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The Beijing 2022 Olympics are over. How will they be remembered?
China’s nine gold medals are its most ever at a Winter Olympics. But beyond the sporting accomplishments, the legacy of these Games isn’t clear.
China sets Winter Olympics benchmark with one week to go
As the Beijing Winter Olympics enters its final week, we catch you up to speed with what’s happened and what is to come.
China completes stunning comeback to win AFC Women’s Asian Cup
While the Steel Roses are being celebrated, Chinese fans are lambasting the men’s national team, which flamed out of World Cup qualifying last week with a 3-1 loss to Vietnam.
China wins speed skating team gold as Beijing 2022 kicks into full swing
Meanwhile: The Chinese women’s hockey team is on the brink of making the quarterfinals, while all eyes turn to Eileen Gu.
Inside the Olympic bubble at Beijing 2022
Much has been made about the Beijing Olympics organizing committee setting up a “closed loop” for the Games. What’s it really like? Our reporter reports from inside, where shuttle schedules are unreliable and hotel rooms are too hot. (The internet isn’t censored, at least.)
Australian Open ejects Peng Shuai protesters
The Australian Open has come under fire after protesters were ejected after refusing to remove “Where is Peng Shuai?” t-shirts.
Shandong Taishan FC claims domestic double
Meanwhile: Olympic tickets yet to go on sale with Beijing 2022 less than a month away.
China bans tattoos in soccer
Meanwhile: Eileen Gu claimed her third freeski halfpipe World Cup win in a row on New Year’s Day in Calgary. The teenage sensation is hitting top form with the Olympic Games only a month out.
New stars and big troubles: China’s 2021 in sports
Peng Shuai, the collapse of Chinese soccer, calls for Olympic boycotts: on one hand, it’s been a tumultuous year for China sports. But there have been reasons to celebrate 2021, too, from 14-year-old Quan Hongchan’s diving perfection to the emergence of the country’s No. 1 winter sports star, Eileen Gu, to Zhou Guanyu becoming China’s first F1 driver.