Team USA’s figure skaters from the 2022 Olympics have been awarded first place in the team competition, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport denied Russia’s appeal. The standings were in doubt ever since Russian sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for doping.
GENEVA—Russia’s national anti-doping agency (RUSADA) said on Friday it hoped for a fair ruling in the doping case of figure skater Kamila Valieva, which is being heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland. Kamila tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, which prevents angina, at the Russian national championships in December […]
GENEVA—The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is due to resume hearing the doping case of figure skater Kamila Valieva on Thursday, a saga that rattled last year’s Beijing Olympics and cast a shadow over Russia’s already troubled anti-doping system. The Lausanne-based court began hearing her case in September but adjourned the proceedings after a […]
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) investigation into figure skater Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test has ruled that the teenager was not guilty of any doping infraction, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday. WADA said in a statement that RUSADA had determined that although Valieva had committed an anti-doping rule violation, she bore “no […]
China delays the launch of its Type 003 carrier—the long-awaited next-generation warship to compete with the United States. Is the reason technical, political, or something else? We have Michael Cisek to break down the details. Plus, a Chinese company is trying to match Starlink, the internet satellite system by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. What is that […]
U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu—a former political refugee—were among those targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the elder Liu said late Wednesday. Arthur Liu told The Associated Press he had been contacted by the FBI last October, […]
BEIJING—Russian and Belarusian athletes were barred from the Winter Paralympics in Beijing on the eve of the Games following threats of boycotts by other teams over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said. Belarus has been a key staging area for the full-scale invasion Russia launched on Ukraine a week ago. Thursday’s […]
Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing will compete as “neutral athletes” because of their countries’ roles in the war against Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said Wednesday. Russian athletes had already been slated to compete as RPC, short for Russian Paralympic Committee, as punishment for the state-sponsored doping scandal at the […]
The Olympic torch carries glory and pride around the world. But some Games prove more successful than others. Looking back on the Beijing Winter Olympics, 11 million daily viewers on average tuned in to watch the Games. But that figure marks the lowest-ever ratings for broadcaster NBC since it started airing the Games decades ago. It […]
Beijing doused its Olympic flame on Sunday night, capping off a Games that will be remembered for its extreme COVID-19 policies, as well as the doping scandal surrounding 15-year-old Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva.
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s premier has ordered an investigation into a Taiwanese Olympic speed skater for wearing what appeared to be a suit from China’s team during training. Symbols of the two sides are especially sensitive at a time when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which claims Taiwan as part of its territory even though the island […]
Had it been up to him, Latvia’s luge coach Martins Rubenis would never have made the trip to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Indeed, he didn’t know if he would even be allowed into China until the very last moment. A two-time Olympic bronze medalist, Rubenis was already known to the Chinese Embassy in Latvia […]
Two-time Olympic bronze medalist, Martins Rubenis spoke to NTD about his experience at Beijing Winter Olympics. What it was like for him to go through Beijing’s surveillance system, And how he mustered up the courage to talk about the regime’s organ harvesting at a press conference, with Chinese police standing close by.
The closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics are just two days away. Norway leads the competition with 34 medals, while the United States is fifth with 21. Yet, because of the doping scandal, not every medal-winning athlete will get to have their ceremony—or even their medal.
At the Beijing Olympics, the Olympic Committee president said those responsible for the doping of Russian teen figure skater Kamila Valieva will be dealt with in “very strong measures.” Some are now pushing to raise the minimum age at the Games. And a former U.S. Olympian said the Beijing Olympics will be remembered for whitewashing Chinese human rights […]
With the Beijing Winter Games drawing to a close– the next Olympic flag handover ceremony is just days away. Previous ceremonies have been spectacular affairs. Like the one marking the London 2012 Olympics in 2008 and the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2016. But the ceremony for the upcoming Milan and Cortina Winter Olympics will take […]
First on today’s top stories—an update on the Beijing Olympics. Politics took the stage at the Winter Games on Thursday. That’s when the International Olympic Committee, or IOC, was asked about Taiwan’s presence in the closing ceremony.
Deadly clashes between Tibetans and security forces made global headlines, and for weeks, monks and herders battled bullets and batons. But today, Tibet has fallen silent, even as the Olympic games come to Beijing for a second time. The reason is that, in many ways, Beijing’s plan to tame Tibet is working.
