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A worker prepares to administer a COVID-19 test at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday. So far, 111 athletes and officials have tested positive for the virus at the Olympics, including from people arriving at the airport.

COVID-19 jeopardizes medal hopes for some Olympic athletes in Beijing

1:22pm February 04, 2022

by Emma Bowman

All the training in the world can't help COVID-positive athletes test negative faster. Even with strict protocols in place, athletes risk missing events as the infections rise inside the Games bubble.

Chinese torchbearers and Olympic athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian (left) and Zhao Jiawen place the Olympic flame into its snowflake cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nes

The Beijing Winter Olympics' cauldron lighting made a political statement

1:03pm February 04, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The cauldron is a snowflake, with a much smaller flame than usual. It was lit by two Olympians, including an athlete from the Xinjiang autonomous region, home to the Uyghur minority.

A firework display is seen during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on Friday.

The Winter Games have begun. See photos and highlights from the opening ceremony

11:58am February 04, 2022

The Winter Games kicked off Friday night in Beijing with an eye-catching but scaled-back opening ceremony. The city has made history as the first to host both the Summer and Winter Games.

Nathan Chen of the United States wraps his performance in the men's single skating short program team event during the 2022 Winter Olympics at Capital Indoor Stadium on Friday.

Figure skater Nathan Chen kicks off redemptive Beijing Olympics with a bang

7:22am February 04, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Chen's showing at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing clenches a season-best international score and helps put U.S. figure skating on top in the team event.

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COVID protocols limit the guest list for the opening of China's Winter Olympics

5:23am February 04, 2022

Athletes in the parade of nations will filter into a mostly empty stadium. There's a limited guest list due to pandemic security, but Russian President Putin is expected to be among the VIPs.

Ex-employee brings new harassment claim against Washington NFL owner Dan Snyder

5:20am February 04, 2022

by Andrea Hsu

Just as the Washington Football Team rebranded itself as the Washington Commanders, allegations of workplace sexual harassment, including by team owner Dan Snyder, continue to dog the team.

Team USA at a Biathlon Training Session ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on January 31, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China

U.S. biathletes focus on process in their quest for a first-ever Olympic medal

2:40am February 04, 2022

by Tom Goldman

The U.S. Biathlon team has never won an Olympic medal — the only U.S. athletes not to do so. New innovations may lead to a medal finish in the combined cross-country skiing and target shooting event.

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Brian Flores, former head coach for the Miami Dolphins, talks with NPR about his lawsuit against the NFL and racism in the league.

Brian Flores took a big risk suing the NFL. Here's why he thinks it's worth it

10:02pm February 03, 2022

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The ex-head coach of the Miami Dolphins alleges racial discrimination in his suit against the NFL. The ultimate goal is change – even if he gets blackballed in the process, Flores tells NPR.

The reporter who broke the gender barrier in NHL locker rooms has died at age 70

7:19pm February 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Herman hoped her "mini sports history" moment would go quietly unnoticed. Instead, the locker room quickly devolved into a "circus scene."

NBC is in an awkward position with the politics around the Beijing Olympics

5:44pm February 03, 2022

by David Folkenflik

While the Olympics often feel like a victory lap for NBC, the games' exclusive broadcaster in the U.S., the politics surrounding Beijing 2022 have put the network in an uncomfortable spot.

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