Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Meeting with Peng to go ahead but no details provided- IOC
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will proceed with a meeting with former world number one doubles tennis player Peng Shuai during the Beijing Winter Ol...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Luge-Briton Staudinger wears helmet tribute to mentor
By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - As Britain's Rupert Staudinger raced in the men's singles luge event on Saturday his helmet bore the message "RIP AJ" on the side in small letters in tribute...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Canada’s Messing on his way to Beijing after COVID-19 delay
BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian figure skater Keegan Messing has been cleared to travel to Beijing for the Winter Games and is due to land on Monday morning after he had been delayed awaiting results of ...
Feb 05, 2022
Australian PM signals reopening borders to tourists ‘not far away’
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Figureskating-China’s U.S.-born Zhu inconsolable after team event flop
By Chang-Ran Kim and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) - A tearful Zhu Yi was inconsolable after nerves and pressure got the better of the U.S.-born Chinese figure skater, whose last-place performance knocked...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Valieva shines as Russians roll into team event lead
BEIJING (Reuters) - Kamila Valieva delivered a flawless short programme to put the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the lead before the final phase of the figure skating team event at the Beijing Ol...
Feb 05, 2022
Housekeeper at Colorado ranch of Michael Bloomberg abducted at gunpoint
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A housekeeper at the Colorado ranch of billionaire Michael Bloomberg was abducted at gunpoint this week by a man who forced her to drive them to Wyoming, where poli...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Biathlon-Blustery winds and shooting woes level the field
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Blustery conditions at the National Biathlon Centre have blown the competition wide open at the Beijing Olympics, with some unexpected misses on the f...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-Kiwi snowboarder Sadowski-Synnott wins slopestyle gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand won the gold medal in the women's snowboard slopestyle at the Beijing Olympics Games on Sunday. Julia Marino of the United States too...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Curling-Australia end mixed doubles campaign after Gill tests positive for COVID
By Hritika Sharma BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian curler Tahli Gill has tested positive for COVID-19, the country's Olympic committee (AOC) said on Sunday, bringing an end to her and Dean Hewitt's winl...
Feb 05, 2022
