Germany’s Vinzenz Geiger wins Olympic gold in Nordic combined
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Winter Olympics 2022 - 'She would never cheat' - Ski jump director defends athletes after suit disqualifications
Ski jumping director Horst Huttel says Katharina Althaus 'would never cheat' and has lambasted the International Ski Federation for an 'inconsistent' application of the rules in the mixed team event. Defending world champions Germany failed to qualify for the mixed team final after Althaus was disqualified due to a suit violation, while Japan, Austria and Norway each had jumpers disqualified in the final for the same reason. Ad/> Ski jumping official Agnieszka Baczkowska, who disqualified the athletes, has said she did so in the interest of justice as suits have to meet strict measurement rules to ensure they don't function as wings in the air.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Vinzenz Geiger wins gold in Nordic combined normal hill after thrilling sprint finish
Vinzenz Geiger won a brilliant gold in the Nordic combined individual normal hill, stealing first in a thrilling sprint finish. The German 24-year-old adds to the gold he won in the Nordic combined team relay in Pyeongchang in 2018, reeling in favourite Johannes Ryzdek and recovering from a one-minute and 26-second deficit to win Ad/> Norway's Joergen Graabak grabbed silver at the death, with Austria's Lukas Greiderer fighting back for bronze after losing an early lead.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Japan's Ryota Yamamoto tops Nordic combined leaderboard after ski jumping
Ryota Yamamoto tops the Nordic combined individual normal hill/10km leaderboard after the ski jumping competition. Yamamoto flattened the field with a monster jump of 108m earning him 133 points.
Nordic Combined-Japan's Yamamoto soars into early lead with huge jump
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Ryota Yamamoto of Japan landed a monster leap of 108 metres to soar into the lead in Wednesday's Nordic Combined normal hill/10 km competition at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday as some of the favourites came up short in the ski jumping.
Alpine skiing-Vlhova wins Slovakia's first Alpine gold with slalom victory
YANQING, China :Petra Vlhova won Slovakia's first Olympic Alpine skiing gold medal on Wednesday with victory in a tight women's slalom race on the 'Ice River' course at the Beijing Games.
Ski jumper Takanashi apologises for Winter Olympics suit violation
ZHANGJIAKOU, China: Sara Takanashi has apologised for the suit violation that ruined Japan's hopes of a medal in Monday's (Feb 7) Olympic mixed team ski jumping event - in stark contrast to some of the other angry reactions to disqualifications on a controversial night.