Great Britain Wins First Beijing Olympic Gold in Women’s Curling
Great Britain won its first gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after its women’s curling team defeated Japan in the final on Feb. 20. Captain Eve Muirhead and her … Read more
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Finland Wins First Olympic Ice Hockey Gold
Finland won their first Olympic men’s ice hockey gold after defeat the Russian Olympic Committee at the final on Feb. 20 at the Beijing Games. Finland made Olympic history after … Read more
U.S. Figure Skater Nathan Chen Wins His First Olympic Gold
United States figure skater Nathan Chen, a three-time world champion, won his first Olympic gold on Feb. 10 at the Beijing Games. Chen, of Salt Lake City, Utah, earned a … Read more
Five Female Ski Jumpers Disqualified at the Olympics Over Jumpsuits
Olympic officials disqualified five female ski jumpers at the mixed team ski jump final in Beijing on Feb. 7 due to uniform violations. The disqualified ski jumpers were Sara Takanashi … Read more
Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis Wins First U.S. Gold Medal at Beijing Winter Olympics
Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis won the United States’ first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 9. The medal is also Jacobellis’ first Olympic gold in her fifth … Read more
Dutch Speedskater Ireen Wüst Becomes First Athlete to Win Individual Gold at Five Olympic Games
Dutch speedskater Ireen Wüst became the first athlete ever to win an individual gold medal at five Olympic Games after winning her sixth gold at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics … Read more
At Least Six Reportedly Died After a Crush at Cameroon Stadium During Africa Cup of Nations Match
At least six people reportedly died after a crush occurred outside a stadium in Cameroon during an Africa Cup of Nations match on Jan. 24. The deadly crush occurred when … Read more
Beijing Winter Olympics Tickets Will Not Be Sold to Public Due to COVID-19
Organizers of the Beijing Winter Olympics announced that tickets to the event will not be sold to the general public but will instead be distributed by authorities, as China grapples … Read more
Canada Launches Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Dec. 8 that it is launching a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “Canada remains deeply disturbed by reports of human … Read more
UK Mulls Boycotting 2022 Beijing Olympics
The United Kingdom is considering approving limited government presence in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics as various countries stage diplomatic boycotts on the event over human rights issues in China. … Read more