U.S. skater Vincent Zhou drops out of Olympics after his 2nd COVID test is positive
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. skater Vincent Zhou drops out of Olympics after his 2nd COVID test is positive

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U.S. skater Vincent Zhou drops out of Olympics after his 2nd COVID test is positive Enlarge this image toggle caption Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Matthew Stockman/Getty Images U.S. figure skater Vincent Zhou won't get a chance to compete for an individual medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, after a second test came back positive for COVID-19. "It seems pretty unreal" to test positive for the coronavirus, Zhou said. "While it was always my dream to medal on an Olympic stage — which I did accomplish before this happened — the over-arching dream was just to skate," Zhou said. "I am extremely honored and grateful and humbled to call myself an Olympic silver medalist," he said, thanking his fellow figure skaters on Team USA.

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Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past

Associated Press  

PARIS — Many hoped the Paris Olympics would be the post-COVID Games. The World Health Organization said earlier this week that at least 40 athletes at the Olympics had tested positive for the virus, amid growing cases worldwide. COVID-19 “is being treated like any other respiratory disease,” International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Friday. Olympic organizers operated a health …

US Figure Skating blasts delay in awarding of Beijing medals
1 year, 10 months ago

US Figure Skating blasts delay in awarding of Beijing medals

Associated Press  

Figure Skating has largely taken the high road when it comes to allegations of Russian doping at last year’s Beijing Olympics, which have left its team without any sort of medal after finishing second nearly a year ago. In a strongly worded repudiation of the investigative process, which has dragged on from the moment a positive test for Russian skater …

US Olympic committee head says withholding medals ‘unfair’
2 years, 10 months ago

US Olympic committee head says withholding medals ‘unfair’

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee called the decision not to award American figure skaters the silver medal they won in the team competition an outcome that is “frankly, unfair to the athletes.” “There’s no question that our team wants to go home with the medals in their hands,” CEO Sarah Hirshland told The …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: US Olympic CEO says decision to not award figure skating medals 'unfair to athletes'
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: US Olympic CEO says decision to not award figure skating medals 'unfair to athletes'

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The IOC has determined it will not award any medals from competitions involving Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian figure skater whose positive test for a banned substance Zhangjiakou, China: The leader of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee called the decision not to award American figure skaters the silver medal they won in the team competition an outcome that is …

US skater Vincent Zhou out of weeklong COVID-19 quarantine
2 years, 10 months ago

US skater Vincent Zhou out of weeklong COVID-19 quarantine

Associated Press  

BEIJING — American figure skater Vincent Zhou is out of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Beijing Games, and he plans to perform in the exhibition gala that traditionally closes the Olympic program on Sunday. Nathan Chen won the gold medal with his memorable free skate to Elton John’s “Rocket Man,” while Jason Brown finished in a respectable …

Knock on the Door: Covid-19 Stalks Athletes at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

Knock on the Door: Covid-19 Stalks Athletes at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

News 18  

For athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, testing positive for Covid is one of their worst nightmares, and it can begin with a knock on the door in the middle of the night. “A positive test, then negative, then positive again in the middle of the night and a quarantine hotel,” said Meylemans, whose turbulent Games ended on Saturday when …

Australian Olympic athlete tests positive for COVID-19, alpine skier ruled out of Games with knee injury
2 years, 10 months ago

Australian Olympic athlete tests positive for COVID-19, alpine skier ruled out of Games with knee injury

ABC  

Australia's Winter Olympics team have been hit by a positive COVID-19 test while alpine skier Madi Hoffman will miss the Games after suffering a serious knee injury. Key points: The unidentified Australian athlete is isolating after testing positive on arrival at Beijing airport and is awaiting a second test If the second test returns a negative result the athlete may …

China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
2 years, 10 months ago

China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Repeated COVID-19 testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as the city clamps down on the virus ahead of the coming Winter Olympics. A third round of mass testing that started Wednesday for the the 2 million residents of Fengtai district drew complaints online and from residents bundled up against the …

