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20 February 2022, China, Beijing: Finland players celebrate with their gold medals after the Men's Ice Hockey Gold medal match between Finland and Russian Olympic Committee at Beijing National Indoor Stadium, during Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa.

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Olympic ice hockey gold at last for Finland, 2-1 over Russians

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/20/22

Finland have long been among the leading ice hockey nations and won three world titles. But at the Olympics they were beaten in their two previous finals, by the Soviet Union in 1988 and 2006…

18 February 2022, China, Beijing: Harri Pesonen of Team Finland scores an empty-net goal in the third period during the Men's Ice Hockey Playoff Semifinal match between Team Finland and Team Slovakia at National Indoor Stadium on Day Fourteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa.

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Finland to meet Russia in Olympic ice hockey final

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/18/22

Anton Slepyshev opened the scoring for Russia 15 seconds into the second period with a brilliant solo goal but Swedish captain Anton Lander scrambled a third-period equalizer

18 February 2022, China, Beijing: Sakari Manninen (C) of Team Finland celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the first period during the Men's Ice Hockey Playoff Semifinal match between Team Finland and Team Slovakia at National Indoor Stadium on Day Fourteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa.

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Finland reach third Olympic ice hockey final with win over Slovakia

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/18/22

Finland, rated a top contender in the absence of NHL stars at the Olympic tournament, had also beaten Slovakia 6-2 in the group stage

13 February 2022, China, Beijing: ROC's Kamila Valieva in action during a training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium on Day Nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa.

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Russian figure skater Valieva can contest singles event

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/14/22

She was permitted to continue training due to the lifting of her suspension but it remains to be seen how she copes with the mental strain of the situation

11 February 2022, China, Zhangjiakou: Finland's Iivo Niskanen cheers at the finish during the Men's Nordic Cross-Country skiing 15 km classic final at Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa.

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Finland's Niskanen beats Bolshunov for Olympic 15km gold

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/11/22

Gold in 37 minutes 54.8 seconds came the day after his sister, Kerttu Niskanen, missed women's 10km gold by four-tenths of a second against Norway's Therese Johaug

04 February 2022, China, Beijing: Chinese nordic combined skiier Zhao Jiawen (L) and Yilamujiang Dinigeer light the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Bird's Nest National Stadium. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa.

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Member of Uighur minority lights Olympic cauldron at Beijing Games

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/4/22

China has come under fire from western nations for its treatment of the Uighur people, a largely Muslim ethnic group in the province of Xinjiang

04 February 2022, China, Beijing: Team China takes part in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Beijing National Stadium in China. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa.

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Beijing Olympics opened by President Xi

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/4/22

One of the biggest cheers apart from that for the host team, was for the Russians who are again competing without national symbols owing to doping related sanctions The US team and others from…