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The Beijing Games came to a close Sunday with a ceremony at the Beijing National Stadium.

Why it matters: These were the second Olympic games to take place during the pandemic and were conducted within the confines of China's "closed loop" system designed to keep COVID out, the strictest-ever protocols created for a global sporting event.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired Brian Flores, who is suing the NFL and its franchises for racial discrimination, to be an assistant coach, the team announced Saturday.

Details: Flores, who was most recently head coach of the Miami Dolphins and has over 14 years of experience as an NFL coach, will be a senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach under Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin, one of two Black head coaches in the league.

Team USA athletes generated far less interest on social media during the Winter Olympics than those who competed in the Summer Games, according to data from CrowdTangle.

Why it matters: The numbers suggest a broader branding problem for the Winter Olympics, which saw declining ratings and fewer marketable stars.

Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor won a fifth Olympics medal on Saturday — taking home bronze in the two-woman event and becoming the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history.

The big picture: Meyers Taylor, who was named the flagbearer at the closing ceremony for Team USA, tied speedskater Shani Davis earlier this week with four medals after she took silver in the monobob.

Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian figure skater who came to Beijing as the favorite to win gold, will leave without a medal — and as the unfortunate villain of these Olympics.

Why it matters: A child was failed by the adults around her, and figure skating was failed by an anti-doping system that protected no one.

🛷 Elana Meyers Taylor wins historic fifth Olympic medal

⛸️ Court denies US skaters' appeal to get silver medals from team competition

❄️ The Winter Olympics' COVID strategy worked pretty well

📃 How the system failed Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva

📸 In photos: Beijing Winter Olympics Day 15 highlights

The top court in sports denied an appeal from U.S. figure skaters, who wanted to get their Olympic medals before the end of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the AP reports.

Driving the news: The appeal and emergency hearing happened on Saturday after the medal ceremony for the team event was delayed last week over a "legal issue."

The NFL has hired former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White to investigate an allegation that the Washington Commanders' owner sexually harassed a team employee over a decade ago.

Driving the news: After the investigation, White will detail her findings in a written report that will then be released publicly, NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said, according to the AP.

The Winter Olympics are winding down with just two days of competition left before the Closing Ceremony. On Friday, figure skaters were in action on the rink in the pairs competition, while skiers faced tough conditions in minus-12 degrees Fahrenheit weather.

The big picture: Americans David Wise and Alex Ferriera won silver and bronze, respectively, in the freeski halfpipe.

• Wise has medaled in all three freeski halfpipe events since it debuted in 2014, winning gold in 2014 and 2018 to go with his silver medal.

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Day of Remembrance, when President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and mass incarceration of about 120,000 Japanese Americans into 10 incarceration camps.

Why it matters: To pass the time and ease the trauma of incarceration, people of all ages and genders played sports and organized fitness classes, participating in everything from football and baseball to weight lifting and ice skating.

Daily testing, a barricade between the Olympic village and surrounding Beijing and strict rules prohibiting entry and exit from the "closed loop" have defined the Winter Olympics as officials tried to keep COVID out at all costs.

By the numbers: As of Saturday, 436 athletes, coaches and stakeholders had tested positive for COVID-19 out of 1.7 million tests conducted since Jan. 23, according to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.