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News
Utah honors native son Nathan Chen with his own day
Utah declared May 18 as Nathan Chen Day to honor the Chinese American Olympic gold medalist for his significant achievements in figure skat...
Bryan Ke
China
Eileen Gu accused of acting ‘like a foreigner’ in Weibo post thanking China
A social media post saying goodbye to China by three-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu has drawn both plaudits and criticism as she returned ...
Editorial Staff
Speed skater gives away his Beijing Winter Olympics gold medal to protest China’s human rights violations
Olympic speed skating champion Nils van der Poel gave away his gold medal to protest human rights violations in China. Van der Poel handed...
Rebecca Moon
Sports
Freestyle skier Eileen Gu becomes first Asian American to win three medals in a single Winter Olympics
Team China’s Eileen Gu won a gold medal on Friday's freeski halfpipe final, becoming the first freestyle skier to win three medals in ...
South Korean speedskater Hwang Dae-heon excited for his ‘fried-chicken pension’ after gold medal win
South Korean speed skater Hwang Dae-heon was apparently promised a lifetime supply of fried chicken by Yoon Hong-geun, chairman of the Gene...
Michelle De Pacina
Speed skater Miho Takagi finally strikes gold after 3 silver finishes at Beijing Winter Olympics
Japanese Olympic speed skater Miho Takagi won her first gold medal in the 1,000-meter speed skating competition on Thursday. Takagi finish...
Entertainment
Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu says her ‘unfazed’ grandmother still prefers her to be a doctor or lawyer
One fan that freestyle skier Eileen Gu is still trying to impress is her grandmother, who is traveling to China to watch the young athlete ...
‘Queen of Korean Short Track’ Choi Min-jeong successfully defends her women’s 1500m gold medal crown
South Korean short track skater Choi Min-jeong managed to defend her previous 2018 Olympic gold medal during the final short track race at t...
Olympic gold medalist Yuna Kim slams reversal of teen figure skater’s suspension over positive drug test
Yuna Kim, a former Olympic figure skating champion, criticized the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision to reverse Kamila Valiev...
Media
US Olympian alleges his Twitter was suspended after he praised China on ‘stellar job’ hosting Winter Games
Aaron Blunck, a three-time U.S. Olympic skier, alleged that his Twitter account was suspended after he complimented China’s operation of th...
Child actor Su Yiming wins China’s sixth Olympic gold medal as the nation’s first snowboarding medalist
Su Yiming, a 17-year-old snowboarder and former child actor, became China’s first snowboarding medalist after winning the gold medal in the...
Eileen Gu’s comment advocating VPN workaround for Chinese internet censorship is in turn censored
A screenshot of an Instagram comment about VPNs made by Chinese American freestyle skier Eileen (Ailing) Gu was recently removed from Weibo...
US-born freeskier Eileen Gu wins second medal at the Beijing Olympics with silver finish in slopestyle
California-born freestyle skier, Eileen Gu, landed a silver medal on Tuesday’s slopestyle course at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The 18-year...
Gao Tingyu wins China’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in men’s speedskating after record-breaking time
Gao Tingyu became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic gold medal in the men’s 500-meter speed skating competition, setting an Olympic r...
‘50% for China’: Speed skater Liu Shaoang wins Hungary’s first-ever Winter Olympics individual gold medal
On Sunday, Chinese Hungarian short-track speed skater Liu Shaoang won Hungary’s first-ever individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics, as w...
Ryan General
‘Made the country proud’: Elton John, Vera Wang, Donovan Mitchell congratulate Nathan Chen on Olympic gold
British music icon Elton John, Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and legendary fashion designer Vera Wang all congratulated figure skater Na...
Mother of Olympics gold medal superstar Eileen Gu offers advice on what it takes to raise a champion
Olympian Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old freestyle skier born in California, won a gold medal for Team China during the freeski big air competit...
