Briton Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years in Hong Kong, While Lindsey Vonn Suffers Olympic Crash
Hong Kong - Pro-democracy campaigner and British citizen Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong on Monday, February 9, 2026, after being convicted of national security offenses. Meanwhile, at the Winter Olympics, American skiing legend Lindsey Vonn was recovering from surgery after a terrifying crash in the women's downhill skiing final.
Lai, 78, was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of publishing seditious materials in December of the previous year, according to Sky News. He was arrested in August 2020 after China imposed a national security law following massive anti-government protests in Hong Kong. Lai had denied all charges.
In other news, Lindsey Vonn, 41, was airlifted to the hospital after her Olympic comeback ended in a crash, as reported by Sky News. Vonn had ruptured her ACL in a crash at a World Cup race in Switzerland on January 30 but was determined to compete at the Winter Olympics. "As long as there's a chance," she said after arriving in Italy, "I will try."
Elsewhere, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on course for a landslide victory in snap elections on Sunday, February 8, 2026, according to Euronews. Takaichi's ruling bloc was estimated to have secured a two-thirds majority in Japan's lower house, the best result for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since elections in 2017. This result could potentially rile China and worry financial markets.
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