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"Was Really Cool": US Olympian Watches 1st Child's Birth Via Video Call

As Olympic preparations go, it takes some beating. US biathlete Leif Nordgren watched his wife give birth to their first child via video call from the Beijing Games the day before his first race, after being apart from her since mid-November. His wife's due date was initially February 4, the day of the opening ceremony. "That was really cool," 32-year-old Nordgren said of watching the birth of his daughter.

Danish delight Nielsen builds barrier-breaking legacy

BEIJING: The pride of Denmark, Frans Nielsen, got his Beijing campaign off to a roaring start on Wednesday (Feb 9), helping his team of Olympic newcomers to a 2-1 victory over Czech Republic and building on his legacy at home.

Winter Olympics: ‘It’s live, we are being pushed’ – Head judge explains Max Parrot scoring error in slopestyle

Head Olympic snowboard judge Iztok Sumatik has explained why he and his team missed Max Parrot’s failed grab during the Canadian’s gold in the slopestyle on Monday. Parrot’s gold medal was a feel-good moment, coming three years after a cancer diagnosis, but it wasn’t without controversy after TV viewers noticed that the Canadian had missed a grab during one of his routines. Ad/> It led to a predictable outcry on social media but after some within snowboarding lent their support to the judges Sumatik spoke to Whitelines to explain exactly what happened.