International
Fans of Beijing Olympics’ mega-popular panda mascot disappointed after hearing its ‘disgusting’ voice
After the Olympic mascot’s voice was revealed on a CCTV program, fans of Bing Dwen Dwen have been expressing their disappointment at seeing...
Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen top Weibo’s search rankings following Olympics free skating faceoff
After an unsuccessful attempt to win his third consecutive gold medal at the Olympics, Yuzuru Hanyu has received an outpouring of praise an...
Nathan Chen pays tribute to mother Hetty Wang, Olympian Michelle Kwan after historic gold win in Beijing
Nathan Chen paid tribute to his mother, Hetty Wang, and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan after taking home a gold medal at the 2022 ...
Khier Casino
Chinese ambassador congratulates South Korean skater Hwang Dae-heon on Olympic gold win
Skater Hwang Dae-heon won South Korea's first gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's 1,500-meter skating eve...
Nathan Chen is first Asian American male figure skater to win Olympic gold after dominant performance
American figure skater Nathan Chen, 22, has finally fulfilled his dream of winning an Olympic gold medal. Chen placed first at the 2022 Be...
Chloe Kim makes Olympic history as first woman to win second straight gold in halfpipe
American athlete Chloe Kim successfully defended her Olympic gold medal on Thursday, becoming the first woman to win back-to-back gold in t...
Carl Samson
Yuzuru Hanyu to attempt historic quad axel in upcoming faceoff with gold medal frontrunner Nathan Chen
Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu and Team USA’s Nathan Chen are preparing to face off with their long-awaited free skate routines during the long progr...
Social Media
BTS’ Instagram flooded by hate messages after RM shows support for disqualified Korean Olympian
Some Chinese netizens were reportedly angered by BTS member RM and the Instagram Story he posted on Monday to cheer for Hwang Dae-heon, the...
Apparel
China defends inclusion of traditional Korean dress in Olympic opening ceremony
A spokesperson for China’s embassy has responded to criticism over the presenter who wore a traditional Korean outfit during the 2022 Beiji...
Viral Olympics GIF allegedly shows Team China speed skater push puck to trip Team Canada opponent
Short tracker Kexin Fan, 28, was filmed making contact with a marker that caused Canadian opponent Alyson Charles to fall during the women’...
China denies using Uyghur torchbearer to deflect alleged abuses, says accusations part of ‘smear campaign’
Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a 20-year-old cross-country skier from Xinjiang, was chosen to light the Olympic cauldron on Friday night. After fin...
When and where to watch Team USA’s Asian American athletes during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Here are some of the upcoming competitions of Team USA’s Asian American athletes to look forward to in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: &nb...
Team USA superstar Nathan Chen one step closer to Olympic gold after shattering Hanyu world record
Chinese American figure skater Nathan Chen has set a world record with his score of 113.97 in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics’ men’s figur...
Freeski phenom Eileen Gu crashes the Chinese internet after Olympic gold win in big air freestyle
Chinese social media platform Weibo reportedly crashed after tens of millions of users congratulated Ailing (Eileen) Gu, 18, on her gold me...
US figure skater Vincent Zhou withdraws from Olympics after COVID-19 diagnosis
California-born figure skater Vincent Zhou confirmed he has tested positive for COVID-19. Zhou, 21, is withdrawing from the individual fig...
Korean netizens claim China appropriated South Korean traditions in Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
Many South Korean netizens are expressing their disapproval over China’s alleged appropriation of South Korean traditions during the Olympi...
Coronavirus
Olympic athletes express distress over Beijing quarantine conditions, ‘inedible’ food
Concerns have been raised over poor isolation conditions in quarantine hotels at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Athletes have reported ...
Asian American figure skater Zhu Yi attacked online after falling during her first Team China performance
China’s U.S.-born figure skater Zhu Yi cried after falling twice during the women’s free skate event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games on Mo...
China wins its first gold at 2022 Winter Olympics after Team USA disqualification in speed skating
China won its first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to Team USA being penalized and disqualified. Judges reviewed the s...
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