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Beijing Olympics: US-born Chinese athletes face pressure

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Chinese athletes - who were born in the US - come under intense scrutiny at the Beijing winter games.
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Unusual snowfall a challenge for Beijing 2022 organizers

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Beijing residents may be enjoying a rare snow day, but for Olympic organizers the snowfall has created some logistical challenges and postponed some events.
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The Canadians lacing up for China’s men’s hockey team

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Many of the players on China's men's hockey team are Canadians living out a lifelong dream. And while they face long odds at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, they're playing not just to win, but to win hearts in both countries.
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Xi and Putin show united front amid spiralling tensions with West

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The Chinese president holds his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years as his country hosts the 2022 Winter Games.
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Max Parrot wins Canada’s 1st gold medal at Beijing 2022

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Max Parrot won Canada’s first gold medal at Beijing 2022 in slopestyle with fellow Canadian Mark McMorris taking the bronze medal.
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Snowboarder Max Parrot’s gold-medal comeback after beating cancer

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Snowboarder Max Parrot won Canada's first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Games, completing a triumphant comeback after he was diagnosed with cancer following the 2018 Olympics.
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U.S. Women's Hockey Team Loses to Canada in First Beijing Meeting

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The U.S. women's hockey team came up short in its highly anticipated game against the Canadian women, favorites for gold, in the preliminaries of the Winter Olympics tournament. The competition now enters the medal rounds where the U.S....
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‘Closed loop’ designed to keep COVID-19 out of Beijing 2022

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Olympic organizers in Beijing are closely guarding the 'closed loop' system, where athletes, personnel and the media are confined to a bubble that includes strict protocol and testing to prevent COVID-19 from infiltrating the Games.
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Beijing 2022 raises new questions about Peng Shuai’s wellbeing

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Questions are again swirling around Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s wellbeing. The IOC says she’ll attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but human rights organizations say the IOC isn’t protecting her. Peng briefly vanished from...
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5 Team Canada members placed in COVID-19 protocol, says COC

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The Canadian Olympic Committee says five members of the Canadian delegation in Beijing are in COVID-19 protocol. The delegation of 246 people includes athletes, coaches and other staff, the COC says.
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China's economic growth slowed at end of last year

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China's economic growth slowed at the end of last year, after a strong start.<br/>
The pandemic, real estate troubles and the lowest birthrate in decades are being blamed for the slump.
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Beijing Winter Olympics: COVID and diplomatic threats remain

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With just one month to the Winter Olympics – Al Jazeera take a look at how China is preparing for the games during a pandemic.
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NHL Not Going to Olympics Due to COVID-19 Surge

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The 2022 Winter Olympics will be without some of hockey's biggest players. The NHL and the NHL Player's Association have agreed to not participate in the men's hockey tournament at the Games in Beijing next year. The league has been...
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Cybersecurity, Diplomatic Disputes Overshadow 2022 Olympics Before It Gets Underway

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With the Beijing Winter Olympics set to get underway on Friday, Dan Wolken, a national columnist for USA Today, joined Cheddar News to break down the big storylines as the pandemic and international conflicts threaten to cast a cloud...
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China locks down 13 million in Xi’an after COVID-19 outbreak

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China locks down a city of 13 million after a rise in coronavirus cases
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US announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics

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White House says US will not send diplomats to upcoming Winter Games over China’s rights abuses, including in Xinjiang.
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Breaking Down U.S. Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics

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Joan Greve, a politics reporter at The Guardian US, joined Wake Up With Cheddar to break down the implications of the Biden administration announcing a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing games in response to allegations of human...
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Canada joins diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics

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Canada has announced that it’s joining its allies in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Citing China's human rights record, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said athletes can compete, but diplomats and other officials...
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Former Olympic Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan on Giving Back With Ice Dreams Tour

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U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Famer and former Olympian Nancy Kerrigan spoke to Cheddar News about joining Ice Dreams, a national skating tour that connects legends of the sport with its next generation. Kerrigan spoke of the lessons she...
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Former Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton on Russian Figure Skater Doping Scandal

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The the15-year-old Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva found herself at the center of a scandal after a positive test for a banned substance became public. Valieva fell out of gold contention in the women's free skate after...
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Canada joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

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"It is important that China hears from democracies in the world, that was is happening in Xinjiang in terms of allegations of human rights violations is extremely important," says Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly as Canada announces...
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Ottawa hoping for Spavor’s deportation amid calls to boycott Beijing 2022

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After Canadian Michael Spavor was sentenced to 11 years in prison in China, some in Ottawa are hopeful he will soon be deported, while others are calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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Yukon speed skater perseveres, relocates for pandemic training

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Training for the Olympics during a pandemic hasn't been easy, but speed skater Wren Acorn of Yellowknife has persevered, relocated and has her sights set on Beijing 2022.
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N.W.T. speed skater perseveres, relocates for pandemic training

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Training for the Olympics during a pandemic hasn't been easy, but speed skater Wren Acorn of Yellowknife has persevered, relocated and has her sights set on Beijing 2022.