Canada's Éliot Grondin snags silver medal in snowboard cross photo finish
Canada's Éliot Grondin surged to snowboard-cross silver on Thursday at the Beijing Olympics.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Johannes Strolz replicates father's feat by winning Alpine combined gold
Johannes Strolz has won Alpine combined gold at the Winter Olympics, replicating his father who did the same back in 1988. Strolz caused an upset with his first-ever World Cup victory in Adelboden on January 9, but he has followed that up with a stunning gold medal on the biggest stage. Ad/> After being the fourth quickest in the downhill in a time of 1:43.87, the Austrian's time of 47.56 in the slalom saw him produce an overall result of 2:31.43.
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Medals update: Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle nabs gold in men’s snowboard cross after wild-style big final
The men’s snowboard cross big final here at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 delivered a new champion and the topsy-turvy unpredictability the discipline has become known – and beloved – for since making its Olympic debut in Torino in 2006.
Beijing 2022: Gower finishes 12th in men's downhill combined
Ireland's Jack Gower put in a superb display on the slopes to finish 12th overall in the men's alpine combined at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on Thursday.
Jack Crawford skies to bronze for Canada's 1st-ever medal in alpine combined
Jack Crawford of Toronto, Ont. picked up his first Olympic medal, skiing to bronze in the men's alpine combined, bringing Canada's medal tally to nine at Beijing 2022.
Medals update: Johannes Strolz wins Alpine combined gold 34 years after father did the same
In the discipline that decides the best men's all-round Alpine skier, the combined event, it was Johannes Strolz who came out on top at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre on Thursday (10 February). The Austrian added to the family trophy cabinet winning the gold medal in the two-run speed and technical event, 34 years after his father Hubert did the same.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Men's alpine favourite Alexis Pinturault 'disappointed' with downhill time
Favourite for the men’s alpine combined Alexis Pinturault saw his gold medal hopes take a hit after a “disappointing” downhill section in Beijing. The French skier clocked 01:45.04 while Super-G bronze medallist Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway recorded the quickest time with 1:43.12. Ad/> Pinturault, who won silver in Pyeongchang four years ago behind the now-retired Austrian Marcel Hirscher, made an error on the 3.1-kilometre course which ultimately proved costly.