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BEIJING 2022/Monday Review & Preview: Bach meets with Peng Shuai; Wust wins gold in fifth straight Games; FINA adds “extra” World Champs in June!

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BEIJING 2022/Sunday Review & Preview: Why the IOC doesn’t run the Games itself; NBC ratings down 43%; Marino wins first U.S. medal

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BEIJING 2022/Saturday Review & Preview: Ceremonies director explains small flame; Dutch reporter hassled on-air; Johaug takes first OWG gold

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BEIJING 2022/Friday Review & Preview: Opening Ceremony includes chilling message of Chinese control amid Bach’s call for peace

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THE BIG PICTURE: USA Swimming’s new transgender rules are carefully drafted, and adopt the World Athletics standard for testosterone

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THE TICKER: Beijing ’22 Covid prevalence about as expected; 11 are hospitalized; Meyers Taylor and Shuster U.S. flagbearers; USMNT vs. Honduras tonight

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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Covid cases rise at Beijing airport; USOPC Museum considers correction of Amateur Sports Act panel; pillow-fighting in ModPent?

Alpine Skiing

HIGHLIGHTS: U.S. MNT loses to Canada, 2-0; Crouser’s shot WR never happened; historic Australian wins for Nadal and Barty

Athletics

ATHLETICS: Seven world leads at Millrose Games, but Crouser’s 76-8 1/2 world record was a measuring error!

2024 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: China says U.S. must “stop interfering” with Beijing Games; 19-9 for Duplantis; U.S. scores 1-0 win El Salvador in World Cup qualifier

2024 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: FIFA chief Infantino says football can help Africans; Beijing ‘22 may delay Russian invasion; FINA 2022 Worlds pushed to 2023

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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Covid situation “on par” with Tokyo; U.S. names 222-member Beijing team; FINA ‘22 Worlds to be postponed?

Alpine Skiing

HIGHLIGHTS: U.S. wins Pairs and Ice Dance at Four Continents, U.S. women win Rugby Seven Series in Spain; Germany sweeps Luge World Cup titles

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THE BIG PICTURE: NCAA punts on transgender eligibility, refers to U.S. national governing body rules

2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: “Certain punishment” for protests vs. China at Beijing 2022; 1,000 hours of Games means 6,000 hours of video; concerns about Alibaba’s “cloud”

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LANE ONE: Sports Medicine federation pushes back (hard) against IOC’s framework on transgender inclusion

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HEARD AT HALFTIME: No tickets, but “invited” spectators for Beijing Winter Games; NBC showing 680 hours of Winter Games on TV; diving at the...

Alpine Skiing

HIGHLIGHTS: Djokovic saga ends; D’Amato takes U.S. marathon record; Meyers Taylor wins two-woman and Monobob season titles

2028 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: U.S. Justice Dept. files against doping distributor; athletes warned on data safety in China; another record for Mikaela Shiffrin!

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LANE ONE: Lest we forget what sport and winning are really about, a refresher course from legendary British track coach Frank Dick

2028 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Bowe full of heart and smarts to help Jackson; would the Winter Games have prevented Almaty’s riots?; Nathan Chen and history

Alpine Skiing

HIGHLIGHTS: Chen, Bell top U.S. figure skating champs; Bowe dominates U.S. speed skating Trials; Monson and Kipchirchir take U.S. X-C titles

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THE TICKER: Is 2022 a lost year (already) for IOC and FIFA sponsors? Beijing a better OWG site than Almaty (!!!); Parlow Cone vs....

2020 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Confidence from Beijing on holding Winter Games, unhappiness about the diplomatic boycott; world road 5 km records!

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