Alpine skiing-Cochran-Siegle extends family legacy with super-G silver
YANQING, China : Few athletes shoulder the weight of history as easily as American skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - China's Eileen Gu ‘not going to waste time’ wading into nationality debate after big air gold
Eileen Gu said she was more interested in celebrating with a special bar of chocolate than wading into an argument about her nationality, after the American-born Chinese star won gold in the freestyle skiing big air event at the Winter Olympics. The 18-year-old is undoubtedly the most high-profile home athlete of the Games, and she got her bid to win triple gold off to a perfect start, beating Tess Ledoux of France by 0.75 points to claim the title. Britain’s 17-year-old Kirsty Muir showed her immense promise by finishing fifth.
Skeleton-U.S Virgin Islands' Tannenbaum watches dream slip away in isolation
YANQING, China : As her rivals thundered down the sinuous Yanqing sliding track on Tuesday preparing for the chance of glory later this week, Katie Tannenbaum was stuck in he COVID-19 isolation room for the seventh day, watching her Olympic dream slide away.
Stealing a kiss in the Winter Games 'closed-loop' amid COVID-19 precautions
BEIJING: Ding Hongtao, a doctor at the speed skating venue of the Beijing Winter Olympics, didn't think he would see his fiance for weeks once he entered the "closed loop" of the Games that separates staff from the general public.
Heartwarming sportsmanship lights up Beijing 2022 after Eileen Gu snatches gold in women’s freestyle big air
American-born Eileen Gu has become the first Olympic champion in the women’s freestyle big air, taking gold for China at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Peng Shuai: WTA remains concerned for Chinese tennis player and wants investigation into sexual assault allegation
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) says Peng Shuai's latest interview about her sexual assault allegations «does not alleviate» its concerns.
Winter Olympics: 'Snow Princess' Eileen Gu delivers ski big air gold for China
Known as China's 'Snow Princess', Eileen Gu clearly has ice in her veins. Under huge pressure to win her first Olympic gold medal at her home Games, the 18-year-old attempted and landed a 1620 — four and a half rotations — for the first time in her competitive career.
Snowboarding-Austria's Benjamin Karl wins parallel giant slalom gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China :Benjamin Karl from Austria barrelled down the course to win gold in the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.