EditorialThe Swedish speedskater Nils van der Poel hands his Olympic gold medal to Angela Gui, the daughter of an imprisoned Chinese bookseller, in Cambridge, England, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (Mary Turner/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Swedish speedskater Nils van der Poel celebrates after setting an Olympic record in winning the gold medal in the 5,000-meter race in Beijing on Feb. 6, 2022. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialEddy Alvarez stands in the on-deck circle during an exhibition game against a collegiate national team in preparation for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in Durham, N.C., July 19, 2021. (Veasey Conway/The New York Times)