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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
The 2022 Winter Olympics, the 24th winter Olympiad, were held in Beijing, China between 4-20 February 2022.
World champion figure skater Alysa Liu, who will be competing for the US at next month’s Winter Olympics, is a big believer in sports psychology. Photo: Reuters
2026 Olympic Winter Games

How Olympians think about success and failure – and what we can learn from them

Competing at the Games is a rare opportunity, and above all else, psychologists say, athletes must savour the moment – as most will not win.

2026 Olympic Winter Games

Olympic snowboarding champ Su becomes first Chinese winner of Big Air World Cup

Young speed skaters inspired by Olympian Chu take to the ice at Hong Kong Cup

2026 Olympic Winter Games

No backup ice hockey arena for Winter Olympics as construction goes down to wire

Construction on the 16,000-seat Santagiulia Arena on the outskirts of the Italian host city is running late but organisers are optimistic.

A view in late October of the Santagiulia Arena in Milan, where the main matches of the ice hockey tournament of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in February will take place. Photo: AP
Art

Profile | Why is Cai Guo-qiang such a famous artist, and why is he so controversial?

The Chinese artist, known for setting his gunpowder art alight, has stunned many with his work but has also drawn criticism over the years.

Extreme fitness

China’s Su Yiming ‘happy to be first in world’ to perform dual 1980-degree spins

Olympic champion snowboarder ‘still pretty dizzy’ as he posts footage of the spins at the Stomping Grounds Project in Switzerland.

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Olympic champion White looks to revolutionise snowboarding again with Snow League

Inaugural season kicks off in Aspen on Friday, with a field of 36 athletes – including reigning Olympic champion Ayumu Hirano of Japan.

Ayumu Hirano of Japan competes in the men’s snowboard halfpipe final last month at the Toyota US Grand Prix at Buttermilk Ski Resort, venue for the first event in the Snow League. Photo: AFP
2026 Olympic Winter Games

China champion trio of Xu, Li, Qi win team title at FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup

The win by a team of two reigning Olympic champions and two World Cup winners comes a day after Chinese 1-2 finishes in the individual events.

2025 Asian Winter Games

Path to Olympic redemption starts at China’s Asian Winter Games for skier Yung

The 2022 Beijing Games were devastating for the history-making then-17-year-old, but he says he has learned from the experience.

Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche days after 26th birthday

The young athlete, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was practising at a Swiss resort area when she was caught in a snowslide.

Sophie Hediger after finishing second, her best result, at the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup in January in St Moritz, Switzerland. Hediger was killed in an avalanche on Monday. Photo: TNS
Trending in China

Netizens accuse ‘two-faced’ China skier Eileen Gu over ‘arrogant’ French athlete

China’s Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu has been plunged into controversy after a video emerged of her being “intimate” in a Paris nightclub with a French swimmer accused of disrespecting a Chinese coach.

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Champion Chinese skier Eileen Gu is facing online criticism after video emerged of her being initimate with a controversial French swimmer. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo/IG@leon.marchand31
Trending in China

Speed skater Lin, who switched from South Korea to China, vows to win over public

Lin, formerly Lim Hyo-jun, says he feels ‘already Chinese’ and has promised to win more gold medals for his adopted country.

Millionaires and billionaires

7 of the richest skiers and snowboarders in the world – net worths, ranked

Hitting the slopes is one thing, but turning great runs into mega-millions with lucrative off-piste businesses and endorsements? That’s a talent these 7 skiers and snowboarders have in common.

Doping in sport

Who gets Olympic gold now Russian skater Valieva has been banned for doping?

Two years after incident rocked Beijing Winter Olympics, the US team are likely to be crowned champions, with Japan taking silver, but Russian athletes could still get bronze.

Russia’s Kamila Valieva reacts after competing in the women’s single skating short programme Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: AFP
Doping in sport

Figure skater Kamila Valieva banned for doping, Russians lose Olympic gold

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Valieva guilty of committing an anti-doping rule violation that rattled 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics; competitors still waiting for medals.

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, China in 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE
Icons and Influencers

Meet legendary Japanese figure skating world champion Yuzuru Hanyu

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu has been dubbed one of the greatest figure skaters in history, but what else do we know about the double Olympic champion?

Chinese Olympic speed skater Ning Zhongyan bags third World Cup medal in Beijing

Olympian Ning Zhongyan totals five medals after the 2023 Speed Skating World Cup events in Hokkaido and Beijing.

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Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming says Olympic gold left him ‘confused’

While the Beijing Winter Olympics took a physical and mental toll on Su, forcing him to take a break from competing, the 19-year-old is now preparing for the World Cup in December.

Su Yiming of China felt “confused” after winning gold in the Beijing Winter Games and decided to take a year-long break. Photo: Xinhua
Corruption in China

Why curbing graft in China’s sports system remains ‘uphill battle’ despite reforms

Beijing’s state system for sport aims for glory in the international arena but is criticised for corruption and neglecting grass-roots participation.

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Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu on fashion, fame and success – exclusive Style interview

Eileen Gu is a skiing phenomenon, overachieving student, multitasker extraordinaire and one of the most admired and sought-after sportswomen of our times – so how does she fit it all in?

Corruption in China

China investigates its Beijing Winter Olympics delegation chief for corruption

Ni Huizhong ‘suspected of serious violations of discipline and law’, General Administration of Sport says.

China hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics in a Covid-secure bubble. Photo: dpa
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China’s pairs skating Olympic champs will not defend title as Han retires injured

Han Cong ‘still not fit to be back to the rink’ 18 months after Beijing Winter Olympics, as partner Sui Wenjing says ‘I understand and support his decision’.

Olympic champion Sui Wenjing says she ‘understands’ her partner Han Cong’s decision to retire because of injury.,Photo: AP
Diplomacy

Editorial | Sport and politics should be kept as far apart as possible

It is inevitable that big sports events will be used to make political points, but sport offers an opportunity to bring nations together, instead of driving them further apart.

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022

Top Paralympian Pedersen fears China has wasted legacy of 2022 Winter Games

Norwegian Jesper Pedersen says there were no Chinese competitors involved in this season’s World Cup circuit, less than a year after the country’s athletes topped the medal table at the Games.

Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu crowned action sportsperson of year, calls Laureus award ‘really special’

Double-Olympic gold medallist beats out likes of Chloe Kim and Rayssa Leal at prestigious awards in Paris, while Lionel Messi is named sportsman of the year and his Argentina side team of the year.

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Eileen Gu poses with her Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year 2023 award in Paris. Photo: Getty Images
China digital currency

China’s e-CNY blues: major test bed shows sluggish adoption

More than three years after China’s central bank started digital currency trials, adoption in one of the initial test beds, Suzhou, remains lethargic.

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Illustration by Lau Ka-kuen.

Chinese prodigy Zhou takes silver in snowboard superpipe at Winter Dew Tour

11-year-old stuns crowd with series of tricks to finish second at event in Cooper Mountain, Colorado.

Eileen Gu

Next big thing in snowboarding is Chinese 11-year-old who loves jokes and big air

Patti Zhou was born in Beijing and is now based in Colorado, where she is expected to make her Dew Tour debut this weekend.

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