The Olympic dream of Puerto Rican Alpine skier William Flaherty
William Flaherty was overjoyed when he crossed the finish line of the men’s giant slalom event at Beijing 2022.
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Snowboarding-Parrot tops Big Air qualifying, Toutant out
BEIJING : Canadian Max Parrot stayed on course for his second gold medal of the Beijing Olympics after topping the Big Air qualifying standings on Monday as his compatriot and defending champion Sebastien Toutant failed to advance after a nasty crash.
Olympic mascot cakes land Chinese bakers in trouble
BEIJING: Chinese bakers looking to cash in on the popularity of the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot have ended up on thin ice after market authorities cracked down on sweet treats shaped like the cartoon panda.
Olympics: Russian skater Kamila Valieva takes the ice after being cleared to compete
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women's singles in figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics after a decision by sport's top court on Monday.
‘I chose a nation, it chose me back’ - Bobsleigh's Kaillie Humphries first woman to win Olympic gold for two countries
Kaillie Humphries says her monobob victory feels “more emotional” than her other successes, after she became the first woman to win Olympic gold for two different countries. The bobsleigh great is competing for the US at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, after previously winning two golds and a bronze for Canada across three Games. But Humphries left her previous set-up after making harassment claims against Bobsleigh Canada and she only received clearance to go to China as an American two months ago.
Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue "ready to move on" after bronze-winning last dance
Beijing 2022 was always going to see the last dance for Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, as they ended a career that had spanned over a decade.
Discovery+ drives Winter Olympics performance as streaming audiences in first week surpass total of Pyeongchang 2018
Total streaming viewers for Beijing 2022 surpassed PyeongChang 2018 after only four days of competition. New paid streaming subscribers for Beijing 2022 pass those acquired for the entire last Winter Olympic Games.
Beijing 2022 - ‘We’ll have to do a KFC date’ - Valentine’s Day love inside the Winter Olympics ‘closed loop’
What do you mean a KFC date would not be top of your list to mark Valentine’s Day? For athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, there are not many other options. British speed skaters Ellia Smeding and Cornelius Kersten are one of a number of couples at the Games, but the ‘closed loop’ set-up means that athletes are not able to escape the Olympic Village and explore China's capital city. Ad/> Athletes, journalists and staff all have to stay inside an isolated bubble and not mix with the general public in an attempt to restrict the number of Covid cases, which seems to have worked so far.