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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds

Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The post, on China's Weibo social platform, resembled many others posted by official media during these Olympics — an ode to freestyle skier Eileen Gu, known to Chinese as Gu Ailing.
Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds

Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The post, on China's Weibo social platform, resembled many others posted by official media during these Olympics — an ode to freestyle skier Eileen Gu, known to Chinese as Gu Ailing.
'Openly British' Gus Kenworthy wraps up Olympics his way

'Openly British' Gus Kenworthy wraps up Olympics his way

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Gus Kenworthy lifted his jacket to reveal a logo written across his gray shirt: “Openly British.” That was his farewell to the Olympics. That, along with a thank-you to the sport of freestyle skiing.
Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds

Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The post, on China's Weibo social platform, resembled many others posted by official media during these Olympics — an ode to freestyle skier Eileen Gu, known to Chinese as Gu Ailing.
Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious

Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious

BEIJING (AP) — The panda mascot of the Beijing Games has been a huge success here in the Chinese capital, where fans have lined up for hours to buy plush dolls of the round cartoon, Bing Dwen Dwen.
Olympic Alpine team event moved to Sunday because of wind

Olympic Alpine team event moved to Sunday because of wind

BEIJING (AP) — The last Alpine skiing race of the Beijing Olympics was moved from Saturday to Sunday because of too-strong wind, making Mikaela Shiffrin wait to get one last chance to bring home a medal from China.
Canada's Noah Bowman finishes fourth in men's freeski halfpipe at Beijing Games

Canada's Noah Bowman finishes fourth in men's freeski halfpipe at Beijing Games

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Noah Bowman improved on his previous Olympic performances but again fell short of the podium at the Beijing Games. Bowman, from Calgary, finished fourth in men's freeski halfpipe on Saturday, scoring 84.
GLIMPSES: A rare look at tattooed flesh on the Olympic ice

GLIMPSES: A rare look at tattooed flesh on the Olympic ice

BEIJING (AP) — Q: What's one thing that is less visible at the Winter Olympics than it is at the Summer Games? A: Tattoos.
D'oh, Canada! Figure skating powers are shut out in Olympics

D'oh, Canada! Figure skating powers are shut out in Olympics

BEIJING (AP) — The throw element in pairs figure skating is both spectacular and terrifying: One of the skaters grabs the other by the waist and tosses them high into the air, where they usually spin three times before landing gracefully on one skate
Remote school makes academic, Olympic juggling act easier

Remote school makes academic, Olympic juggling act easier

BEIJING (AP) — Here's one thing the pandemic has made easier for the young stars of the Beijing Olympics: juggling the demands of elite athletic competition with college life.