Australia mixed curling team granted reprieve despite positive Covid test
Australia’s mixed curling team have been granted a reprieve and will be allowed to complete the round-robin phase of the competition after a U-turn by the Chinese authorities.
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Olympics-No large fluctuations in COVID cases expected, organisers say
By Karolos Grohmann
Beijing Winter Olympics: Norway's Therese Johaug Wins First Gold Of Beijing Winter Olympics
Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as sport moved centre stage after a troubled build-up dominated by coronavirus and rights concerns. Johaug was a comfortable winner of the women's 7.5-plus-7.5-kilometre skiathlon in what is expected to be the first of many cross-country skiing medals for Norway at these Games.
Confusion as Australia's curling team are allowed to compete after Tahli Gill tests positive for Covid
Australia’s curlers will continue to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after it was initially thought they would all fly home after Tahli Gill tested positive for Covid-19. Gill returned a series of positive Covid-19 tests and had been placed into isolation ahead of her planned return to Australia.
No large fluctuations in COVID cases expected, organisers say
BEIJING : A sharp drop in COVID-19 cases on Feb. 5 among Beijing Olympics-related personnel was due to fewer arrivals at the airport and organisers said on Sunday that they did not expect any more large fluctuations in infection numbers.
Cross-country skiing-Swedes to seek time switch over biting cold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Sweden's cross-country ski team said on Sunday they will ask the International Ski Federation (FIS) to start races earlier in the day at the Beijing Olympics to protect athletes from the freezing temperatures.
Commentary: Big sporting moments like Beijing Winter Olympics have been politicised
SYDNEY: In 1971, two table tennis players – American Glenn Cowan and Zhuang Zedong from China – met on the tournament bus on the way to the world championships in Nagoya, Japan.
