2022 Beijing Olympics

Russia's Anna Shcherbakova won gold in the women's free skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

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

12:12pm 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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Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. competes during the Women's alpine combined at the Olympics on Thursday in Yanqing, China. After losing her last shot at an individual medal, she will compete in a team event on Saturday.

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Mikaela Shiffrin crashes in 3rd race — but will rise for one last Olympics test

11:30am February 17, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The three-time Olympic medalist told reporters that she felt "like a joke" after failing to finish her third race of the Winter Games. Her last chance at a medal is a team competition on Saturday.

Team Canada beat defending champion Team USA in the women's ice hockey gold medal match at Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing on Thursday.

Canada wins Olympic gold in women's hockey, toppling rival Team USA

11:08am February 17, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Canada defeated Team USA 3-2 on Thursday to win its fifth gold medal in the sport. Either Canada or the U.S. has won every gold medal since women's hockey debuted at the winter Olympics in 1998.

China's politics — not sports — spill out during heated Olympic news conference

3:48am February 17, 2022

by Emily Feng

Each day the International Olympic Committee holds a press conference to answer a variety of press questions. Today, the spokeswoman for the Beijing Games interjected several times to defend China.

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the Women Single Skating Short Program on day eleven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2022 in Beijing, China.

In the midst of scandal, 3 Russian figure skaters hope to elevate their sport

4:17pm February 16, 2022

by Tom Goldman

A triple jump used to be the gold standard in figure skating. Now it's the quad. For the first time at an Olympics, a woman — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva — landed a quad in competition.

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The Juyongguan Pass, part of China's Great Wall stands just roughly 30 miles from central Beijing.

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

7:47am February 16, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

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.

Norway's Therese Johaug gestures as she wins the women's skiathlon 2x7,5km event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 5, 2022.

Norway is dominating the Winter Olympics. What's its gold medal secret?

3:55am February 16, 2022

by Brian Mann

With a population roughly equal to Minnesota, Norway is a global superpower in winter sports. The Scandinavian country leads in Beijing by a lot - both in golds and total overall medals.

Finland's Minnamari Tuominen (left) and Team USA's Alexandra Carpenter vie for the puck next to Finland's goaltender Anni Keisala during the women's ice hockey semi-final match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

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

11:23pm February 14, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

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.

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during a training session at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on February 13, 2022.

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

8:54am 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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USA's Kaillie Humphries competes in the women's monobob bobsleigh event at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 14, 2022.

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

3:27am February 14, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

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.