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BEIJING

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2022
Sara Takanashi falls short of medal in women's normal hill
After entering the Games as one of the jumpers to beat, the 25-year-old said she has mixed emotions.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022
Ikuma Horishima wins Japan's first medal in Beijing with bronze in men's freestyle moguls
Moguls skier Ikuma Horishima scores 81.48 points to finish behind gold medalist Walter Wallberg of Sweden and silver medalist Mikael Kingsbury of Canada.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022
Norway's Therese Johaug wins first gold of Beijing Games in women's skiathlon
Natalia Nepryaeva, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, took silver, while Austria's Teresa Stadlober snagged the bronze medal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 5, 2022
South Korea claims appropriation over traditional clothing at Beijing Olympics ceremony
South Koreans have expressed ire in the past over recent Chinese claims that some aspects of Korean culture, such as kimchi and hanbok, are of Chinese origin.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022
Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase makes confident debut to ease into slopestyle finals
Murase, who was too young to compete at Pyeongchang 2018, advanced to the finals in second place.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022
Final Beijing Olympic torch-bearer's ethnicity not a factor in selection, IOC says
Yilamujiang Dinigeer, from Altay in China's western Xinjiang region, placed the lit torch onto a giant snowflake on Friday during the opening ceremony.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022
The top rivalries to watch at the Beijing Olympics
For every big-name athlete or team at the Beijing Games, there is someone standing in the way of victory.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022
China reports 45 new COVID cases among Olympics personnel
Of the total infections, 26 were among new arrivals, including 20 athletes or team officials.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022
Family ties run deep in Japan's Winter Olympic team
Ten sets of siblings will be representing Japan during the Beijing Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2022
Beijing welcomes the world to controversial Winter Olympics
Although Beijing was able to begin its edition on schedule — unlike the troubled Tokyo Games — these Winter Olympics have also been marked by the impact of the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2022
Olympic delegations should side with Taiwan and leave their national flags at home
Although the Olympic Charter forbids discrimination, the International Olympic Committee bans the Taiwanese from expressing their national identity, even after a hard-earned victory.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / Beijing 2022
Feb 4, 2022
Sparking consistent local interest in hockey key part of Japan's Winter Olympic future
“Hockey is the most valuable winter sport, and building momentum for hockey in Japan will be mandatory for the Winter Olympics,” Nikko Ice Bucks COO Takayuki Hioki said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2022
Winter Olympics opening gives China a chance to spin its image
But even with the advantage of viewers' general excitement, Beijing has an uphill battle as reports of human rights abuses and suppression of dissent linger in public memory.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2022
In Beijing, the subject on everybody’s mind but not lips
Political activism has surfaced at many international events, including the Tokyo Olympics last summer, but no other host nation has been as strict as China in policing political dissent.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2022
Rina Yoshika to return to Japan after crash during Olympic slopestyle training
Snowboarder Rina Yoshika suffered a heavy fall in training on the slopestyle course at the Genting Snow Park on Thursday and will return home, a Team Japan spokesperson said in a statement.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2022
Ikuma Horishima misses out on first chance to qualify for men's moguls final
Although Horishima said ideally he would have qualified directly to conserve energy, he is confident he can execute in the second qualification stage.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2022
What to watch at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Catch up on five key storylines to keep an eye on at the Games over the next couple of weeks.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / Beijing 2022
Feb 3, 2022
Japan takes down Sweden in women's ice hockey opener at Beijing 2022
Japan arrived in Beijing hoping to find an answer in their third straight meeting versus Sweden at the Games. Her name, it turns out, was Rui Ukita.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2022
Cocktails and hazmat suits mix in Beijing Olympic bubble
Scenes likened to dystopian fiction are playing out at Olympic venues as Chinese officials try to minimize the chances of the Beijing Winter Games sparking a fresh coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2022
Quad axel remains among figure skating's most elusive and sought after prizes
'Maybe a good analogy is it's less scary falling off a cliff backwards than forwards. A lot of skaters are not fans of the axel for that reason.'

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