Olympics-Alpine skiing-Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G
By Simon Evans
China Sport News
Chinese bagpipers refuse to 'go commando' while piping Scots curlers on to the ice at Winter Olympics
The Chinese bagpipers who welcomed Scots curlers on to the ice yesterday revealed they love all our traditions – apart from going commando under a kilt.
Alpine skiing-Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G
YANQING, China :Austria's Matthias Mayer became the first man to win an Alpine skiing gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games after winning the super-G at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.
China's snowboard fans flock to buy panda boards, goggles
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Canadian Mark McMorris may not have won gold in Monday's slopestyle final but his decision to ride a snowboard adorned with a picture of a giant panda, a beloved national symbol in China, sparked an immediate shopping spree.
Peng Shuai watches as Gu puts China atop medals table
BEIJING :Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai was on hand on Tuesday to watch China's Eileen Gu as she won gold in the Big Air competition in Beijing to put the host nation at the top of the medals table.
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Horror injury ends American skier O'Brien's Olympic campaign
YANQING, China (Reuters) - American alpine skier Nina O'Brien is out of the Beijing Winter Olympics after suffering compound fractures to her left leg during her giant slalom run, a U.S. team spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Kirsty Muir stars on her Olympic debut as Eileen Gu claims gold medal on home snow
In her first Olympics appearance, Kirsty Muir finished fifth in the big air final after an impressive debut from the youngest Team GB athlete at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 17-year-old scored a huge first run of 90.25 to propel herself to the top of the leaderboard, and followed it up with a decent second run worth 78.75, enough to maintain her pole position status.
Beijing Games to bring in more spectators as COVID-19 under control
BEIJING :China will invite more spectators to attend the Winter Olympics as the COVID-19 situation is under control within the "closed-loop" bubble, which separates all event personnel from the public, an official from the Beijing organisers said on Tuesday.