WINTER GAMES

If you got really into the Winter Olympics this year, and you’re missing the excitement, hopefully you can check out the final few days of the Paralympic Games.

At the Winter Games, host China succeeded in squelching public discussion by athletes of its human rights record.

On Sunday night, Xi and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach stood together as Beijing handed off to Milan-Cortina, site of the 2026 Winter Games. “We welcome China as a winter sport country,” Bach said, closing the Games. They were, in fact, quite safe — albeit in the carefully modulated, dress-up-for-company way that authoritarian governments always do best. The local volunteers, as is usually the case, were delightful, helpful and engaging, and they received high-profile accolades at the closing. The venues — many of them, like the Bird’s Nest and the Aquatic Center, harvested from the 2008 edition of the Beijing Olympics — performed to expectations.

Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics came to an end Sunday, sending the planet's most global sporting event off to the West for the foreseeable future.

The U.S. finished the 2022 Winter Olympics with 24 medals, behind Norway, ROC, Germany, and Canada.

A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior.

An early look at who could be back for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.

Results, updates and news from Day 16 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 20.

Meyers Taylor will lead Team USA on Sunday as flag bearer at the Olympics' closing ceremony.

Timothy LeDuc made history as the first openly non-binary Olympian to compete at the Winter Games, and the American pairs figure skater hopes to pave the way for others to enter the sport without being bound by gender stereotypes.

Each day the International Olympic Committee holds a press conference to answer a variety of press questions. Today, the spokeswoman for the Beijing Games interjected several times to defend China.

Switzerland's Michelle Gisin wins back-to-back gold medals in the women's combined.

Alexander Bolshunov is on track to have an historic Olympics.

Mikaela Shiffrin increased her Winter Olympics schedule to six events by committing to the mixed team event.

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue plan to retire after the 2022 Winter Games.

Marin Hamill had to be stretchered off the course after crashing in her second qualifying run of women's freestyle skiing slopestyle at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Results, updates, and news from Day 10 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday, February 14.

Results, updates, and news from Day 9 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 13.

Results, updates, and news from Day 8 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Saturday, February 12.

NBC is offering streams of the 2022 Winter Games.

Elana Meyers Taylor's schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics: when, where and how to watch or stream every event via NBC, Peacock, USA Network and NBCOlympics.com.

The Winter Games are constrained not only by the pandemic but also by the Communist Party’s determination to suppress any challenge that could test its grip.

To stage the Winter Games in the Chinese capital, organizers embarked on a massive public works campaign, constructing new venues and piping millions of gallons of water up into the arid surrounding mountains to create fake snow for ski competitions.

NBC is offering streams of the 2022 Winter Games.

Canada dominated their opening game against Germany in Group A play, winning 5-1.

U.S. Olympic cross country skier Rosie Brennan is turning her love of skiing into a greater mission as she heads to the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.

From cross-country skiing to team relay luge and beyond, AccuWeather's Jessica Pash has you covered for the weather conditions that will affect the Olympic games.

Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis won the first gold medal for Team USA at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. But star skier Mikaela Schiffrin suffered another stunning setback. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers have the day's highlights.

A group of journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics visited the Great Wall of China on Thursday, in what was the first opportunity for many to step out of the work frenzy around the games and see the country.

Denmark earned its first-ever victory in a men's Olympic hockey game with a major upset over the Czechs at the 2022 Winter Games.

Latvia's Martins Dukurs, often considered the world's greatest skeleton slider, could finally win his first gold in his fifth Winter Games.

The 22-year-old athlete is also the first Mexican figure skater in history to advance to the free skate.

Beijing Olympic officials said the COVID-19 situation within the closed-loop bubble of the Games is tightly managed now. They may add more spectators to venues as the competitions continue.

NBC’s Mike Tirico began the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics by saying “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other.

This is the Wolverine Sports Club, and these are the speed skaters in the video player above. They certainly know their way around a short track. It was Wednesday practice at the Farmington Hills Ice Arena.

Zhu Yi, a 19-year-old California native who gave up her U.S. citizenship to compete for China at the 2022 Winter Olympics, crashed into a wall during Sunday’s short program in the team event. She’s now being mocked on Chinese social media for her poor performance.

