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U.S. figure skaters won't get their team medals before the Winter Olympics end
The American team had asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule they can receive their medals while they await the results of a wider investigation into the Kamila Valieva doping scandal.
Women are the stars (and the victims) of the Beijing Olympics
Women are approaching gender parity at the Winter Games. They've also dominated news coverage because of powerhouse stars like Eileen Gu and because of tragic cases like Kamila Valieva.
Saturday sports: Standouts and scandals at the Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics in Beijing are coming to a close with an ice skating scandal taking over the spotlight. Also, how China managed to make the games close to free of COVID-19.
Olympic figure skating faces a series of controversies. What is its future?
Scott Simon talks to former Olympics figure skater Polina Edmunds about the current controversies and the future of the sport.
Beijing Olympic organizers are touting a green Games. The reality is much different
Authorities in China said they planted nearly 200,000 acres of forest and green areas prior to the Winter Games. But they also transplanted nearly 20,000 trees, which could endanger animal habitats.
Why Asian Americans are well-represented in figure skating
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Christina Chin, a sociologist of sports at California State University, Fullerton, about the recent success of Asian American figure skaters.
Elana Meyers Taylor will finally get to carry the U.S. flag at the closing ceremony
For the first time since 1948, the same U.S. athlete is chosen as flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.
Olympic Committee leader says he's 'disturbed' by coach's treatment of Kamila Valieva
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach resisted implementing any immediate changes despite speaking of concerns for minor athletes like Valieva.
After Valieva: 5 questions for a doping expert about fixing a messy system
"That was an incredibly troubling outcome," doping expert April Henning says of Russian skating star Kamila Valieva's collapse. She says Valieva "was failed at all levels" by the adults around her.