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China tops Winter Paralympics medal table, now a Games powerhouse
Hosts finish with 18 golds and 61 medals in all, just four years after winning their first gold in wheelchair curling.
13 Mar 2022 - 5:30PM
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Winter Paralympics: all you need to know about the Beijing Games
4 Mar 2022 - 3:22PM
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Winter Olympics: Bach thanks Chinese people, declares Games closed – as it happened
20 Feb 2022 - 10:17PM
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From Gu to Valieva: the top 10 moments from the 2022 Winter Olympics
Nearly 3,000 athletes representing 91 country’s and places from around the world descended on Beijing this month, and from unearthing new heroes, to veterans athletes performing record-breaking feats, here are our top 10 moments of the 2022 Games.
18 Apr 2022 - 5:20PM
Eileen Gu competes during the Women’s Freestyle Freeski Halfpipe final. Photo: dpa
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China to turn Winter Olympics ski jump into giant water slide
The Shougang Big Air ski jump, built on the site of a decommissioned steel mill, has been the most talked-about venue of the Games, and organisers are looking at ways it can be used in the off-season when it isn’t being used to train next generation of stars.
20 Feb 2022 - 12:15PM
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Winter Olympics: Chinese pair win figure skating gold – day 15, as it happened
China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong delver in pairs figure skating, seeing off strong challenge from ROC contingent in free skate programme and putting hosts third in Beijing 2022 medal table, above Team USA.
19 Feb 2022 - 10:39PM
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Winter Olympics: Chinese figure skaters smash world record – day 14, as it happened
China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong lead pairs figure skating event after incredible short programme routine, with Peng Cheng and Jin Yang in the mix. Earlier, Eileen Gu did not disappoint, winning half-pipe gold in style.
18 Apr 2022 - 5:20PM
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China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong compete in the pair skating short programme at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: AFP
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Why South Korea is still riled by ‘injustice’ of short-track 1,000m race loss
Country skaters Lee June-seo and Hwang Dae-heon were disqualified in semi-finals of speedskating race, and China’s Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong went on to take gold and silver after benefiting from the decisions.
18 Feb 2022 - 3:49AM
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Winter Olympics: tearful Valieva misses out on medal after falls – day 13, as it happened
Controversial Russian figure skater falls to the ice multiple times in her free skate routine on Thursday, costing her a medal in the women's single skating event.
17 Feb 2022 - 10:46PM
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Winter Olympics: aerials gold for Qi, speedskaters stumble – day 12, as it happened
China extends record medal haul with gold in men's freestyle skiing aerials. But there was no luck on the ice, with Sun Long's dramatic crash halting home hopes in 5,000m relay final, and Han Yutong last in women's 1,500m final.
16 Feb 2022 - 10:04PM
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Winter Olympics: tearful Valieva takes lead – day 11, as it happened
Kamila Valieva leads the way in women's singles figure skating competition following score of 82.61 in short programme, but Zhu Yi is eliminated. Earlier, Su Yiming and Eileen Gu both won their second medals of the Beijing Games.
15 Feb 2022 - 11:42PM
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Kamila Valieva reacts after skating during the women's short programme. Photo: Getty Images
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5 things to watch out for on day 11 of the Winter Olympics
Freestyle skier Gu will be hoping to add the slopestyle title to the big air gold she won last week while Su and Max Parrot do battle again.
18 Apr 2022 - 5:20PM
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What happens if Kamila Valieva loses her Olympics doping hearing?
Here’s everything you need to know about doping scandal surrounding 15-year-old Russian figure skater, and her hearing with Court of Arbitration for Sport.
13 Feb 2022 - 7:27PM
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5 top scams being used to con fans out of their money at Winter Olympics
From counterfeit merchandise to phishing scams that take people’s personal data, criminals have made the most of the Games.
13 Feb 2022 - 12:40PM
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China win bronze in women's relay, Liu takes 500m gold – day 9, as it happened
China's women finish third in final of 3,000m short-track speedskating relay, but defending 500m men's champion Wu Dajing misses out on his event's final.
13 Feb 2022 - 11:36PM
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Hungary’s Shaoang Liu (left) finishes ahead of Russia’s Konstantin Ivliev to win gold in the men’s 500m short-track speedskating. Photo: AFP
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5 things to look out for on day nine of the Beijing Winter Olympics
Eileen Gu is set to compete in the qualification round of the women’s freeski slopestyle event, hoping for her second gold of the Games.
18 Apr 2022 - 5:20PM
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Who are the breakout stars from the Winter Olympics theme song?
The song was recorded across continents and featured more than 200 artists from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
14 Feb 2022 - 8:12PM
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Gold for Gao, China defeat Italy in men’s curling, follow day 8 action here
China chasing glory in speedskating and women’s skeleton on a more sedate day in Beijing. Keep up to date with the latest action in our rolling story.
12 Feb 2022 - 8:37PM
Gao Tingyu competes during the men’s 500m speedskating final. Photo: Xinhua
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Valiant Sidney Chu bows out of Olympics – day 7, as it happened
Hong Kong's Sidney Chu finished third in his stacked men’s short-track speedskating 500m heat, narrowly missing out on quarter-finals. In Seoul, protestors tore up a Chinese flag near China's embassy.
11 Feb 2022 - 11:00PM
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China suffers Olympic ice hockey drubbing by USA – day 6, as it happened
The hosts' men's ice hockey team crumble to an opening 8-0 defeat, after a valiant effort in the first period. Americans also edge China to freestyle skiing mixed team aerials gold.
10 Feb 2022 - 11:41PM
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5 things to watch out for on day 6 of the Beijing Winter Olympics
China’s men’s ice hockey team are making their Beijing debut with a daunting group clash against the United States.
10 Feb 2022 - 7:00AM
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