Alpine skiing-Mixed team event postponed until Sunday
YANQING, China :High winds have forced organisers to postpone Saturday's Alpine mixed team parallel race until Sunday, the final day of the Beijing Winter Games.
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Freestyle skiing-New Zealand's Porteous blasts to gold in halfpipe, Wise settles for silver
ZHANGJIAKOU, China :Facing gusts of freezing wind, Nico Porteous won gold in the freeski halfpipe final at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, as members of New Zealand's team broke into a traditional haka to celebrate the first Kiwi man to win a gold at the Winter Games.
We like medals but look after our losers, says Australia chief
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Four medals, including a gold, represent Australia's best Winter Olympic haul in terms of numbers, but how they look after those that fail to reach the podium is the hallmark of success for team chief Geoff Lipshut.
Olympics Live: Alpine ski race not going ahead as scheduled
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Mixed team event postponed until Sunday
YANQING, China (Reuters) -High winds have forced organisers to postpone Saturday's Alpine mixed team parallel race until Sunday, the final day of the Beijing Winter Games.
South Korean gold medallist Hwang Daeheon set for ‘fried chicken pension’ after Winter Olympics
As he leaves Beijing with two Winter Olympic medals, South Korean speed skater Hwang Daeheon sounds giddy about a “fried chicken pension” waiting at home.
Winter Olympics 2022: 'After that bad slam I am happy to be walking' - Gus Kenworthy's mixed emotions after final run
Gus Kenworthy has admitted he was happy to walk away in one piece after bringing the curtain down on his skiing career with an eighth-placed finish in the men's halfpipe final. The 30-year-old, making his third appearance at an Olympics, overcame a horrible fall on his second run to put down a solid effort in his final outing to claim eighth. Ad/> Kenworthy admitted that the treacherous conditions were not ideal for the final competition of his career, but felt relieved to walk away unharmed.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Germany in first and second place after first two four-man bobsleigh heats, Brad Hall in sixth
Germany are in pole position to secure a medal in the four-man bobsleigh, with two teams in the top three places after the opening heats. Pilot Brad Hall led Great Britain to a sixth-place finish in the first heat.