Russian skater Kolyada out of Olympics with coronavirus
2 years, 10 months ago

Russian skater Kolyada out of Olympics with coronavirus

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian figure skater Mikhail Kolyada has been ruled out of next month’s Beijing Olympics after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Russian Figure Skating Federation said Tuesday that Kolyada tested positive ahead of traveling to a pre-Olympic training camp and has been replaced by Evgeni Semenenko. His coach Danil Chaban told the RIA Novosti news agency Tuesday that …

Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to ‘selected’ spectators
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to ‘selected’ spectators

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Only “selected” spectators will be permitted at next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Monday. Monday’s announcement posted on the organizing committee’s website confirmed expectations that the Winter Games would have few onlookers at the venues, under even more strict conditions than imposed during last year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. China has largely avoided …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'

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As at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, postponed by a year to 2021, the IOC will bid to reach a balance between health and safety and sporting fairness. Lausanne, Switzerland: Olympic chiefs on Wednesday urged all participants at next month’s Winter Games in Beijing to be “extra vigilant” as Covid-19 infections hit unprecedented case levels in several countries. Everything is on …

Beijing Winter Games: US Olympians to be briefed on Chinese law
3 years ago

Beijing Winter Games: US Olympians to be briefed on Chinese law

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The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said it is preparing athletes and officials “unlike any other” amid coronavirus concerns and criticism of China’s human rights record. Los Angeles: The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Friday that it is preparing athletes and officials for a 2022 Beijing Winter Games “unlike any other” amid continuing coronavirus concerns and criticism of China’s …

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events
3 years, 1 month ago

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events

The Hindu  

Organizers of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing said on Friday that two foreign athletes had tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for the Games. The two who tested positive are among 1,500 competitors and staff who have come into the country since the test events began in early October, said Huang Chun, the deputy director-general of the pandemic …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World pole vault champion Sam Kendricks out of Games after testing positive for COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World pole vault champion Sam Kendricks out of Games after testing positive for COVID-19

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The charismatic 28-year-old, a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is now in isolation, the USOPC added. Tokyo: Two-time world pole vault champion Sam Kendricks was ruled out of the Tokyo Games on Thursday after testing positive for coronavirus, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee confirmed. “We are saddened to confirm that Sam Kendricks tested positive for Covid-19 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chilean taekwondo player out of Games after testing positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Japan
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chilean taekwondo player out of Games after testing positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Japan

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Tokyo: Chilean Taekwondo player Fernanda Aguirre was on Wednesday ruled out of the Olympics after she tested positive for COVID-19 on arriving at the airport in Tokyo, her country’s Olympic body said. “Fernanda Aguirre has tested positive for COVID-19 in the tests carried out on her arrival in Japan,” Chile’s National Olympic Committee said in a statement. Aguirre travelled to …

Tokyo Olympics: South Korean IOC member Ryu tests positive for COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: South Korean IOC member Ryu tests positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

An International Olympic Committee member from South Korea has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games and has been isolated. "The IOC has been informed about the positive COVID-19 test result of IOC member Ryu Seung-min upon arrival in Japan," an IOC spokesperson told Reuters. Olympics organisers on Saturday reported the first case …

Olympic Athlete Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Athlete Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Tokyo

ABP News  

An unnamed athlete, whose identity was not disclosed, on Thursday, tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving for the Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23, PTI reported. According to the latest COVID-19 Positive Case List published on Olympics.com, five other persons — four contractors from Japan and an official designated as a “Games-connected personnel” — have also tested positive. Meanwhile, the Australian …

No Olympic-bound athletes among 24 who tested COVID-19 positive at NCOE Bhopal
3 years, 8 months ago

No Olympic-bound athletes among 24 who tested COVID-19 positive at NCOE Bhopal

The Hindu  

Twenty four athletes and 12 support staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Bhopal. In the two tests conducted, a total of 36 people have tested positive for Covid, out of whom 24 are athletes, and the other 12 who are staff of NCOE. In view of the …

Column: Vincent Zhou rediscovers his competitive drive ahead of Skate America
4 years, 2 months ago

Column: Vincent Zhou rediscovers his competitive drive ahead of Skate America

LA Times  

Vincent Zhou wondered when he’d get back on the ice after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down figure skating earlier this year, just before the world championships. I feel like it’s driving me to work harder and do better every single day, and that’s what’s been keeping me going through these really difficult times.” Zhou will resume his journey this weekend …

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