White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden supports the right of American athletes to ‘freely express themselves’ and protest at the Olympics – a direct contradiction to Pelosi.

Australian snowboarder Tess Coady has claimed a podium finish and Australia’s first medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in the women’s slopestyle event.

Vladimir Putin appeared to be asleep as Ukraine’s athletes processed into the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing today, amid fears he is about to invade their home country and spark a bloody conflict.

Benjamin Alexander, 38, whose father is Jamaican, will be the sole member of Jamaica’s national ski team at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing next month.

The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico are reviving the tradition of the North America Leaders’ Summit on Thursday after a Trump-era break.

The Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in Northern California dropped the ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ term squaw and renamed the resort to Palisades Tahoe.

Jason Kenny’s record breaking gold medal moved GB up to 64 medals on Sunday, while Lauren Price victory in the middleweight final allowed them to replicate London 2012’s total.

The closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics is underway in Japan, bringing the Covid-delayed Games to a close with a record medal haul for the hosts but soaring infections in the country.