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Olympics-Beijing visitors go hi-tech to avoid getting lost in translation
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Businesses at the Beijing Olympics are getting around the language barrier by using high-tech apps and a smartphone-like device to translate from Mand...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Valieva’s ‘B’ sample yet to be examined – IOC
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - The B-sample of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is yet to be analysed at the Beijing Olympics despite an initial positive drug test, the International Olym...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Beijing 2022 reports 1 new COVID case among Games-related personnel on Feb 14
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Tuesday that one new COVID-19 case was detected among Games-related personnel on Feb. 14. This one case was detected i...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Swiss Gremaud snares slopestyle gold, Gu takes silver
By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud won gold in the women's freeski slopestyle at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday, while China's home favourite E...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women’s downhill pushed back by at least 30 mins due to wind
YANQING, China (Reuters) - The start of the Beijing Olympics women's downhill race, which was due to kick off at 1100 local time (0300 GMT) on Tuesday, would be delayed by at least 30 minutes due to h...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-Gasser wins Big Air gold, Sadowski-Synnott takes silver
By Krystal Hu and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) -Austrian snowboarder Anna Gasser won Big Air gold at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday. New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won silver while Kokomo Murase of ...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Cold snap causes problems for Olympic organisers
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Freezing temperatures have continued to cause problems for the organisers at the Beijing Olympics, with Tuesday's biathlon 4 x 7.5 km relay brought fo...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Valieva says she is ‘happy but emotionally tired’ after cleared to compete -Russian TV
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva said the days leading up to her being cleared to compete in the women's singles event at the Beijing Games on Tuesday despite having tested pos...
Feb 14, 2022
NFL-Super Bowl betting at Nevada sportsbooks sets record
(Reuters) - The total amount of bets placed in Nevada sportsbooks on this year's Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals set a record, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said on Mo...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Biathlon-Men’s relay moved back amid cold concerns
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Tuesday's 4 x 7.5 km biathlon relay has been rescheduled and will now take place two and a half hours earlier due to concerns over freezing temperatur...
Feb 14, 2022
