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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 21, 2022

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Posted at Feb 21 11:56 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

POC wants more Filipino athletes in 2026 Winter Games

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Posted at Feb 21 12:28 PM

The POC is encouraging relevant NSAs to search for athletes who can qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano and Cortina in Italy. Read more »

Curtain set to fall on Beijing Olympics

Peter STEBBINGS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 08:24 PM

A Beijing Winter Olympics beset by concerns about rights and Covid in the build-up and tarnished by a Russian doping scandal once under way were set to close on Sunday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 18, 2022

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Posted at Feb 19 01:15 AM

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Netherlands' Thomas Krol takes gold in speed skating

Sebastien Bozon, AFP
Posted at Feb 18 10:43 PM

The Netherlands' Thomas Krol competes in the men's speed skating 1000m during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in China. Read more »

China's strange Olympic hockey trip ends

Martin Quin Pollard and Tony Munroe, Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 09:27 PM

China's unlikely Olympic ice hockey journey, one of the biggest curiosities of the Beijing Games, ended with four losses in four matches. Read more »

Olympics: IOC's Bach disturbed by Valieva's meltdown

Karolos Grohmann, Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 03:30 PM

Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Friday it had been 'chilling' to witness Russian teenage skater Kamila Valieva crumble under pressure at the Beijing Olympics as a doping scandal continued to swirl. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 17, 2022

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Updated as of Feb 18 11:21 AM

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US figure skaters wanted to keep their medals

Karolos Grohmann and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 10:34 PM

The US figure skating team told the IOC president they would have liked to leave the Beijing Games with their figure skating medals won 10 days ago. Read more »

Olympics: Valieva stumbles into fourth place

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Chang-Ran Kim and Julien Pretot, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 10:29 PM

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva surprised the figure skating world by stumbling into fourth place in the women's single event on Thursday. Read more »

Finnish skier clips camera operator in halfpipe run

Ben Stansall, AFP
Posted at Feb 17 06:21 PM

Finland's Jon Sallinen crashes into a cameraperson as he competes in the Winter Olympics freestyle skiing men's freeski halfpipe qualification run Read more »

Asa Miller sets sights on 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy

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Posted at Feb 17 02:48 PM

Asa Miller promised to come back stronger and more confident as he targets the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano and Cortina in Italy. Read more »

Olympics: Qi completes Chinese aerials double gold

Mitch Phillips, Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 10:52 PM

Qi Guangpu completed a Chinese freestyle skiing aerials double and finally got to taste Olympic glory after three near-misses. Read more »

'One-shot' Noel takes Olympic slalom gold for France

Luke PHILLIPS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 05:15 PM

Clement Noel claimed France's first alpine skiing gold medal of the Beijing Olympics when he won the men's slalom on Wednesday. Read more »

Asa Miller wraps up Olympics stint with DNF in slalom

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Updated as of Feb 16 04:11 PM

Asa Miller registered another DNF (did not finish), this time in the men's slalom, as he concluded his campaign in the Beijing Winter Olympics. Read more »

Olympics: Speed skating-slip costs Japan

Sakura Murakami, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 09:02 PM

Canada won gold in the women's speed skating team pursuit, taking advantage of a mishap by the Japanese defending champions at the Beijing Olympics. Read more »

Winter Games: Asa Miller eyes redemption in slalom

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Posted at Feb 15 02:32 PM

Alpine skier Asa Miller gets a shot at redemption in the men's slalom on Wednesday at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Read more »

Olympic medalists offer advice to Southeast Asian skiers

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Updated as of Feb 15 12:30 PM

Men's giant slalom champion Marco Odermatt and his fellow medalists were generous in their advice to alpine skiers from Southeast Asia and other tropical countries. Read more »

Winter Olympics: Russia's Valieva cleared to compete amid doping case

Karolos Grohmann, Julien Pretot and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 07:10 PM

Sport's highest court on Monday cleared 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete in her next Olympic event, but the teenager's doping charge that has rocked the Beijing Games remained unresolved. Read more »

Lesson learned for Miller after disappointment in giant slalom

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Posted at Feb 14 05:49 PM

Asa Miller vowed to have learned his lesson after registering a DNF (did not finish) in the giant slalom last Sunday. Read more »