Switzerland's Beat Feuz clinched his first men's Alpine Ski World Cup victory of the season in Kitzbühel, winning the last downhill event before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Süddeutsche Zeitung got most excited about this weekend’s men’s Alpine Ski World Cup slalom event: "Ein Brite? Ein Brite! Dave Ryding gewinnt in Kitzbühel…" (A Brit? A Brit! Dave Ryding wins in Kitzbühel).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reported 72 positive COVID-19 tests in China during the pre-Games period from January 4 to 22.

The American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC) has praised "pioneer" Nathan Crumpton, who is set to become the first athlete to represent the territory at the Winter Olympics for 28 years.

World champion Anna Shcherbakova, world record-holder Kamila Valieva and Alexandra Trusova are all set to make their Olympic debuts after being selected in the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) figure skating team for Beijing 2022.

Approximately 4,000 participants have featured in a full-scale rehearsal for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium in the Chinese capital.

Dr Pippa Bennett has been named Paralympic chief medical officer for ParalympicsGB and the English Institute of Sport, a role primarily focused around Paris 2024 and future Games.

Three-time Olympic snowboard champion Shaun White is set to compete at Beijing 2022 after being selected by U.S. Ski & Snowboard for the halfpipe team.

Beijing has reported 12 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 12 days before the city is due to host the Winter Olympic Games, and mass testing has been introduced in three areas in attempt to contain the outbreak.

Mateusz Sochowicz has been selected in Poland's luge team for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games only a matter of weeks after sustaining serious injuries in a crash at a test event.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Government agencies in China to facilitate the exchange of information connected to potential doping offences at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold an additional day of its 139th Session later this year after shortening the meeting in Beijing next month because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said it is "surprised and disappointed" after a German court awarded an interim injunction which will allow United States Paralympian Brenna Huckaby to compete at Beijing 2022 in a different sport class.

Polish President Andrzej Duda is set to attend the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing after the country denounced the planned diplomatic boycott of the event.