Olympic wake-up call: O'Dine overcomes a snowboard to the head for 2nd medal
Sometimes, life knocks you down with a snowboard. Luckily for Canada, Meryeta O'Dine knows just what to do when that happens.
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Sometimes, life knocks you down with a snowboard. Luckily for Canada, Meryeta O'Dine knows just what to do when that happens.
BEIJING : Gao Tingyu won China its first men's speed skating gold on Saturday, smashing the Olympic record to cross the finish line in 34.32 seconds as spectators cheered him on in the men's 500 metres at the Beijing Olympics.
Click on the video player above beginning on Saturday at 6 a.m. ET to watch live coverage of the ice dance competition at Beijing Olympic Winter Games, with special guest analysts Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
Gao Tingyu won the 500m men's speed skating in Olympic record time to give China their fourth gold medal at the Beijng Winter Games. Gao secured the record with a time of 34.32. He got off to a ferocious start on the inside lane up against Poland's Damien Zurek and never looked back, beating Norwegian Haavard Lorenzten's record time of 34.41 set at Pyeongchang 2018.
After finishing up his first round on a sour note earlier in the day, PGA Tour rookie Sahith Theegala has made up for it to hold a two-shot lead at the half-way point of the Phoenix Open.
In a tournament that features possibly the most expensive display of sporting equipment in the world, with meticulously designed skis and bobsleighs that cost five-figure sums, viewers might notice one American curler appears to have rocked up in some rainbow-patterned skateboarding trainers. Matt Hamilton’s vibrant Nikes, contrasting against the plain black footwear of almost every other curler in Beijing, are customised for his sport with a gripper attached to one sole and a slider on the other.
Click on the video player above to watch Canadians compete in long track speed skating at the Beijing Olympics.