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Winter Olympics 2022 - Bagpipes inspire Team GB curling team to a winning start in Beijing

British curling pair Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat were on-song as they kicked off Team GB’s Winter Olympics campaign in fine style with a 9-5 win over Sweden in their opening round robin match in the mixed doubles. In a tense match in Beijing, Dodds and Mouat capitalised on errors from the World Championship bronze medallists to take a confidence-boosting victory. Ad/> The Scottish childhood friends were given a timely reminder of home with a Chinese bagpipe band helping to inspire the pair.

Eleven Canadians among China's first-ever men's hockey roster

BEIJING — Brandon Yip was growing up in Vancouver when his grandmother figured he also needed a Chinese name to honour the family's heritage.

Winter Olympics 2022 – What is Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and why are Russia banned from Games?

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games gets underway on Wednesday, with countries from across the globe competing in the biggest show on snow and ice, and one of those nations will be the Russian Olympic Committee or ROC for short. There will undoubtedly be a bit of head scratching from a few viewers seeing the acronym for the first time, so we’re here to help if this applies to you! Ad/> HOW MANY ROC ATHLETES WILL BE AT THE OLYMPICS? Beijing 2022Which nations and athletes have the most Winter Olympic medals of all time?29 MINUTES AGO Well, as it turns out, quite a lot! There will be 204 athletes competing in the 2022 Winter Games as “neutrals” using the ROC moniker.