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National and International 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Australia gets late reprieve, returns to mixed doubles curling competition at Games

BEIJING — The Australian mixed doubles curling team was back in the Beijing Games after getting a "late reprieve" Sunday before their round-robin games against Switzerland and Canada.
Morris will face Australian team he coached to Olympic qualification after all

Morris will face Australian team he coached to Olympic qualification after all

BEIJING — The teacher will in fact square off against his students in mixed doubles curling on Sunday evening at the Ice Cube.
After the crash, Emily Sweeney back on luge's Olympic stage

After the crash, Emily Sweeney back on luge's Olympic stage

BEIJING (AP) — It has come up in conversations for four years. The Crash. USA Luge’s Emily Sweeney has had hundreds of them in her sliding career, yet there’s only one that people want to talk about.
Canada's Laurie Blouin narrowly misses podium in women's snowboard slopestyle

Canada's Laurie Blouin narrowly misses podium in women's snowboard slopestyle

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Before Zoi Sadowski-Synnott could get up from the snow after her gold-medal winning slopestyle run, she was tackled back to the ground by the two women she had just beat.
GLIMPSES: Connections forged in shared chills at Olympics

GLIMPSES: Connections forged in shared chills at Olympics

BEIJING (AP) — She was standing alone, bundled against the cold, as the bus doors swung open at the remotest mountain site of the Beijing Olympics.
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Cheering for China on cold, dark night

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Cheering for China on cold, dark night

BEIJING (AP) — On a freezing, pitch-black night, as the shops were closing, a crowd of Beijingers gathered in front of a giant outdoor TV screen to watch the country's elite speed skaters chase Olympic gold. They would not be disappointed.
Sadowski Synnott gets New Zealand's 1st Winter Olympic gold

Sadowski Synnott gets New Zealand's 1st Winter Olympic gold

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Zoi Sadowski Synnott captured New Zealand’s first gold medal in Winter Olympic history, stomping down a pressure-packed run on her last trip down the mountain Sunday to win the title in women’s slopestyle.
Swedish XC skier switches to biathlon, makes Olympic team

Swedish XC skier switches to biathlon, makes Olympic team

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Swedish cross-country skier Stina Nilsson was at the top of her game after winning four medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, followed by a World Cup sprint title and two gold medals at the world championships in 2019.
Pandas are cuddly, omnipresent face of Beijing Olympics

Pandas are cuddly, omnipresent face of Beijing Olympics

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Pandas are as common as the Olympic rings at the Beijing Games.
China wins 1st gold of home Olympics in short track relay

China wins 1st gold of home Olympics in short track relay

BEIJING (AP) — Darting through traffic, zipping around tight turns, avoiding potential disaster with every relay exchange.
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