The final day of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics features Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin hoping for one last chance to bring home a medal. Later, Elana Meyers Taylor will carry the United States flag in the Closing Ceremony after making history in Beijing as the most decorated Black Winter Olympian.
For two weeks and more at daily news briefings, China’s stance on questions about its politics and policies has been straightforward: It’s the Olympics, and we’re not talking about these things.