Her figure skaters can fly,but do a Russian coach’s tactics go too far?
Russia

Her figure skaters can fly,but do a Russian coach’s tactics go too far?

Restricted eating,12 hours of training each day,rinsing with water instead of drinking. The controversy surrounding Eteri Tutberidze’s latest star,Kamila Valieva,has put her methods under an unwelcome spotlight.

  • byYasmeen Abutaleb andGus Garcia-Roberts

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The Olympics are costing China billions. They may be worth every dollar
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China

The Olympics are costing China billions. They may be worth every dollar

More and more countries have decided that hosting an Olympics is not worth it. But China looks at it differently.

  • byKeith Bradsher
If the IOC will not stand up to Russia,it is time for a boycott
Opinion
Opinion

If the IOC will not stand up to Russia,it is time for a boycott

Any time the IOC confronts an issue of diplomatic magnitude mid-Games,in this instance Kamila Valieva’s reprieve,it sees to it that it becomes somebody else’s problem.

  • byOliver Brown
After soaring so high,Australian medal chances crash out of aerials final
China

After soaring so high,Australian medal chances crash out of aerials final

It started so promisingly,but ended on the backsides of Laura Peel and Danielle Scott,who could not convert their stunning early aerial form into a medal in Beijing.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
The haunting of Yanqing
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The haunting of Yanqing

Medal hopes were on the slide.

Superstar Eileen Gu balances a fine line on a dangerous divide
China

Superstar Eileen Gu balances a fine line on a dangerous divide

Gu is aiming to win three gold medals at these Games while skiing her way through a geopolitical and financial minefield with all the finesse of one of her trademark double corks.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
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‘Never count an Aussie out’:Walker records Australia’s best Olympic bobsled result
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‘Never count an Aussie out’:Walker records Australia’s best Olympic bobsled result

Monobob racer Bree Walker has piloted Australia to its best Olympic bobsled result,coming fifth in the singles on the sliding track in Yanqing

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Russian figure skater Valieva cleared to compete after CAS ruling
Olympics

Russian figure skater Valieva cleared to compete after CAS ruling

Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women’s single at the Beijing Olympics after a decision on Monday by sport’s top court,the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

US skater who qualified when her teammate gave up her spot wins gold
Sport

US skater who qualified when her teammate gave up her spot wins gold

Erin Jackson slipped during Olympic trials but qualified thanks to her teammate’s sacrifice. On Sunday,she made history and ended a US drought in speedskating medals by winning gold as that same teammate cheered her on.

  • byKevin Draper
‘She’s a tough little nut’:How to succeed in a sport that doesn’t exist in Australia
Sport

‘She’s a tough little nut’:How to succeed in a sport that doesn’t exist in Australia

Jaclyn Narracott won an Olympic silver medal in skeleton despite the fact there is not a single track to train on in Australia. It’s as if the Jamaicans from Cool Runnings actually got on the podium.

  • byVince Rugari
From devastating concussion to Olympic glory:Narracott’s journey to silver
Sport

From devastating concussion to Olympic glory:Narracott’s journey to silver

An important mental change,consistency and coaching from her bronze medallist husband helped Jackie Narracott to a historic silver medal in Beijing.

  • byEryk Bagshaw