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Winter Olympics: Skier Charlie Guest goes from quitting to Beijing
Six weeks out from the Winter Olympics four years ago, Charlie Guest was struggling to walk.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin admits Games is a 'pretty stressful and uncomfortable' experience
Mikaela Shiffrin admits racing for a gold medal makes for a «pretty stressful and uncomfortable experience» and believes observers should be aware of the mental health challenges that come with putting pressure on an athlete to win. Shiffrin has three Olympic medals, three World Cup overall titles and six world championship golds, and will make her Beijing debut on Monday in the women's giant slalom. Ad/> The double Olympic champion will be looking to defend her giant slalom title won at PyeongChang 2018, and although she acknowledges moments of glory make it «worth it» there is a mental toll that comes with the pressure to deliver a result.
Winter Olympics: Who are the global names to watch at Beijing 2022?
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics start on Friday, barely six months after the delayed summer Games in Tokyo.
The biggest superstars and storylines to watch at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games
The Olympics are heading back to Beijing.
Mikaela Shiffrin, Yuzuru Hanyu, Ester Ledecka and more – 7 global stars set to light up Beijing
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games start on Friday and you can watch every moment on discovery+ and across Eurosport platforms. Four years after Pyeongchang the best winter athletes in the world have gathered in Asia once more for the chance to write their names into the history books. Ad/> For some this might be their first experience of that unique spectacle that is an Olympics, for others it is their swansong.
Olympic athletes, team officials testing positive for COVID-19 at higher rate than others
BEIJING — Athletes and team officials are testing positive for COVID-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics, organizers said Tuesday.
Virus infections for Olympic athletes, coaches rising faster
BEIJING (AP) — Athletes and team officials are testing positive for COVID-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics, organizers said Tuesday.