The Winter Olympics don't really represent the world: Costs, climate and quotas keep the majority off the podium
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN
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TAIPEI: Taiwan's government has denounced one of its Olympic flagbearers after the speed skater was seen in an online video wearing the suit of the Chinese national team, with one lawmaker calling her attire the "uniform of the enemy".
As Team GB depart Beijing, they have their curlers to thank for a disaster averted, but once the glow of Eve Muirhead & Co.’s gold, as well as men’s silver, on the final weekend fades, it will be difficult to judge these Winter Olympics as much more than a disappointment.
As the curtain draws on another eventful Winter Olympic Games, there have been no shortage of medal records falling with the biggest stars achieving some amazing feats. Beijing has seen both established athletes reasserting their dominance in their chosen field as well as new heroes born and etching their names into the history books.
Taylor Lawrence admitted he loved 'every single moment' of his first Winter Olympics experience in Beijing.
As the Winter Olympics progressed, anxiety began to grow that Team GB might not return home from Beijing with a medal at all. Instead, we ended with the euphoria of a golden moment right at the end — one glorious moment to remind us what the Games are all about — and now it is down to UK Sport to decide whether it wants more of the same.
A Beijing Winter Olympics which saw sporting drama and milestones but was tarnished by a Russian doping scandal ended on Sunday with an uplifting closing ceremony. The Games will be remembered for new stars such as Eileen Gu but also for the doping controversy which engulfed 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva and because they took place inside a vast Covid-secure "bubble". The "Bird's Nest" stadium, which also took centre stage when Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Games, was the scene for a celebratory, snowflake-themed closing ceremony attended by President Xi Jinping and a socially distanced crowd seated among red lanterns.
Great Britain ended the Beijing Winter Olympics with two medals after Eve Muirhead’s women’s curling team took gold on the final day of competition, with Bruce Mouat’s men having claimed silver the previous day.