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25 athletes to watch in the Beijing Winter Olympics

Updated 0035 GMT (0835 HKT) January 27, 2022Eileen Gu, an 18-year-old freestyle skier, is the defending world champion in the halfpipe and slopestyle events, and she will also compete in the big air event while at the Olympics. Gu was born in the United States and her father is American, but in 2019 she decided that she would compete for China, where her mother was born. She called it «a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help to promote the sport I love.»Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Olympic giants China face tough medal fight at home Games

BEIJING: China topped the medals table at its 2008 Summer Olympics but expectations are much lower for next month's Beijing Games as the country attempts to build a winter sports industry nearly from scratch.

For Beijing's chief hockey ice maker, it's all about the layers

BEIJING : Most fans at an ice hockey game devote their attention to the whizzing puck and crunching body checks.

Winter Olympics quiz: Test your knowledge of the Games

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing run from 4-20 February and BBC TV will show over 300 hours of live action, with an extra stream available on digital platforms.

Beijing shadow puppet troupe breaks out shows for Winter Games

BEIJING : Two graceful figures flick a puck back and forth across imaginary ice, before a tussle and a victory lap for one skater, in a portrayal of real-life battles set to take place at the Winter Olympics opening in China's capital next week.

IOC to meet Peng Shuai during Beijing Olympics

BEIJING: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday (Jan 27) that it has spoken with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai again and plans to meet her in Beijing during next month's Winter Games.

Chinese government orders mass virus testing ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics as authorities step up anti-virus controls

People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents have been ordered to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics.

Norwegian skiers, other Olympic hopefuls positive for virus

1986 Olympics bronze medalist Dr. John Carlos slams China's restrictions on Olympic athletes on 'Fox News Live.'

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25 athletes to watch in the Beijing Winter Olympics

Olympic giants China face tough medal fight at home Games

For Beijing's chief hockey ice maker, it's all about the layers

Winter Olympics quiz: Test your knowledge of the Games

Beijing shadow puppet troupe breaks out shows for Winter Games

IOC to meet Peng Shuai during Beijing Olympics

Chinese government orders mass virus testing ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics as authorities step up anti-virus controls

Norwegian skiers, other Olympic hopefuls positive for virus