The Slovenian team of Nika Kriznar, Timi Zajc, Ursa Bogataj and Peter Prevc solidified another gold medal for Slovenia and broke through the 1000-point barrier in the process.

Tough weather conditions continue to impact medal-favorites like Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, who struggled in the men's skiathlon.

Returning to the Winter Games for the first time in 24 years, Jamaica's 2022 four-man bobsled team is up against the odds.

NBC is offering streams of the 2022 Winter Games.

NBC is offering streams of the 2022 Winter Games.

A healthy diet is as colorful as the Olympic rings. But many vastly underestimate the role food plays in an athlete’s training.

NBC is offering streams of the 2022 Winter Games.

Though the boarder from New Zealand has never medaled at the Olympics, she has taken over on the world stage, winning back-to-back World Championships, finishing ahead of Anderson in both 2020 and 2021. Sadowski-Synnott even beat out Anderson in last month’s Winter X Games in the event, and finished qualifying with the best score in Beijing. The mountain in Beijing has never been used for a World Championship or World Cup event, making it difficult even for some of the best in the world. Alex Carpenter scored her third of the tournament, while the legend Hilary Knight also scored in the 5-0 win. In their encounter at last year’s World Championships, Braendli stopped 55 of the 58 shots she faced against the Americans, but the U.S. still pulled out a 3-0 victory.

Lipinski tells CNBC Make It that young athletes face a different sort of pressure than older competitors.

The first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics was awarded to Therese Johaug of Norway. The most decorated nation in the history of the Winter Games claimed another gold medal with Johaug’s final time of 44:13.7 as she surged to the finish line in the women’s skiathlon event.

American Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin expressed concern over the windy conditions at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center.

NBC is offering streams of the 2022 Winter Games.

Lots of action on the ice, as women’s hockey sees its reigining champions return, while the figure skating Team Event beings with pairs skating. WOMEN’S HOCKEYCanada vs. Finland (Group A)Canada came to Beijing ready to play, and it showed in their tournament opener against Switzerland. (via @NBCOlympics)pic.twitter.com/BuSWPggG2k — Olympic Hockey on NBC (@NBCSportsHockey) February 3, 2022Finland is licking their wounds after a tough go against the United States. SPEED SKATINGWomen’s 3000mThe Netherlands dominated in Peyongchang in the women’s event. SKI JUMPINGWomen’s Normal Hill FinalFor just the third time, women’s ski jumping is back in the Olympics.

NBC is offering streams of the 2022 Winter Games.

COVID changed everything for athletes around the world. In Ice dancing, it meant a lot of canceled competitions, including the 2020 world championships.

However, unlike 2008, Beijing is host the best winter sport participants in the XXIV Winter Olympiad. As per the Olympic tradition, the Games officially begin with the Opening Ceremony. The Winter Games’ slogan “Together for a shared future” is also going to be intricated into the event. Many look at the introduction to the 2008 Summer Games as the greatest Opening Ceremony in the history of the Olympics. Watch the Olympics on FuboTV (Free trial) and PeacockCHECK EVENT SCHEDULES HERE:

Synchronized ice skaters from the Midwest are sending a special message to athletes representing the U.S. at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

NBC is offering streams of the 2022 Winter Games.

The 2022 Winter Olympics will officially begin in Beijing, China on Friday, Feb. 4. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the games.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach avoided taking positions on any political controversies ahead of the beginning of the Beijing Winter Games.

An inside look at what Olympians are doing upon their arrival at the Olympics Village for the 2022 Winter Games.

At the age of 17, Kamaltürk Yalqun was chosen to help carry the Olympic flame ahead of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

Many people working the Winter Games are achieving life-long goals, including a hockey official from Rockford, Michigan, who will be calling the Women’s Hockey Games.

NBC is offering streams of the 2022 Winter Games.

University of Pennsylvania doctors say they’ve cured two patients of leukemia with a gene therapy that transforms someone's own immune cells into microscopic cancer killers. (Feb. 2)

Nurses across the country are facing severe burnout as they enter their third year of fighting COVID-19. CBS News senior medical correspondent Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS Mornings” to share some tips on how medical professionals can combat burnout and stay healthy as COVID cases continue to surge.

