olympics

sports.yahoo.com — China is once again under fire from the international sporting community after nine figure skaters were found to have different birthdates from the official ones given to the International Skating Union.

www.sportspickle.com — Glorious news from the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver! The Chinese delegation has jumped out to an early, insurmountable lead in the medal count. Although the corrupt Western press may lead you to believe that the Germans and Americans have won the most medals, you must trust the Chinese government on this one: proud Chinese athletes are undefeated.

uk.news.yahoo.com — Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo delivered gold to end China's barren Olympic figure skating spell and immediately turned their thoughts to creating the next generation of champions. Skip related content

www.forbes.com — China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo can almost touch the Olympic title that has eluded them in three other games. They used a world best in the short program Sunday night to get as close as the width of a skate blade. If it takes another record to grab the all-elusive gold at the Vancouver Olympics, well, they have the goods to do it.

www.nytimes.com — A deepening chill in the Chinese political atmosphere is as deadening as the harsh winter weather that has been gripping the capital. For global economic policy making, that could magnify friction on everything from trade to exchange rates and global warming.