Russia's Kamila Valieva reacts after competing in the women's free skate on Feb. 17. A doping scandal dominated headlines around figure skating. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Returning snowboard halfpipe champ, Chloe Kim, performs a trick during qualification at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption
USA's Julia Marino reacts after crossing the finish line as she competes in the snowboard women's slopestyle final run during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Carol Bouvard of Switzerland during training for the Mixed Team Aerials at the FIS Freestyle Ski and World Championships on in 2019. Mixed team aerials is a new event at the Beijing Winter Olympics this year. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images hide caption
There's plenty of social distance out on the slopes, but resorts are requiring masks in lift lines and lodges and limiting lodge use. Most skiers and boarders are happy to comply but Schweitzer Mountain in Idaho had to suspend season passes for some who refused to wear masks and were verbally abusive to lift line attendants. Schweitzer Mountain Resort hide caption
Ski Down and Mask Up — Resorts Try To Stay Safe In Pandemic Skiing Boom
Jake Burton Carpenter on Vermont's Stowe Mountain, in 2007. Carpenter died Wednesday at the age of 65. Johannes Kroemer/Getty Images hide caption
Shaun White of the U.S. warms up ahead of the men's final in the snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. David Ramos/Getty Images hide caption
Finnish snowboard coach Antti Koskinen, who knits during competition, has become an Olympic folk hero. Screengrab by NPR/NBC hide caption
Norway's Silje Norendal's hair blows in the strong wind during the women's snowboard slopestyle final event at the Phoenix Snow Park during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Monday. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Gold medalist Jamie Anderson of the United States celebrates during the victory ceremony for the snowboard slopestyle, at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images hide caption
Snowboarders are pulled by a drone on a lake near Cesis, Latvia, in January. Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The British snowboarder Billy Morgan on his way to landing a Backside 1800 Quadruple Cork. Before this week, the trick was a subject of debate — including the question of whether it could be performed. Red Bull hide caption
Amy Purdy, who lost both lower legs because of bacterial meningitis, performs with Derek Hough on Dancing With The Stars. Adam Taylor/ABC via Getty Images hide caption
An athlete trains Monday at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center Coaches at the biathlon course said fog and poor snow quality were big problems. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Jamie Anderson of the United States, center, celebrates with silver medalist Enni Rukajarvi of Finland, left, and bronze medalist Jenny Jones of Britain, after Anderson won the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Sunday. Sergei Grits/AP hide caption