'Ice Prince' Yuzuru Hanyu tops Winter Games panda mascot in popularity
BEIJING: He's the only one who can top Beijing's Olympics mascot "Bing Dwen Dwen" in a popularity match.
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Cross-country skiing-Russian Bolshunov hits back at doping rumours
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Alexander Bolshunov torched the field to win his first Olympic gold medal in Sunday's skiathlon before hitting back at insinuations that Russian athletes at the Beijing Olympics could not be trusted when it comes to doping.
Alpine skiing-Austria's Schwarz not yet 100per cent after injury
YANQING, China : Austria's Marco "Blacky" Schwarz, the combined world champion, said on Sunday that he had still not completely recovered after injuring his ankle training in November.
China accused of ignoring hockey player's human rights as isolation complaints grow
BEIJING :The coach of the Finland men's ice hockey team accused China of not respecting a player's human rights on Sunday as complaints about COVID-19 isolation protocols piled up at the Winter Games.
Swedish journalist becomes the story in Beijing COVID-19 quarantine
ZANGJIAKOU: A Swedish journalist who was whisked off to isolation by ambulance at the Beijing Winter Olympics has found a way to keep working, writing a diary of his time in Chinese quarantine for his newspaper.
Cross-country skiing-As Finn Iivo chases medals, Lindholm chases his autograph
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : While Finland's Iivo Niskanen has more Olympic medals in his sights at the Winter Olympics, his countryman Remi Lindholm only wants to get one thing in Beijing - Niskanen's autograph.
Winter Olympics - Nils van der Poel wins 5,000m speed skating gold and sets new record at Beijing 2022
Nils van de Poel provided a breath-taking finish to the men’s 5,000 speed skating final by producing a blistering final lap to snatch the gold medal and set a new Olympic record. The Swede trailed the leading time, set by Patrick Roest from the Netherlands, by more than two seconds with just three laps left before switching into high gear. He was still one second behind when the bell rang for the final lap but had enough left in the tank to storm into first place, clocking an Olympic record time of 6:08.84.