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Cross-country skiing-Norway's Johaug slides into retirement
(Reuters) - Four-times Olympic gold medallist Therese Johaug of Norway announced her retirement from cross-country skiing on Friday, ending a career in which she also amassed 14 world championship gold medals.
Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen holds his nerve to lead Norway home to men's biathlon relay victory
Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen held his nerve to lead Norway home to men's biathlon relay victory at the World Cup after their Olympic success in Beijing. A thrilling race saw the lead change hands multiple times, notably when Emilien Jacquelin took more than 30 seconds out of the field to take France from seventh to first at the halfway stage.
Beijing Winter Paralympics open after athlete ban controversy
BEIJING: Athletes paraded through Beijing's National Stadium as the Winter Paralympics opened on Friday (Mar 4) after a storm of controversy that surrounded the banning of Russian and Belarusian athletes due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Plea for peace as Paralympics open in Beijing, without Russian and Belarusian athletes
International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons used his speech at the opening of the Beijing Winter Paralympics to make an impassioned plea for peace in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Cameron Alexander and Niels Hintermann share downhill gold in Kvitfjell, Norway after finishing in the same time
Cameron Alexander and Niels Hintermann shared downhill World Cup gold in Kvitfjell after finishing with the exact same time in Norway. Alexander, wearing bib 39, claimed Canada's first downhill World Cup triumph since Erik Guay prevailed on the same course in 2014 with a time of 1:44.42.
Christiansen leads Norway to men's relay success
Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen held his nerve to lead Norway home to men's biathlon relay victory at the World Cup after their Olympic success in Beijing. Even without the Boe brothers, Norway completed a dominant season with four wins out of five World Cup races as Christiansen shot ten from ten on the final leg to see the Norwegians to victory, just as he had on the anchor leg in Beijing.