarding, but there will also be seven new events to delight spectators, including …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: An armchair guide to key upcoming moments
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: An armchair guide to key upcoming moments

Firstpost  

Paris, France: The Winter Olympic competition stretches over 18 days, offering the chance for remarkable athletes to showcase their talents in sports that might not be instantly recognisable to the casual fan. Sunday, 6 February: High-speed ski duel The top two in the men’s skiing speed events this season, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and Marco Odermatt, face off in the downhill. …

Prepare for the Beijing Games with this Olympic quiz
2 years, 10 months ago

Prepare for the Beijing Games with this Olympic quiz

Associated Press  

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Winter Olympics: What you need to know ahead of Beijing 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Winter Olympics: What you need to know ahead of Beijing 2022

CNN  

CNN — There are just weeks until the start of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the second Games to be held in the middle of the pandemic after last year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Video Ad Feedback China faces host of challenges as Winter Olympics loom 02:38 - Source: CNN Last month, Huang Chun, a member of the local organizing …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: American teen Athing Mu wins gold medal in 800m category
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: American teen Athing Mu wins gold medal in 800m category

India Today  

Athing Mu of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women's 800 metres final on Tuesday and became the first American woman to do so since 1968. The absence of South Africa's double champion Caster Semenya, ruled ineligible due to heightened testosterone levels, opened up the field to a new winner and the 19-year-old Mu took full …

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