CANDICE CHOI
FILE - The mascot for the 1996 Summer Olympic Game, Whatizit, joins dancers on the stage during the closing ceremonies for the XXV Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Aug. 9, 1992. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher)
Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious

By Candice Choi Feb. 18, 2022 11:42 PM EST
BEIJING (AP) — The panda mascot of the Beijing Games has been a huge success here in

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, competes in the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
EXPLAINER: How figure skaters deliver quadruple jumps

By Candice Choi Feb. 16, 2022 07:55 PM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Russia’s “Quad Squad” of figure skaters will try for an Olympics

China goalkeeper Jieruimi Shimisi (Jeremy Smith) waves to fans as the team leaves the ice after a preliminary round men's hockey game against Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
After Olympic debut, ice hockey's future in China uncertain

By Candice Choi Feb. 14, 2022 12:47 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — They made their Olympic debut as expected — with three straight losses

Spectators wait for the start of a medal ceremony at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Local fans allowed inside Olympic bubble

By Candice Choi Feb. 10, 2022 07:39 PM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Some local fans are getting to watch the Beijing Games in person,

FILE - A worker performs a COVID-19 test at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Olympic organizers: 32 athletes in isolation for COVID

By Candice Choi Feb. 08, 2022 01:54 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — More than 30 athletes at the Beijing Olympics are in isolation

An athlete from the Netherlands skates during a speed skating practice session ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Olympic ice rinks put spotlight on potent greenhouse gases

By Candice Choi Feb. 04, 2022 01:43 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — The ice rinks that play host to figure skating and speedskating

FILE - Olympic workers in hazmat suits work at a credential validation desk at the Beijing Capital International Airport ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Athletes and others headed to the Olympics face a multitude of COVID-19 testing hurdles as organizers seek to catch any infections early and keep the virus at bay. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
EXPLAINER: How COVID tests, isolation will work at Olympics

By Candice Choi Jan. 26, 2022 02:57 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Athletes and others headed to the Olympics face a multitude of COVID

FILE - A staff member stands near a sign outlining COVID-19 protection measures during the Experience Beijing Ice Hockey Domestic Test Activity, a test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, on Nov. 10, 2021. The prevention protocols will be similar to those at the Tokyo Games this summer, but tighter. It won't be a stretch for Beijing organizers, with China having maintained its zero-tolerance policy to the virus nationally since early in the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Clap, don't chant: China aims for 'Zero COVID' Olympics

By Candice Choi Jan. 15, 2022 12:44 AM EST
Athletes will need to be vaccinated — or face a long quarantine — take tests daily