Coverage of 2018 Winter Games

Vaccines required for U.S. Olympians in Beijing
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee revealed a new policy that requires all Winter Olympic hopefuls to be vaccinated by Dec. 1.There was no such policy in Tokyo »
NBC Sports
U.S. athletes required to be fully vaccinated for Beijing Olympics
All U.S. athletes and delegation members are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 for all future Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Associated Press
USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine
U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a groundbreaking new policy announced Wednesday by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. CEO Sarah Hirshland wrote in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that, starting Nov. 1, the USOPC will require staff, athletes and others utilizing training centers and other USOPC facilities to be vaccinated. The requirement, she said, “will also apply to our full Team USA delegation at future Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
AFP
Women's skateboarding soars in Brazil after Tokyo Olympics
When she saw 13-year-old Brazilian Rayssa Leal win silver in the first-ever street skateboarding competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Giovanna Alves Farias only had one wish: to start flying around a skate park herself.

Vaccines required for U.S. Olympians in Beijing