Australia's Jaclyn Narracott leads Beijing Winter Olympics' skeleton field at half-way stage
Queenslander Jaclyn Narracott leads the Winter Olympics skeleton field after two completed runs at the Yanqing sliding centre.
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Olympics-Reactions to Russian skater Valieva failing drug test taken before Games
BEIJING (Reuters) - Following are reactions to Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who won gold in the team event at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, but failed a test for a banned substance before the Games:
Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 9th in super-G in 3rd Olympic race
BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin completed the super-G at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in a time way out of medal contention — but for the first time in three races at the 2022 Games, she made it to the finish.
Urgent hearing to decide fate of 15-year-old Russian figure skater after she failed drug test
Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva faces being thrown out of the Winter Olympics after the International Testing Agency confirmed she tested positive for a banned heart medication in December.
Games testers confirm Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned substance
The case will be decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport before February 15, when the 15-year-old is scheduled to take part in the individual event at the Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said in a statement.
Mikaela Shiffrin: 'It feels pretty incredible' - US star delighted with super-G finish after slalom troubles
Mikaela Shiffrin is taking the positives from her ninth-placed finish in the women’s super-G at the Beijing Olympic Games. There were doubts as to whether Shiffrin would be at the starting gate after two DNFs in the slalom and giant slalom. Ad/> She finished 0.79 seconds behind winner Lara Gut-Behrami, but the American felt she started to line up on her skis again and is looking forward to the remainder of the Games with a positive mindset.