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To opening ceremony nearly over. olympic action is under way on snow. >> thats aggressive, fast skiing. >> reporter: and ice. the powerhouse u.s. womens hockey team picking up a first win, topping finland, 5-2. but also suffered a big blow, losing the assistant captain to a serious injury. >> one of the leaders, one of the best in the world. to see her go down early in the game was really difficult. >> reporter: team usas figure skaters tuned up ahead of the team event which gets under way tonig...

Committee dominated the team figure skating competition to take goal. a meeting between the ioc president and the chinese tennis star. she made headlines last year after accusing a top chinese official of sexual assault. and disappearing from public view. cnn world sports is here in atlanta with the latest. olympic action. but first to steven life in beijing. steven, what more do we know about this meeting in the latest on her welfare? >> we know they had dinner at the olympic club in beijing on...

Because of them. please have try to clamp down on fuel coming into i because of them. please have try to clamp down on fuel coming into the| clamp down on fuel coming into the main protest area. for now a gap remains between what the protesters want and what the government is willing to do. day 3 of the winter olympics in beijing and there was disappointment for team gb�*s curling mixed—doubles pair when they were narrowly beaten in a tough semi—final against norway. jen dodds and bruce mo...

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It. but theyre the ones, restaurant openers especially, the ones sort of playing police officer, looking at the pass, making sure they match. its a very controversial step. but a lot of people, the health authorities especially, say its the only way out of this. and so theyre going to continue with the green passes in france and italy, and well probably see that spread across europe as well. >> interesting. well watch for that, barbie nadeau from rome, thanks so much. the tokyo games are windi...

To be a possible factor here because we saw thousands of spectators lining the streets for the triathlon, which the course is right below where im standing right now. people wanted to see the olympic action. people are sitting outside the olympic stadium looking at live streams of the broadcast on their phones. and by doing theyre gathering in groups, which is what the government is asking people not to do. never have they seen during a state of emergency the case numbers snowballing and skyrock...

Whole weight of the world on her shoulders. everyone, every household knows the name simone biles. and to have that pressure is just... its intense and, at some point, it was going to get on top of her. and i think itsjust amazing going to get on top of her. and i think its just amazing that she felt strong enough to speak out about that. for more on the rest of the days olympic action, heres my colleague lucy hockings, whos in tokyo. japans gold rush continues. weve seen the teenager winning th...

Is amy tinkler — she won the bronze medal for her floor routine at the 2016 games in rio with team gb. but since then, she has stopped competing because of the mental pressures of the sport. shes been speaking to the bbc. i cant ican�*t imagine i cant imagine how difficult it must be for her. i was only 16 years old when i was in rio and the pressure i felt there with sort of no history behind me, she has got the whole weight of the world on her shoulders. every household knows the name simo...

A national memorial is unveiled for all the british police officers whove died in the line of duty. and the slate landscapes of north—west wales — including six sites in snowdonia — have been awarded unesco world heritage site status. lets go back to jane dougall now in the bbc sport centre for a round—up of all the olympic action. good afternoon. charlotte dujardin has won a third successive individual olympic title, making her britains most decorated female olympian of all time with si...

Safety. it hasnt changed with cases in tokyo surging and olympic-related cases continuing to pile up. since competition began last week, it seems like the move around the made-for-tv event has started to shift. nearly 70 million people watched the opening ceremony. the ceo of olympic broadcast services said it was the most watched event in japan over the past decade. so far 80% of japans roughly 126 million people have tuned in to watch the games at some point. even though the buzz and excitemen...