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Olympic Misery: 14 Negative Test for Vincent Zhou; News on Chained Mother Censored and Police Dispatched

February 22, 2022
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The Olympics closing ceremony is overshadowed by misery. A U.S. athlete was barred from entry despite negative COVID tests. Athletes are returning home and can speak their minds freely. One German gold winner says “she is never going back.” One former medalist from Latvia tells me his experience with the team in Beijing. This is…

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US Figure Skater Barred From Olympics Closing Ceremony Over COVID-19 Despite 14 Negative Results

February 21, 2022
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U.S. figure skater Vincent Zhou couldn’t join his team at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony on Feb. 20 after being flagged as a COVID-19 close contact, despite testing negative for the disease more than a dozen times. “I won’t be marching in the Closing Ceremony tonight,” Zhou wrote on his Instagram story on Sunday. “Before…

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Tokyo Olympics End With Closing Ceremony, as US TV Ratings See Decline

August 8, 2021
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The International Olympics Committee declared the Tokyo Olympics officially closed, with officials claiming the Games were a success despite the pandemic. The Olympics and its closing ceremony with the theme “Worlds We Share” were held in the middle of a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic and have been rejected by many Japanese citizens. At these Games, spectators…

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