UNBELIEVABLE: 26 | History Defined

Among Winter Olympic cities, Tahoe will soon be too warm to host Games

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Towering Squaw Peak has groomed generations of America’s most elite winter Olympians, from racer Tamara McKinney and freestylist Jonny Mosely to six members of this year’s Alpine Team USA.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2022

Sport, politics and Covid collide at the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Beijing Games will open on Friday in a country that hopes sport will be the talking point. But political twists or a resurgent virus could leave the event skating on thin ice

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

Have the Winter Olympics caught you cold? Here’s our armchair guide

What to follow in Beijing, when – and why snowboard cross might be your new favourite sport

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

Beijing 2022 eases COVID curbs for Games; China warns on pollution

Organisers of next month's Beijing Winter Olympics slightly eased the strict COVID-19 requirements for participants, a move that means fewer athletes are likely to be tripped up by positive tests, although authorities also warned about seasonal air pollution.

Reuters · Jan 24, 2022

In 3-week isolation, unvaccinated athlete waits for Olympics

Swiss snowboarder Patrizia Kummer is spending three weeks alone in a hotel room before she competes at the Olympics because she is unvaccinated against the coronavirus

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

China mandates 3-day Olympic torch relay amid virus concerns

China is limiting the torch relay for the Winter Olympic Games to just three days amid coronavirus worries

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics | Torch relay confined to closed venues due to COVID

All of the torchbearers must be vaccinated and will be tested for the virus and have their health monitored for 14 days before the relay

The Hindu · Jan 21, 2022

Protesting Winter Olympics athletes ‘face punishment’, suggests Beijing official

Organising committee official warns against ‘any behaviour or speech that is against the Olympic spirit’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022

Mikaela Shiffrin Is Focused on the Process

After the sudden death of her father, and faced with the crushing weight of expectations, the dominant skier of her generation has recalibrated her idea of Olympic success heading into Beijing.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 18, 2022

Cool Runnings returns - Jamaican four-man bobsleigh team reaches Olympics for first time in 24 years

For the first time ever the nation will this year have three bobsleigh teams at the Winter Olympics

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022