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Lawyer says Chinese doping case handled 'reasonably' but calls WADA's lack of action "curious"
Read full article: Lawyer says Chinese doping case handled 'reasonably' but calls WADA's lack of action "curious"An investigator gave the World Anti-Doping Agency a pass on its handling of the case involving Chinese swimmers, but not without hammering away at the nature of WADA’s “silence” after examining a case that did not follow rules designed to safeguard global sports.
US companies see record-low profits in China amid geopolitical tensions and slow growth, report says
Read full article: US companies see record-low profits in China amid geopolitical tensions and slow growth, report saysA report by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has found that U.S. companies in China are seeing record-low profits, with business confidence at an all-time low amid U.S.-China tensions and a slowing Chinese economy.
Canada loses Beijing Olympics figure skating medals appeal. Russians also won't get medals in Paris
Read full article: Canada loses Beijing Olympics figure skating medals appeal. Russians also won't get medals in ParisCanadian figure skaters will not join the United States and Japan on the podium at the Paris Olympics next week.
US figure skaters set to get team gold medals at Paris Olympics after ruling in 2022 doping case
Read full article: US figure skaters set to get team gold medals at Paris Olympics after ruling in 2022 doping caseThe United States figure skating team has been formally confirmed as gold medalists from the 2022 Beijing Olympics by a sports court ruling.
Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case
Read full article: Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping caseFour appeals filed at sport’s highest court in fallout from the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are set to delay awarding medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics yet again.
ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case
Read full article: ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping caseThe governing body that oversees figure skating has defended its decision to award the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to the Russian squad.
Russian skater’s strawberry dessert excuse was rejected by judges in Olympic doping case
Read full article: Russian skater’s strawberry dessert excuse was rejected by judges in Olympic doping caseA strawberry dessert contaminated by her grandfather’s heart medication was offered in sport's highest court as a possible cause of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s positive doping test.
Beijing criticizes new US sanctions on companies over pilot training, weapons development
Read full article: Beijing criticizes new US sanctions on companies over pilot training, weapons developmentChina has criticized new sanctions imposed by the United States on companies believed to be involved in training Chinese military pilots and weapons development.
China lashes out at latest U.S. export controls on chips
Read full article: China lashes out at latest U.S. export controls on chipsChina has criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules that will “isolate and backfire” on the U.S. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the U.S. of abusing its export control measures to maliciously block and suppress Chinese companies.
Commerce tightens export controls on high end chips to China
Read full article: Commerce tightens export controls on high end chips to ChinaThe Commerce Department is tightening export controls to limit China’s ability to get advanced computing chips, develop and maintain supercomputers, and make advanced semiconductors.
Figure skating minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 Olympics
Read full article: Figure skating minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 OlympicsNo 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year’s Beijing Games.
Olympic champ Chen out of figure skating worlds with injury
Read full article: Olympic champ Chen out of figure skating worlds with injuryOlympic figure skating champion Nathan Chen withdrew from the world championships on Wednesday because of what he called a “nagging injury” that he’s been dealing with after winning at the Beijing Games.
Cyber firm: At least 6 US state governments hacked by China
Read full article: Cyber firm: At least 6 US state governments hacked by ChinaA cybersecurity firm says hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year.
IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus
Read full article: IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, BelarusThe International Olympic Committee has urged sports bodies to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus and stop using the countries’ flags and national anthems.
2022 Olympic skeleton in review: Germany sweeps second sliding sport with historic golds
Read full article: 2022 Olympic skeleton in review: Germany sweeps second sliding sport with historic goldsGermany continued its sliding sport dominance with its first golds in men's and women's skeleton. Relive skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
2022 Olympic figure skating in review: ROC dominates medals, conversation
Read full article: 2022 Olympic figure skating in review: ROC dominates medals, conversationNathan Chen's gold returned the U.S. to the men's Olympic figure skating podium, but it was ROC that headlined the sport's conversations.
Norway retains title with most medals at 2022 Winter Olympics
Read full article: Norway retains title with most medals at 2022 Winter OlympicsWith all 109 medal events decided, competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is officially complete. And after three weeks of dominance, Norway once again claimed the top spot on the final medal table.
2022 Olympic speed skating in review: Erin Jackson, Nils van der Poel make history
Read full article: 2022 Olympic speed skating in review: Erin Jackson, Nils van der Poel make historyThe Netherlands earned the most speed skating medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and American Erin Jackson made history as the first Black gold medalist.
Figure skating age debate also exposes body image challenges
Read full article: Figure skating age debate also exposes body image challengesSome figure skaters are hoping an Olympic doping scandal that is fueling a push to raise the minimum age of competitors will also focus attention on what they see as the sport’s most pressing issue: body image, body shaming and disordered eating.
Lows far outweigh highs in Olympic figure skating program
Read full article: Lows far outweigh highs in Olympic figure skating programThe Olympic figure skating program at the Beijing Games probably won't be remembered for the soaring performances of American gold medalist Nathan Chen, French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron or the Chinese pairs team of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong.
LIVE UPDATES: News, results, recaps from final day of competition at 2022 Winter Olympics
Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: News, results, recaps from final day of competition at 2022 Winter OlympicsResults, updates and news from Day 16 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 20.
