Olympics & Paralympics
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Horishima wins Japan’s first medal at Beijing Games
Ikuma Horishima won Japan’s first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday, grabbing the bro...
February 5, 2022
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Takanashi misses medal in ski jumping
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi missed a medal in the women’s normal hill individual at the Beijing Winter...
February 5, 2022
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Speed skater Takagi finishes 6th in 3000m, misses medal
BEIJING — Speed skating and other events started in full swing on Saturday, a day after the opening ...
February 5, 2022
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Kobayashi, 3 other Japanese ski jumpers advance to finals
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi finished fourth in the men’s normal hill individual ...
February 5, 2022
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Athletes parade wearing smiles beneath their masks
BEIJING — Speed skater Arisa Go and Akito Watabe, who participates in Nordic combined, led the Japan...
February 5, 2022
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Beijing Winter Olympics open, with Xi center stage
BEIJING — The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in Beijing on Friday with the world still in the throe...
February 5, 2022
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Beijing Winter Olympics kick off with limited spectators
BEIJING — The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in the Chinese capital on Friday. This is the...
February 5, 2022
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Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony dazzles with midwinter show
BEIJING — Ahead of the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony at the National Stadium, known as the Bird...
February 5, 2022
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Beijing officially opens Winter Olympics amid pandemic
Six months after the delayed Tokyo Olympics came to an end, the Beijing Winter Olympics officially b...
February 4, 2022
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Uno shines as team figure skating starts ahead of opening ceremony
BEIJING — As the host city prepared for the opening ceremony to mark the official start of the Beiji...
February 4, 2022
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Japan gets off to winning start in women’s ice hockey
BEIJING — They are nicknamed “Smile Japan” and that’s just what the women’s ice hockey team did afte...
February 4, 2022
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Figure skaters Uno, Kagiyama practice at Beijing venue for 1st time
Shoma Uno and Yuma Kagiyama practiced for the first time Thursday at the Capitol Indoor Stadium in B...
February 3, 2022
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Olympic torch relay gets underway
BEIJING — The Beijing Winter Olympic torch relay got underway in the host city on Wednesday morning ...
February 2, 2022
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Team-forming ceremony held for Japan athletes in Beijing Games
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held on Saturday to mark the formation of a Japanese delegation ...
January 30, 2022
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Athletes start arriving in Beijing’s Olympic bubble
BEIJING — The Beijing 2022 Olympic Villages opened Thursday, officially rolling out the welcome mat ...
January 28, 2022
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