Kim rides big 1st run to defense of Olympic halfpipe title
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — No way was snowboarder Chloe Kim taking an easy ride down the halfpipe for her victory lap on her third and final run.
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Biathlon-Disappointed Nilsson has to wait longer for Olympic debut in new sport
ZHANGJIAKOU, China :Former Olympic cross-country ski champion Stina Nilsson will have to wait a little longer to make her Olympic debut as a biathlete after being overlooked for Sweden's four-woman team for Friday's 7.5 km sprint at the Beijing Games.
Panda 'phenomenon' surprises Beijing Olympics mascot designer
BEIJING: The man behind the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot jokes that he wished he had kept a few more of his cuddly panda creations after they became highly sought after in China.
China's Weibo, Douyin delete thousands of posts over abuse of athletes
SHANGHAI: China's largest social media platforms including Weibo and Douyin said they have deleted tens of thousands of posts for abusing athletes and spreading rumours on the Winter Olympics, in an effort to clean-up "illegal" chatter around the Games,
Curling-Swedes, Swiss victorious as women's event gets underway
BEIJING : Sweden's Olympic title defence got off to a winning start on Thursday while world champions Switzerland survived a scare to prevail in their opening round-robin match as the women's curling competition kicked off at the National Aquatics Centre.
Alpine skiing-Kilde leads combined after downhill run
YANQING, China : Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde talked down his chances of winning a medal in the men's combined at the Winter Olympics after taming the downhill course nicknamed 'The Rock' in one minute, 43.12 seconds at the Yanqing Alpine Centre on Thursday.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin may skip super-G race
YANQING, China :American Mikaela Shiffrin is considering skipping Friday's super-G race at the Beijing Olympics after she failed to finish in either the slalom or giant slalom - her two favoured races.