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2022 Beijing Olympics

Israel's Sheina Vaspi competes in the women's giant slalom standing alpine skiing event at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing during the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games on March 11, 2022. (WANG Zhao / AFP)
March 11, 2022, 11:39 am
Israel’s first-ever Winter Paralympian hits the slopes at Beijing Games
Sheina Vaspi, finishing 15th in giant slalom, is forced to skip the slalom event after it was rescheduled for Saturday, when the religiously observant athlete does not compete
By Amy Spiro
Flag bearers walk into the stadium for the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
March 3, 2022, 3:21 pm
China denies it demanded Russia wait to invade until after Winter Olympics
Beijing calls New York Times report that it had advance knowledge of Moscow’s Ukraine war plans ‘fake news’
By AFP
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Chief Brand and Communications Officer Craig Spence, left, and President Andrew Parsons listen as a journalist from Ukraine asks a question during a press conference at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
March 3, 2022, 3:13 pm
Ukrainian athletes barely make it to Beijing Paralympics after ‘miracle’ escape
Dodging bombs and sleeping on floors, delegation arrives at Winter Paralympics in Beijing, eager to be ‘a symbol to show that Ukraine is alive’
By Lisa MARTIN
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks via videoconference with members of the Russian Paralympic Committee team ahead of the XIII Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 21, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
March 3, 2022, 11:00 am
Russian and Belarusian athletes banned from Winter Paralympic Games
International Paralympic Committee reverses decision less than a day after it said it would allow competitors from the two allied countries to compete as neutral athletes
By Agencies
Flag bearers walk into the stadium for the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
February 24, 2022, 5:32 pm
IOC condemns Russia for violating ‘Olympic Truce’ with Ukraine invasion
Organization notes 193 UN member states agreed to global armistice from February 4 to March 13 during Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games
By AFP
Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolski, of Israel, compete in the pairs free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, February 19, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
February 21, 2022, 2:16 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 21: Team Israel’s Beijing triumph; how PM Bennett lost the right
Political correspondent Tal Schneider talks Nancy Pelosi visit and rumors of an Iran deal, and news editor Amy Spiro brings us the best of the Winter Olympics
By ToI Staff
Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolski, of Israel, compete in the pairs free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 19, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
February 20, 2022, 12:54 pm
Israel wraps up Winter Olympics without medals, but with new achievements
Skier Barnabas Szollos makes history for Israel in his Olympic debut, while figure skating veteran Evgeni Krasnopolski decides to hang up his skates following his third Games
By Amy Spiro
Israel's Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolski compete in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 18, 2022. (Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
February 18, 2022, 4:12 pm
Israeli ice skaters Kops, Krasnopolski advance to free skate at Beijing Olympics
Pairs figure skaters end short program in 15th place overall; will hit the ice again Saturday in Israel’s final event at Winter Games
By Amy Spiro
A Hezbollah training video in the snow released on February 15, 2022. (Screen grab)
February 16, 2022, 3:03 pm
Firing at Stars of David, Hezbollah shows off alpine warfare skills
Terror group and Lebanese army release video clips of winter training; Iran-backed group’s fighters open fire at ‘Israeli’ targets, with their colleagues inexplicably alongside
By AFP and ToI Staff
Barnabas Szollos of Israel passes a gate during the first run of the men's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 16, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP/Alessandro Trovati)
February 16, 2022, 1:02 pm
Israeli skier Szollos caps off successful Olympic run with 23rd place in slalom
Hungarian-born athlete had already matched Israel’s best Winter Games finish with a 6th place in the alpine combined, and is now setting his sights on 2026
By Amy Spiro
Police disperse Jewish men protesting in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 13, 2022.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
February 14, 2022, 2:17 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 14: No love lost in Sheikh Jarrah; Israeli Olympians persevere
Arab affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman discusses clashes in a flashpoint East Jerusalem neighborhood; reporter Amy Spiro offers overview of Israeli athletes at Beijing Olympics
By ToI Staff
Russia's Kamila Valieva attends a training session on February 12, 2022 prior the Figure Skating Event at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. (Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)
February 12, 2022, 1:30 pm
Questions swirl as Russian skater awaits Beijing Olympics doping fate
Moscow is once again caught up in a doping scandal, this time surrounding 15-year-old Kamila Valieva
By Peter Stebbings
Barnabas Szollos, of Israel, celebrates after finishing the slalom run of the men's combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
February 10, 2022, 11:38 am
Israeli skier Szollos surprises with 6th-place finish at Winter Olympics
After best-ever showing for Israel in Olympic ski competition, Szollos says ‘it’s an honor to be here, to represent Israel, and I’m really, really happy’
By Amy Spiro
Israel's Barnabas Szollos competes in the men's downhill final during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing on February 7, 2022. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
February 7, 2022, 2:25 pm
Skiing siblings hit the slopes for Israel in Olympic debut at Beijing
Barnabas Szollos completes the men’s downill in 30th place, while his sister Noa Szollos crashes out of her second run in the women’s Giant Slalom
By Amy Spiro
China's athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian and Zhao Jiawen prepare to light the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
February 4, 2022, 7:25 pm
Amid criticism, boycotts, China picks Uyghur athlete to light Olympic cauldron
Opening ceremony kicks off Winter Games held under cloud of China’s human rights record and the COVID pandemic
By SARAH DiLORENZO
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