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Olympic hockey tournament includes old rivals, new faces

BEIJING — Canada always views itself as the favourite at international hockey tournaments — even if that feeling isn't shared outside the locker room's four walls.

Curling-Sweden and Britain get Beijing action under way

BEIJING : The mixed doubles curling competition kicked off the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday with Sweden's Almida de Val throwing the first rock of the preliminary round at the National Aquatics Centre.

Winter Olympics full schedule, dates and events for Beijing 2022

The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics is not until Friday but the action is already underway on Wednesday and there is a huge amount to look forward to over the coming days.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Ryoyu Kobayashi out to make ski jumping’s popularity explode in Japan with Beijing statement

Ryoyu Kobayashi is having the ski jumping season of his life — but he knows his achievements so far will pale into relative insignificance in his homeland of Japan if he does not land Olympic gold. The 25-year-old goes into Beijing 2022 as one of the favourites for a medal — but his path to gold could be blocked by Germany’s World Cup leader Karl Geiger or triple Olympic champion Kamil Stoch — though doubts remain about the Pole’s fitness.