Ratings for the Beijing Winter Olympics have been historically low so far, NBC says
TV ratings for the Olympics are bad while many sportscasters cover the games remotely. What's at stake for NBC?
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The Olympic medals for team figure skating are delayed, raising 3 big questions
Two days after the event was won by the Russian Olympic Committee, none of the athletes have received their medals. Officials cited unspecified legal issues.
A fluffy panda mascot is all the rage at the Winter Olympics
The stuffed animal version of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen has become so sought after that people are camping overnight to buy it in Beijing.
Lindsey Jacobellis wins the U.S. its first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics
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.
Despite criticism, the IOC appears unwilling to change controversial Rule 50
NPR's A Martinez talks to Yannick Kluch, an expert on diversity and inclusion in sports, about Rule 50 of the Olympic charter that prohibits demonstrations during the Games.
News brief: Russia-Ukraine tensions, Mikaela Shiffrin, California mask mandate
Efforts continue to de-escalate the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Olympic star Mikaela Shiffrin fails to finish 2nd race. California will drop its indoor mask mandate — some areas will keep them in place.
U.S. alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin falters again at the Beijing Olympics
For a second time, Mikaela Shiffrin did not finish a qualifying run. This time in her signature event: the women's slalom. This follows her fall in the giant slalom on Monday.
2 of the U.S.'s snowboard champs are in medal contention at Beijing Olympics
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.
Olympic star Mikaela Shiffrin fails to finish a second race at the 2022 Winter Games
Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion, bailed out of the women's slalom race on Wednesday. She previously won a gold medal in this competition in 2014 during the Sochi Olympics.
5 women ski jumpers are disqualified at the Olympics over their jumpsuits
"The sport of ski jumping has experienced one of its darker days," a Norwegian official said, after athletes from some of the top medal-contending teams were disqualified from competing.