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Nathan Chen hoping Yuzuru Hanyu showdown at Winter 2022 Olympics isn't derailed by Vincent Zhou's positive test

Nathan Chen has been left hoping that his showdown with figure skating rival Yuzuru Hanyu at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will not be derailed by a positive Covid-19 test. Chen’s American team-mate Vincent Zhou announced on Monday that he has tested positive, a day after competing in the team event. Ad/> The battle for gold between Chen – who has won the last three World Championships — and Hanyu – who has won gold at the last two Olympics — is one of the most hotly-anticipated clashes of the Games.

Team USA Winter Olympics - live: Top skater Zhou withdraws with Covid as Deedra Irwin makes biathlon history

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Ice hockey players wear face masks during bizarre match at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Players from Canada and the Russian Olympic Committee wore face masks during an ice hockey match at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics - Max Parrot wins controversial slopestyle gold – What exactly happened in the event?

On Monday morning Canadian star Max Parrot won slopestyle gold, a little over three years after a diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma. However there was controversy after the event as replays showed Parrot had missed a grab during his routine. Ad/> Plenty on social media vented their frustration that was missed, with many believing that had it been scored “correctly” it might have resulted in a different winner.

Winter 2022 Olympics: Vincent Zhou out of men's figure skating after positive Covid-19 test result

Vincent Zhou will miss the men’s figure skating at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19. The 21-year-old was part of the American team that won silver in the team event on Monday. Ad/> However, he was noticeably missing during the flower ceremony and photos.

Winter Olympics 2022: Ireen Wust, aka the GOAT, and 'totally crazy' ski jump fiasco – Best of Beijing

BEST MOMENTS OF DAY 3 The GOAT Ad/> Sure, Michael Phelps has a thousand Olympic gold medals but if they did every sport forwards, backwards, side-to-side and deliberately slower then we would probably all have one by now. A true test of greatness isn’t the amount of Olympic gold medals in your cabinet but across how many Olympics your dominance spans. Beijing 2022Unicorns, Prada and the Joker — The weird and wonderful from the Winter Olympics5 HOURS AGO Which is why we’re happy to officially declare Ireen Wust as the Olympic GOAT.

Winter Olympics: Ice hockey players wear face masks during bizarre Beijing 2022 match

Players from Canada and the Russian Olympic Committee wore face masks during an ice hockey match at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics 2022: When is the curling gold medal game and what are curling stones made of?

Curling is a major sporting event at the Olympics and is back in the spotlight at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Nathan Chen hoping Yuzuru Hanyu showdown at Winter 2022 Olympics isn't derailed by Vincent Zhou's positive test

Team USA Winter Olympics - live: Top skater Zhou withdraws with Covid as Deedra Irwin makes biathlon history

Ice hockey players wear face masks during bizarre match at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics - Max Parrot wins controversial slopestyle gold – What exactly happened in the event?

Winter 2022 Olympics: Vincent Zhou out of men's figure skating after positive Covid-19 test result

Winter Olympics 2022: Ireen Wust, aka the GOAT, and 'totally crazy' ski jump fiasco – Best of Beijing

Winter Olympics: Ice hockey players wear face masks during bizarre Beijing 2022 match

Winter Olympics 2022: When is the curling gold medal game and what are curling stones made of?