The Diplomatic Boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Explained

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports American athletes will still compete at the Winter Games. Here’s a look at what the diplomatic boycott really means.https://nyti.ms/3DGkSmC

China’s Hockey Team Avoids Being Cut From Beijing Olympics

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Ending months of debate, the Chinese team, whose proxy team lost two evaluation games last month, will compete in the Beijing Games.https://nyti.ms/3drpYsf

All Women and All Alone: Monobob Leads New Events for 2022 Olympics

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Mixed-gender events have been added in snowboarding, speedskating and ski jumping, but bobsled’s new competition is for women only.https://nyti.ms/3xTxgi2

In I.O.C.’s ‘Quiet Diplomacy,’ Critics See Whitewash of China’s Actions

By BY TARIQ PANJA AND STEVEN LEE MYERS from NYT Sports The handling of the Peng Shuai case raised new questions about the I.O.C.’s relationship with China. One Olympic official called its actions ‘discreet.’ Critics called it collaboration.https://nyti.ms/3HXe6wf

Video of Peng Shuai With Olympic Officials Fuels a Showdown With Tennis

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports The Chinese tennis star held a 30-minute video call with the leader of the International Olympic Committee, but the head of women’s professional tennis remained unable to reach her.https://nyti.ms/3cAdIFB

Hockey Backtracks on Plan to Eject Chinese Team From Olympics

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports Weeks after a top hockey official suggested quality concerns could see China’s men kicked out of the Beijing Games, the team’s participation was confirmed.https://nyti.ms/2ZF3G2J

China Plans ‘Closed-Loop’ Bubble for Winter Olympics

By BY ANDREW KEH from NYT Sports Athletes and visitors will face severe restrictions on their movement, Beijing 2022 organizers said, and a level of control never before seen at the Games.https://nyti.ms/39PatZx

N.H.L. Players Are Set to Return to the Olympics

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports After missing the 2018 Winter Games, the best hockey players in the world will be able to participate in 2022 in Beijing.https://nyti.ms/3jHRs0X

An Olympic Dream Is Reborn, Despite Fears of Brain Trauma

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports A.J. Edelman walked away from the hazards of sledding sports after he competed for Israel in the skeleton at the 2018 Winter Games. Now he is trying again in a bobsled.https://nyti.ms/2WZJDr6

Russia Facing Sports Isolation Over Missing Doping Data

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports The World Anti-Doping Agency has given Russia three weeks to explain how positive drug tests were deleted from a database sent to the regulator.https://nyti.ms/2kQVHM8