Zoi Sadowski-Synnott: New Zealand's snowboard superstar who's changing the face of the sport
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has changed her own life at Beijing 2022, but also the lives of many New Zealanders and indeed snowboarders right around the world.
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Medals update: Norway stun Olympic record holders ROC in speed skating men's team pursuit final
Norway skated to victory in the Beijing 2022 speed skating men's team pursuit A final, becoming the first nation to win two Olympic golds in the event's history.
Gremaud leads YOG graduate sweep of slopestyle podium
Mathilde Gremaud, Ailing (Eileen) Gu and Kelly Sildaru all share something in common. Not only are they all medallists in the women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle event at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, but they also all started their Olympic careers at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
Elated family welcome silver-medal-winning Olympian Jaclyn Narracott back home to Brisbane
Tears, flowers and a whole new family member greeted silver medallist Olympian Jaclyn Narracott as she entered the arrivals lounge at the Brisbane International Airport this morning.
Record breaking runs and dramatic falls as Canada and Norway take speed skating team pursuit gold at the Winter Olympics
Canada set a new Olympic record to take gold in a dramatic end to the women’s speed skating team pursuit final, as a Japanese fall gifted the Canadians victory in the dying moments. Japan — who breezed through their semi-final, beating the ROC by nearly seven seconds — had been in control from the start, quickly establishing an impressive lead of 0.93 seconds, and were seemingly on course to beat their own Olympic record.
‘Really sucks’ – Athlete group pushing for coach and parent punishments amid Kamila Valieva doping storm
A member of the IOC Athletes’ Commission says it is pushing for coaches and parents to be “punished more severely” when their athlete is convicted of doping. Former Olympic fencing champion Britta Heidemann spoke to Eurosport in the wake of 15-year-old Kamila Valieva’s positive test for trimetazidine, a banned heart drug. Ad/> Valieva was cleared to compete in the women’s singles by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday after her provisional suspension was lifted by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).
Watch Olympic women's figure skating from Beijing 2022
Click on the video player above to watch live coverage of the women's figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games.
Norway claims fifth biathlon gold medal in Winter Olympics
The middle two legs of the race looked like a victory parade for the ROC team, but a disastrous series of misses by Latypov destroyed their chances of gold, allowing Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen to swoop in and claim the win for Norway.