It was weird. It was messy and, at the same time, controlled.
for the world's most renowned snowboarder. All inside an anti-COVID"closed loop" enforced by China's authoritarian government.came to its end Sunday, capping an unprecedented Asian Olympic trifecta and sending the planet's most global sporting event off to the West for the foreseeable future, with no chance of returning to this corner of the world until at least 2030.
"We welcome China as a winter sport country," Bach said, closing the Games. He called their organization"extraordinary" and credited the Chinese and their organizing committee for serving them up"in such an excellent way and a safe way." There were no major unexpected logistical problems, only the ones created deliberately to stem the spread of COVID in the country where the coronavirus first emerged more than two years ago.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared her to compete in the individual discipline, ruling that as a minor she had protected status. But Valieva, although heavily favored to win, fell several times during her free skate routine, landing her fourth place and prompting a cold reception from her embattled coach, Eteri Tutberidze.
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