The Norwegians roared as they crossed the finish line in 3:38.08 to win gold in the men's speed skating team pursuit event here in Beijing.

A new supply of 2,000 more Bing Dwen Dwen toys have arrived in Beijing for distribution to licensed stores in the city according to Beijing 2022 organisers.

When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

Xu Mengtao became the first Chinese freeskier to win the women’s aerials Olympic gold medal after a dramatic finale to the competition with a score of 108.61 points at Beijing 2022. 

The Discovery channel has revealed that their streaming audience for the discovery+ and Eurosport digital services are already eight-times better than those achieved at Pyeongchang 2018. 

Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) President Alejandro Blanco has met with the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OKBIH) President Marijan Kvesić here to seek further cooperation in a Barcelona and Pyrenees bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

Film star Wu Jing has become ice hockey’s first ambassador in China with a mission to popularise the sport in the Olympic host nation.

France’s Jean-Claude Killy won the "Triple Crown" of Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble with a sweep of all three gold medals - the downhill, giant slalom and slalom. But his achievement was not without controversy in an affair that even the International Olympic Committee bills as the "greatest controversy in the history of the Winter Olympics." The slalom run was held in poor visibility and Austrian skier Karl Schranz claimed a course patrolman crossed his path during the slalom race, causing him to stop. Schranz was given a restart and posted the fastest time. A Jury of Appeal then reviewed the television footage, declared that Schranz had missed a gate on the upper part of the first run, annulled his repeat run time, and gave the medal to Killy.

Simidele Adeagbo, Nigeria’s first Olympian in skeleton, has made a call for more diversity at the Winter Olympic Games.

Russian curler Aleksandr Krushelnitckii has confirmed his intention to return to the sport after the conclusion of his four-year doping ban today.

Teenager Haitian Alpine skier Richardson Viano is among the first names to be nominated for The Visa Award which recognises athletes who "best represent the Olympic and Paralympic values" here.

Beijing 2022 has launched a special "Spring Festival" edition of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen to coincide with the Chinese New Year holiday and Winter Olympics.

Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS) Yiannis Exarchos has hailed the record breaking digital reach of Beijing 2022 but also revealed his concerns that viewers might sometimes miss out on  "the nicer things" at the Olympic Games.

Sapporo officials believe they can revitalise venues built for the Winter Olympics 50 years ago, if their bid to stage the 2030 Games is successful.   

The first official mascot of the Winter Olympic Games was at Innsbruck in 1976 and was called Schneemann, a snowman in a traditional red Tyrolean hat. Designed by Walter Pötsch, Schneemann was purported to represent the 1976 Games as the "Games of Simplicity". It was also regarded as a good-luck charm, to avert the dearth of snow that had marred the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. The public's opinion of Schneemann was divided, but its financial success was indisputable. In addition to the tee-shirts, soft toys and the other items Schneemann inspired, individuals in large costume versions became "living mascots" at promotional events. There were objects with Schneemann holding a hockey stick or wearing skis and boots. This practice of representing the mascot in various poses and practicing multiple sports has become customary.