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Beijing Olympic organizers are touting a green Games. The reality is much different

Saturday, February 19, 2022

Authorities in China said they planted nearly 200,000 acres of forest and green areas prior to the Winter Games. But they also transplanted nearly 20,000 trees, which could endanger animal habitats.

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Olympic Committee leader says he's 'disturbed' by coach's treatment of Kamila Valieva

Friday, February 18, 2022

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach resisted implementing any immediate changes despite speaking of concerns for minor athletes like Valieva.

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2 Russians medal at the Olympic figure skating final, but not Kamila Valieva

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Two skaters from the Russian Olympic Committee took the top two spots at the women's program at the Beijing Olympics. Kamila Valieva, who has been at the center of a scandal, took fourth place.

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Minimum ages for figure skaters? Some at the Beijing Olympics say it's a good idea

Thursday, February 17, 2022

The scandal involving 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva is drawing new calls to establish age restrictions on Olympic figure skaters.

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Stepping outside of the 2022 Beijing Olympics bubble to see a part of 'real China'

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

NPR's Jaclyn Diaz got the rare chance to step outside the COVID quarantine bubble of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. She and a few others got to visit the famed Great Wall.

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Valieva takes No. 1 slot in a figure skating event that's clouded by doping saga

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

With Kamila Valieva seizing the top spot, 25 skaters advance to the next segment. Normally, only the top 24 move on from the short program. But these Games aren't normal.

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U.S. women will face Canada in the Olympic hockey gold medal match

Monday, February 14, 2022

The U.S. women's ice hockey team defeated Finland 4-1 on Monday. The U.S. team will go up against its longtime rival, Canada, in the gold medal game later this week.

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to keep competing at Beijing Olympics

Monday, February 14, 2022

The International Olympic Committee says it will abide by a decision that 15-year-old Kamila Valieva be allowed to skate in Beijing but if she wins "no medal ceremony will take place."

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U.S. women make monobob history at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Monday, February 14, 2022

This is gold medalist Kaillie Humphries first medal for the U.S. The champion previously won gold and bronze medals for her home country of Canada.

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(Real) snow disrupts events at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Sunday, February 13, 2022

The men's giant slalom went ahead as scheduled — albeit with a few delays and stoppages. Low visibility caused 33 skiers to fail to finish their first qualifying run.

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'Never too late': Older athletes are breaking records at the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Saturday, February 12, 2022

NPR found at least 140 athletes listed as competing in this Winter Games that are over the age of 35, according to the Olympic Studies Center.

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U.S. snowboarders Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner make history in Beijing

Saturday, February 12, 2022

At their ages, Jacobellis' and Baumgartner's win over Italy and Canada during the first-ever Olympic mixed team snowboard cross events broke multiple records.

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With a 9th place finish in Beijing, Mikaela Shiffrin shows signs of bouncing back

Friday, February 11, 2022

"Coming back out and getting the chance to race again was just the perfect thing to do, actually," Shiffrin said. She had failed to finish qualifying runs in two events earlier this week.

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Shaun White finishes 4th in men's halfpipe, wrapping up storied Olympic career

Thursday, February 10, 2022

The 2022 Beijing Olympics are White's last competition as a professional snowboarder. He is the first, and only, snowboarder to win three Olympic gold medals.

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Meet the first Black skeleton athlete to compete for the U.S. at the Olympics

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Skeleton is a heart-racing event where a single racer flies face-first down a frozen track. The inherent pressure of being "the first" and "only" isn't fazing her, Kelly Curtis says.

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Nathan Chen wins gold in men's figure skating at the Beijing Olympics

Thursday, February 10, 2022

The 22-year-old American topped a competitive field Thursday in Beijing. Figure skaters from Japan came in second and third.

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U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim makes history winning 2nd Olympic halfpipe gold

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Kim dominated the leaderboard after her stellar first run at the women's snowboard halfpipe event on Thursday in Beijing. She's the first woman to win multiple Olympic golds in the halfpipe.

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Lindsey Jacobellis wins the U.S. its first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Jacobellis, a five-time Olympian, won her first gold medal during the women's snowboard cross event on Wednesday. She is also the oldest American woman to win a Winter Olympics gold medal.

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2 of the U.S.'s snowboard champs are in medal contention at Beijing Olympics

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Despite a fall during one of their qualifying runs, Shaun White and Chloe Kim were able to move on to the medal round of the men's and women's halfpipe events.

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Olympic star Mikaela Shiffrin doesn't finish a second race at the 2022 Winter Games

Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion, did not to finish the women's slalom race on Wednesday. She previously won a gold medal in this competition in 2014 during the Sochi Olympics.

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