Led by legends such as Marie-Philip Poulin, Melodie Daoust, Brianne Jenner and more, Canada expects to be back in the gold medal game once again. While the Czech squad has never played at the Olympics, they have been a mainstay in the World Championships over the past half-decade. Since losing the 2012 World Championships, they have only failed to take home gold at the top international tournaments twice (2014 Olympics and 2021 World Championships). This a rematch of the 2019 World Championship Gold Medal Game, which the Americans controversly won in overtime. United States vs. NorwayThe duo of Christopher Plys and Vicky Persinger compete in their third game of the tournament.

The days leading up to the Winter Games are a psychological minefield under normal circumstances. But the ongoing pandemic has intensified that stress with athletes knowing a positive COVID test could mean they won’t compete at all.

The NBC Olympics VR by Xfinity app is now available to download from the Oculus Quest 2 app store. Over the course of the 2022 Winter Games, U.S. users can enjoy 150 hours of immersive 8K coverage.

Nick Baumgartner is from Iron River, which is way up in the Upper Peninsula. His sport is snowboard cross, and this Olympics is his fourth. He will be the oldest member of Team U.S.A. in Beijing as he turned 40-years old last month.

With COVID-19 restrictions in place and a diplomatic boycott planned by many nations, who will watch the 2022 Beijing Games?

A stowaway was discovered in the wheel section under the front of a Cargolux freight plane that arrived at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport from Africa on Sunday, Dutch military police said.

All athletes will be provided with masks to help guard against COVID-19. Team USA's paralympians will receive the same gear.

There’s nothing the least bit alpine about Beijing, no traditions of winter sports.

Abby Roque, who will become the first Native American woman to play on the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team, was featured on the "My New Favorite Olympian" podcast.

A new report shows that an app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception.

The Winter Games will have few onlookers at venues, with even stricter protocols than last year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

China had gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible new variant in recent weeks, locking down entire cities.

One of the best things about the Olympics is the spirit of the games, which can come in many forms. Last week, it showed up on the ice of the speedskating Olympic trials, and because it did, one athlete’s Olympic dreams will come to fruition.

Beijing says it received visa applications from U.S. personnel for the Games, but Washington says sending some support staff is customary.

Rights groups have called for a full-blown boycott of the Winter Games, citing Chinese human rights abuses and suppression of democratic protests.

Activists accused the International Olympic Committee of granting legitimacy to rights abuses by allowing the Winter Games to proceed in Beijing.

Olympic committee chief says North Korea will also forfeit potentially millions of dollars it was due from previous Games for "violating the Olympic Charter."

Lawmakers and governor two weeks ago gave the Ma Bells exactly what they wanted and ended a requirement to print phone books.

The Meijer State Games of Michigan will be adding a second host city for 2022. Travel Marquette has joined Grand Rapids as host cities for the annual Winter Games, which will be held in February of next year. It features athletes competing in multisport, Olympic-style events, regardless of regardless of age or ability. “We always enjoy partnering with different communities across the state, and Marquette was the perfect choice for our upcoming Winter Games,” stated Eric Engelbarts II, executive director of Meijer State Games of Michigan. “We are excited to showcase the very best of Michigan’s classic winter sports and highlight why the Upper Peninsula is famed for its outdoor adventure.”

Three other times, the games were canceled altogether because of World War I (1916) and World War II (1940 and 1944) and in those latter two quadrennials, both the Summer and Winter Games were shelved. A look at the Olympic Games that never were:1916Berlin was set to host the 1916 Summer Olympics (the Winter Games werent founded until 1924), beating bids from Alexandria, Amsterdam, Brussels, Budapest and Cleveland, according to GamesBids.com. Tokyo would eventually get a chance to host the Summer Games in 1964 still the first Asian city to receive the honor while Sapporo landed the 1972 Winter Games. With England not a feasible host for the Winter Games, that event was awarded to Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. St. Moritz hosted the Winter Games for a second time in 1948, while Cortina eventually got another shot with the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Olympic track and field star Lolo Jones is one of 10 American athletes to compete in both the Summer and Winter Games. Only 130 people worldwide can make that claim, and on that list, only 25 are women. The 33-year-old hurdler and bobsledder is now focused on Rio Olympics, putting behind what she calls her “worst year professionally" after two surgeries and several injuries. If she makes the U.S. team, it will be her fourth Olympic appearance. Lolo Jones joins “CBS This Morning" to discuss how she is defying her critics.