National and International 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

BEIJING — Elladj Baldé calls it the video that forever changed his life. The Canadian figure skater is turning circles across a frozen, deserted Lake Minnewanka outside Banff, Alta.

BEIJING (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Nils van der Poel accused the Netherlands speedskating program of “corruption” over a report that its officials try to influence the ice makers to set up conditions that benefit Dutch athletes.

BEIJING — Here are some notable quotes from Olympians at the 2022 Beijing Games on Feb. 8, 2022: "Through everything that I've been through in the past four years I've always had a strong head on my shoulders.

BEIJING — A concussion robbed Meryeta O'Dine of her first chance at Olympic glory. O'Dine had made Canada's snowboard team for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics after a successful 2017-18 campaign on the World Cup snowboard cross circuit.

BEIJING — Canadian Steven Dubois fended off a strong challenge from his Russian rival to battle his way to a silver medal in the men's 1,500-metre short-track speedskating event at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ratings are like Winter Olympic athletes. They can go downhill, soar or go sideways; they can crash and get spun. On top of all that, they're not always easy to judge.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — There were gasps, shouts and cheers in Jeanne Collins's Gander, N.L.

BEIJING (AP) — David Krejci could be in the NHL this season if he wanted. Instead, he's at the Olympics for a third time. The Czech star wanted to play one more season at home in front of friends and family, and that decision has led him to Beijing.

BEIJING (AP) — The referee came out to measure, and the Russians came away with the game-tying point in the final end of regulation against the Americans — the reigning Olympic curling champions. It only prolonged the suspense for a few minutes.

BEIJING — An ongoing legal issue that could affect the medallists in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics, an event in which Canada finished fourth, has caused the award ceremony to be delayed, the IOC said Wednesday.