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Team USA reacts after losing to team Slovakia in a penalty-shot shootout during the men's ice hockey quarterfinal match against Team Slovakia at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Team USA men's hockey is knocked out of Olympics by Slovakia in a penalty shootout

2:08pm February 16, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Team USA had been one minute away from advancing to the Olympic semifinals — but Slovakia came back to force overtime in the final minute of regulation.

The Juyongguan Pass, part of China's Great Wall stands just roughly 30 miles from central Beijing.

Stepping outside of the 2022 Beijing Olympics bubble to see a part of 'real China'

7:47am February 16, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

NPR's Jaclyn Diaz got the rare chance to step outside the COVID quarantine bubble of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. She and a few others got to visit the famed Great Wall.

Norway's Therese Johaug gestures as she wins the women's skiathlon 2x7,5km event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 5, 2022.

Norway is dominating the Winter Olympics. What's its gold medal secret?

3:55am February 16, 2022

by Brian Mann

With a population roughly equal to Minnesota, Norway is a global superpower in winter sports. The Scandinavian country leads in Beijing by a lot - both in golds and total overall medals.

Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, is pictured on Feb. 2 in Landover, Md. The House Oversight Committee says it has received more documents from the NFL related to the investigation of workplace misconduct at the team.

House panel reviews new material in its investigation into the Washington Commanders

10:21pm February 15, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Both the team and the NFL had until midnight Monday to provide the House committee with additional documents related to an investigation of allegations of widespread sexual harassment at the team.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the women's short program at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Tuesday despite having failed a drug test.

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What is trimetazidine, the drug found in Russian skater Kamila Valieva's system?

9:01pm February 15, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The 15-year-old athlete tested positive in December for trimetazidine, a drug typically prescribed to much older patients suffering from angina and other heart-related conditions.

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Women's figure skating underway at Olympics

3:54pm February 15, 2022

by Tom Goldman

The women's figure skating individual event got underway at the Beijing Olympics. It's the highlight of any Games, but is now layered with drama with the inclusion of Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

Life in the Beijing Olympic bubble

3:54pm February 15, 2022

by Brian Mann

The Beijing Olympics are playing out inside a massive quarantine bubble because of the pandemic. Here's what life is like inside the "closed loop" of these Winter Games.

In one of Estevan Oriol's photographs, a subject wears Nike Cortezes while kneeling in front of an old car.

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An oral history of the Nike Cortez, 50 years after its release

2:11pm February 15, 2022

by Sean Saldana

Or, how the Nike Cortez — named after a conquistador — became a staple of Chicano streetwear.

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Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the women's short program at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 15, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Valieva takes No. 1 slot in a figure skating event that's clouded by doping saga

1:03pm February 15, 2022

With Kamila Valieva seizing the top spot, 25 skaters advance to the next segment. Normally, only the top 24 move on from the short program. But these Games aren't normal.

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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic he says he'd rather skip tournaments like the French Open than get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Novak Djokovic says he will skip tournaments rather than get the COVID vaccine

12:19pm February 15, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The Serbian tennis star says he understands he may miss the French Open and Wimbledon as a result. He adds that his decision is personal and he shouldn't be lumped in with anti-vaccination activists.