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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
The 2022 Winter Olympics, the 24th winter Olympiad, were held in Beijing, China between 4-20 February 2022.
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9 September, 2024
Sophie Hediger after finishing second, her best result, at the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup in January in St Moritz, Switzerland. Hediger was killed in an avalanche on Monday. Photo: TNS

Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche days after 26th birthday

The young athlete, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was practising at a Swiss resort area when she was caught in a snowslide.

Trending in China

Netizens accuse ‘two-faced’ China skier Eileen Gu over ‘arrogant’ French athlete

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Trending in China

Speed skater Lin, who switched from South Korea to China, vows to win over public

Millionaires and billionaires

7 of the richest skiers and snowboarders in the world – net worths, ranked

Hitting the slopes is one thing, but turning great runs into mega-millions with lucrative off-piste businesses and endorsements? That’s a talent these 7 skiers and snowboarders have in common.

Jon Olsson, Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin are among some of the richest skiers in the world. Photos: @mikaelashiffrin, @jonolsson1, @lindseyvonn/Instagram
Doping in sport

Who gets Olympic gold now Russian skater Valieva has been banned for doping?

Two years after incident rocked Beijing Winter Olympics, the US team are likely to be crowned champions, with Japan taking silver, but Russian athletes could still get bronze.

Doping in sport

Figure skater Kamila Valieva banned for doping, Russians lose Olympic gold

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Valieva guilty of committing an anti-doping rule violation that rattled 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics; competitors still waiting for medals.

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Icons and Influencers

Meet legendary Japanese figure skating world champion Yuzuru Hanyu

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu has been dubbed one of the greatest figure skaters in history, but what else do we know about the double Olympic champion?

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu is considered one of the greatest of all time. Photo: @yuzu_yuzuru/Instagram

Chinese Olympic speed skater Ning Zhongyan bags third World Cup medal in Beijing

Olympian Ning Zhongyan totals five medals after the 2023 Speed Skating World Cup events in Hokkaido and Beijing.

Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming says Olympic gold left him ‘confused’

While the Beijing Winter Olympics took a physical and mental toll on Su, forcing him to take a break from competing, the 19-year-old is now preparing for the World Cup in December.

Corruption in China

Why curbing graft in China’s sports system remains ‘uphill battle’ despite reforms

Beijing’s state system for sport aims for glory in the international arena but is criticised for corruption and neglecting grass-roots participation.

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Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu on fashion, fame and success – exclusive Style interview

Eileen Gu is a skiing phenomenon, overachieving student, multitasker extraordinaire and one of the most admired and sought-after sportswomen of our times – so how does she fit it all in?

Eileen Gu, shot for Style in New York, in April 2023. Photography: Mike Ruiz, Styling: Alison Hernon, Make-up: Chunnan Lee, Hair: Gonn Kinoshita at The Wall Group, Photography assistant: Felipe Zapata-Valencia, Styling assistant: Summer Safi, Outfits: Louis Vuitton, Jewellery: Tiffany & Co.
Corruption in China

China investigates its Beijing Winter Olympics delegation chief for corruption

Ni Huizhong ‘suspected of serious violations of discipline and law’, General Administration of Sport says.

China’s pairs skating Olympic champs will not defend title as Han retires injured

Han Cong ‘still not fit to be back to the rink’ 18 months after Beijing Winter Olympics, as partner Sui Wenjing says ‘I understand and support his decision’.

Diplomacy

Editorial | Sport and politics should be kept as far apart as possible

It is inevitable that big sports events will be used to make political points, but sport offers an opportunity to bring nations together, instead of driving them further apart.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Beijing this month. Photo: Xinhua
Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022

Top Paralympian Pedersen fears China has wasted legacy of 2022 Winter Games

Norwegian Jesper Pedersen says there were no Chinese competitors involved in this season’s World Cup circuit, less than a year after the country’s athletes topped the medal table at the Games.

Jesper Pedersen speaks with the media after winning gold in the men’s slalom sitting at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. Photo: Getty Images
Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu crowned action sportsperson of year, calls Laureus award ‘really special’

Double-Olympic gold medallist beats out likes of Chloe Kim and Rayssa Leal at prestigious awards in Paris, while Lionel Messi is named sportsman of the year and his Argentina side team of the year.

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China digital currency

China’s e-CNY blues: major test bed shows sluggish adoption

More than three years after China’s central bank started digital currency trials, adoption in one of the initial test beds, Suzhou, remains lethargic.

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Chinese prodigy Zhou takes silver in snowboard superpipe at Winter Dew Tour

11-year-old stuns crowd with series of tricks to finish second at event in Cooper Mountain, Colorado.

China’s Patti Zhou competes during the women’s snowboard superpipe final on day two of the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain. Photo: AFP
Eileen Gu

Next big thing in snowboarding is Chinese 11-year-old who loves jokes and big air

Patti Zhou was born in Beijing and is now based in Colorado, where she is expected to make her Dew Tour debut this weekend.

Eileen Gu

China’s Gu among host of big names nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards

Eileen Gu’s double gold medal-winning performance at Beijing Winter Olympics earns her nod in World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award, while likes of Lionel Messi and Iga Swiatek headline sportsmen and women categories.

Teen Choi breaks Kim record to become youngest snowboard halfpipe champion

South Korean teenager Gaon Choi completes 1080 to seal first ever X Games gold for South Korea.

Japan’s Reira Iwabuchi on her way to winning the women’s snowboard Big Air event at the Winter X Games. Photo: Kyodo
Celebrity style

Olympic champ to style icon: 13 of Eileen Gu’s hottest fashion looks

From her LV ‘Wonder Woman’ leather get-up at the Met Gala to her feathery Elie Saab jumpsuit for the ESPYs, here are 13 of the Chinese-born sports icon’s hottest fashion looks to date

Eileen Gu may only be 19 years old but she’s already proved herself as a fashion icon in the making. Photos: @eileen_gu_/Instagram; AP; Xinhua; @eileen_gu_sunshine, @modi_liu/Instagram
IOC

The Chinese athletes aiming to follow in Eileen Gu’s footsteps

Almost a year after the Beijing Winter Games, the next generation of Chinese stars are being put through their paces in the Changbai Mountains.

Coronavirus China

China’s biggest news events of 2022

Diplomacy

Opinion | Qatar World Cup: Inconvenient truths about the beautiful game of sports

Global sports will always be political. But hypocrisy should never get in the way of the beautiful sporting tradition of uniting people around the world.

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Qatar emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani covers Argentina’s Lionel Messi in an Arab bisht as Fifa president Gianni Infantino waits to present the winning trophy at Lusail Stadium on December 18. Photo: PA Wire/dpa
European Union

Greek court acquits activists over 2021 protest against Beijing Olympics

Those acquitted were a Tibetan student, a Hong Kongese-American and a Vietnamese-American activist. They had staged a protest at the Acropolis in Athens, holding up a Tibetan flag and a banner reading ‘Free Hong Kong – Revolution’.

Protesters hold a Tibetan flag and a banner during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony at the Acropolis near Athens, Greece, for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: Reuters

WADA seeks 4-year ban for Russian Olympic skater Kamila Valieva

WADA is seeking a 4-year ban for the Russian figure skater, which could rule her out of the next Winter Olympics in 2026.

IOC

After Beijing 2022, Olympics given scope to tackle host nations on human rights

Document guided by UN principles published a week after outgoing human rights chief released report saying China’s alleged detention of Uygurs may be a crime against humanity.

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