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Medals update: Alexander Bolshunov wins 50km mass start gold in Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing
The ROC’s Alexander Bolshunov capped his second Olympic Winter Games by winning his third cross-country skiing gold medal in Beijing 2022 in the mass start event that was held over just under 30 kilometres on Saturday (19 February).
Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova turns her focus to world championships in March
Anna Shcherbakova has the Olympic gold medal safely around her neck.
Jamaican bobsleigh team’s incredible response after Winter Olympics return doesn’t go to plan
The latest chapter in Jamaica’s ‘Cool Runnings’ legacy hasn’t quite gone to plan at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, with the four-man team sitting last halfway through the medal heats.
Medals update: Bart Swings wins thrilling men's speed skating mass-start final
Bart Swings raced to victory in the speed skating men's mass start, winning the first gold medal from a Belgian athlete at Beijing 2022 and their second medal in total at the Games.
Alexander Bolshunov wins third cross-country gold of Winter Olympics with victory in shortened 50km race
Alexander Bolshunov won his third cross-country skiing gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics after having the strongest finish in the men's shortened 50km race. The cold and windy conditions forced organizers to shorten the blue-riband event to less than 30km, a decision that on paper gave Bolshunov's rivals a better chance of keeping up with the Russian until the finish. Ad/> But Bolshunov still managed to dictate the race, upping the pace over the last 10km to pull the pack apart, with only four other skiers managing to keep up.
Cross-country skiing-Russian Bolshunov wins men's mass start race
ZHANGJIAKOU, China :Alexander Bolshunov of the Russian Olympic Committee blazed his way to a third Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Games, winning the men's 50km title in a gruelling race postponed by an hour and shortened to 30km due to high winds on Saturday.
Freeski at Beijing 2022: Ailing (Eileen) Gu masters the art of inspiration
On her Instagram page, Ailing (Eileen) Gu still describes herself as a sportsperson. There are a few descriptors she could have chosen, given her multiple talents. Freestyle skiing must be one of those, given her two gold medals and one silver at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. ‘Professional role model’ might be more apt though.