2022 Olympic cross-country skiing in review: Diggins writes U.S. history
Read full article: 2022 Olympic cross-country skiing in review: Diggins writes U.S. historyU.S. cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins rewrote history at the 2022 Winter Olympics going up against some of the biggest names in skiing like Jonna Sundling of Sweden and Therese Johaug of Norway. The women's 30km mass start free closed the curtain on the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Chinese pair Sui Wenjing and Han Cong look golden from any perspective
Read full article: Chinese pair Sui Wenjing and Han Cong look golden from any perspectiveFigure skating needed a little brightness after the gloom of the women’s singles competition, with its doping cloud and its tornadic climax. Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China delivered.
Diggins shares her recipe for a strong race mentality in light of mass start
Read full article: Diggins shares her recipe for a strong race mentality in light of mass startJessie Diggins seeks her second individual medal in the 30km freestyle mass start and described her recipe for maintaining an upbeat demeanor while competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Reporting, inside and outside the bubble
Read full article: BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Reporting, inside and outside the bubbleJournalists who spent weeks of reporting on the Beijing Olympics while hermetically sealed inside the “closed-loop” system will leave with an incomplete picture of what reporting in China entails.
US men's hockey team gets noise complaint after Olympic loss
Read full article: US men's hockey team gets noise complaint after Olympic lossThe U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it spoke to the men's hockey team after members were involved in a noisy late-night party at the athletes village.
Young U.S. team falls short of earning short track medal at 2022 Winter Olympics
Read full article: Young U.S. team falls short of earning short track medal at 2022 Winter OlympicsTeam USA did not earn a short track medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Kristen Santos came closest in multiple events, but unfortunate crashes ended her chances.
American Timothy LeDuc makes history as first non-binary Winter Olympian
Read full article: American Timothy LeDuc makes history as first non-binary Winter OlympianTimothy LeDuc made history as the first openly non-binary Olympian to compete at the Winter Games, and the American pairs figure skater hopes to pave the way for others to enter the sport without being bound by gender stereotypes.
Layden: Complicated Olympic Games provide both amazement and challenges
Read full article: Layden: Complicated Olympic Games provide both amazement and challengesThe Olympics are nothing if not a reflection of the times, and the nations, where they take place. Sometimes for the good, and sometimes not so much.
BREAKING: Elana Meyers Taylor elected Team USA's Closing Ceremony flagbearer
Read full article: BREAKING: Elana Meyers Taylor elected Team USA's Closing Ceremony flagbearerDespite contracting COVID-19 and missing the Opening Ceremony, Elana Meyers Taylor later earned monobob silver at these Winter Games and will now serve as the Closing Ceremony flagbearer.
Johannes Thingnes Boe seals Norway's record breaking 15th Olympic gold
Read full article: Johannes Thingnes Boe seals Norway's record breaking 15th Olympic goldNorwegian biathlete Johannes Thingnes Boe wasn't denied by the competition or conditions in his final race, winning gold with ease to help Norway secure its 15th gold medal, a new Winter Games record.
GLIMPSES: For Canada, the many faces of hockey happiness
Read full article: GLIMPSES: For Canada, the many faces of hockey happinessIn an image taken by Associated Press photographer Matt Slocum, the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team skates jubilantly across the ice Thursday with their newly acquired gold medals after defeating the United States.
Pairs short program starts final figure skating event of 2022 Winter Olympics
Read full article: Pairs short program starts final figure skating event of 2022 Winter OlympicsSui Wenjing and Han Cong, 2018 Olympic silver medalists and two-time world champs, start their quest to win gold at their home Games.
Valieva falls, and women’s skating event ends in anguish, anger and numbness
Read full article: Valieva falls, and women’s skating event ends in anguish, anger and numbnessFigure skating reporter Philip Hersh details the surreal events of the women's free skate that featured Kamila Valieva, Aleksandra Trusova, Anna Shcherbakova and Kaori Sakamoto.
Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come
Read full article: Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not comeCanadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
Mikaela Shiffrin puts haters and trolls on blast with defiant social media post
Read full article: Mikaela Shiffrin puts haters and trolls on blast with defiant social media postMikaela Shiffrin shined a revealing spotlight on some hideous negativity she’s received throughout the 2022 Winter Olympics in a provocative social media post.
In The Village: Bronze medalist Megan Nick joins Elizabeth Beisel
Read full article: In The Village: Bronze medalist Megan Nick joins Elizabeth BeiselAerial skier Megan Nick stops by In The Village wearing only one of her 15 pairs of sunglasses to discuss speed markers, her start as a gymnast, and duck tacos.
How to watch the U.S. men's curling team in the Olympic semifinals on NBC and Peacock
Read full article: How to watch the U.S. men's curling team in the Olympic semifinals on NBC and PeacockTeam USA will take on Great Britain and Sweden will face Canada in the semifinals of the men's curling tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Japan's Miho Takagi wins gold, USA's Brittany Bowe captures bronze in 1000m
Read full article: Japan's Miho Takagi wins gold, USA's Brittany Bowe captures bronze in 1000mJapan's Miho Takagi won the women's 1000m gold medal after previously earning three silvers at the 2022 Winter Olympics. American Brittany Bowe earned the bronze.
Mikaela Shiffrin fifth in the women’s combined after downhill on Sofia Goggia's skis
Read full article: Mikaela Shiffrin fifth in the women’s combined after downhill on Sofia Goggia's skisMikaela Shiffrin put herself firmly in contention for her first medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics with a strong downhill run to start women’s combined event.
Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
Read full article: Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapsesAnna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Games while Russian teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the medals after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics.