Alpine skiing-Ryding looks to complete journey from Pendle to podium
YANQING, China : There is a curious expression in the German-speaking world for skiers who come from outside the sport's snow-covered heartlands - they call them "the exotics".
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Natalia Voronina aiming for team pursuit reward
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games have not gone according to plan for ROC speed skater Natalia Voronina.
JUEGOS DE INVIERNO Queralt Castellet hace magia: medalla de plata en Pekín
La noche es el territorio preferido de la soledad y de los seres especiales. Por eso, mientras España dormía, la maga de Sabadell sacó sus mejores trucos para dar una alegría histórica en Pekín. Medalla de plata para la subcampeona mundial en Kreischberg (Austria) 2015 y bronce en Aspen 2021, además de triple medallista de los X Games en Superpipe (plata en 2019, oro en 2020 y plata en 2022) y con 17 podios en Copa del Mundo.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Cuddly toy shortage causes mascot panda-monium in Beijing
Freestyle ski star Eileen Gu may be the face of the Beijing Winter Olympics, but it is a cuddly toy mascot that people really want a piece of — not that getting hold of one is easy. Bing Dwen Dwen is a cute, stuffed panda who is presented to athletes when they win events, and replica versions in various sizes and guises are sold in official retailers.
US make history by winning first ever Winter Olympics mixed team aerials in freestyle skiing
The United States won the first ever mixed team aerials in freestyle skiing in Beijing. China were the favourites going into the competition, but they had to settle for silver, while Canada took bronze. Ad/> The American trio won by 14 points with Justin Schoenefeld executing their final jump to secure a points total which proved to be out of reach for the Chinese team.
Medals update: Team USA surprise People's Republic of China to claim gold in mixed team aerials
In a surprise for the host nation at Beijing 2022, it was Team USA who took gold in the inaugural mixed team aerial event at the Genting Snow Park on Thursday (10 February). The American trio of Ashley Caldwell, Christopher Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld screamed with delight on winning the Olympic title with a combined score of 338.34 while a shell-shocked Chinese team of Xu Mengtao, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu claimed silver with 324.22 after a mistake from Jia.
Covid-19 hits Indian Open golf yet again, cancelled for third year running
Covid-19 continued to take a toll on international golf events in the country as the upcoming Hero Indian Open has been cancelled for the third year running, the DP World (European Tour) announced on Thursday. The tournament was scheduled to be held from February 17-20 at the DLF Golf & Country Club in Gurugram. The Tour waited to see if restrictions imposed due to COVID protocols, including quarantine requirements for incoming foreign passengers, would ease.
‘Great header’ – Sweden’s Max Friberg rises highest to HEAD puck to team-mate at Beijing 2022 Olympics
Just because you have a stick in ice hockey doesn’t mean you have to use it. That was what was going through Max Friberg’s mind after he jumped to HEAD the puck during Sweden’s match with Latvia at Beijing 2022.