Olympic wake-up call: Grondin slides into silver, Crawford makes Canadian alpine history
Éliot Grondin won Canada's 10th medal of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games on Thursday, capturing silver in the men's snowboard cross.
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Winter Olympics 2022: 'My reputation on the line' - Ice maker Mark Messer denies Dutch speed skating claims
Canadian ice maker Mark Messer has denied being influenced by the Dutch speed skating team to make conditions more favourable for their skaters at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, and says the allegations threaten his career, with his reputation “on the line”. The controversy started after a website in the Netherlands quoted Dutch team scientist Sander van Ginkel, who gave details of a conversation he had with Messer ahead of the Games, where he shared tests and measurements from his own research.
Mikaela Shiffrin to snub media duties for 'foreseeable future' after early exits at Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin will not conduct media duties for the «foreseeable future» after a difficult start to the Beijing Olympics. The American great unexpectedly crashed out of the women’s giant slalom after missing a gate, then suffered the same fate in the slalom two days later.
Winter Olympics: Norway's Johaug powers to gold in 10km classic
Therese Johaug produced a staggering late surge to snatch the gold medal in the 10km classic race at the Beijing Games on Thursday by four-tenths of a second from Finland's Kerttu Niskanen. Krista Parmakoski took the bronze medal, 31.1 seconds behind her Finnish team mate, but she never threatened the top two as Johaug secured her second individual gold medal of the Games in thrilling fashion.
Youth Olympic champion Kagiyama seals silver in Beijing
Two years on from winning gold at the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Lausanne 2020, Japanese figure skater Kagiyama Yuma is back on an Olympic podium, having won silver in the men’s singles event at Beijing 2022.
Men's curling at Beijing 2022 Olympics Day 2 round-up: Defending champions United States fall to Sweden in tense second day
Defending champions United States suffered their first loss (4-7) to Sweden in a captivating second day of action in the men’s curling tournament at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Thursday (10 February)
Peng Shuai: Why questions about the Chinese tennis star's wellbeing must continue
Since the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics got underway last week, stories of triumph, heartbreak and COVID-19 test results have made headlines around the world.
Nathan Chen makes up for 2018 disappointment by landing figure skating gold
Nathan Chen zoomed to Olympic redemption to the strains of ‘Rocket Man’ in Beijing on Thursday, thrusting clear of his rivals with a dazzling five-quad show in the men’s free skate.