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Winter Olympics 2022 - Natalie Geisenberger tops luge leaderboard after second heat as Julia Taubitz drops to 14th
Natalie Geisenberger tops the women's luge leaderboard after two heats. Team-mate Anna Berreiter is in second place, just 0.2 seconds behind Geisenberger at the halfway stage.
Winter Olympics: Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat miss out on gold-medal shot after semi-final defeat to Norway
Great Britain’s hopes of going for gold at Beijing 2022 were denied by Norway with the final stone of a tense semi-final in the curling mixed doubles.
Canada, U.S. men's hockey teams make most of bizarre Olympic scrimmage setting
BEIJING — Canada and the United States are fierce hockey rivals — no matter the setting.
Winter Olympics 2022: ‘Totally crazy!' - Top competitor in tears as DQ chaos ruins ski jump final
The mixed team ski jumping final at Beijing 2022 descended into farce after a spate of disqualifications left some nations infuriated. Slovenia won gold ahead of the Russian Olympic Committee and Canada, but it was the actions of the officials that were by far the biggest talking point. Ad/> Japan, Austria and Norway all had jumpers disqualified due to suit violations in the final, while Germany – who had won four mixed team world titles on the spin – failed to progress from qualifying after individual silver medallist Katharina Althaus was disqualified.
Nina O'Brien crash: 'Heartbroken' Mikaela Shiffrin 'crossing her fingers' after friend's horror incident
Mikaela Shiffrin says she is “heartbroken” for American team-mate Nina O’Brien after she suffered a horror crash in the women’s giant slalom at Beijing 2022. O’Brien was stretchered off the slope after a dramatic collision with the final gate, which sent her tumbling across the finish line. images suggested that O'Brien may have suffered a terrible injury, although there has been no confirmation as yet from her team.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Arianna Fontana retains 500m title to end Suzanne Schulting's hopes of a clean sweep
Short-track speed skating great Arianna Fontana made Italian sporting history as she ended Suzanne Schulting's bid for an individual clean sweep of Winter Olympic titles in Beijing by retaining her 500m gold with a display which showcased all of her experience. Having already claimed silver in the mixed relay, she brought up her 10th career medal to go level with cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo as Italy's most decorated female Olympian, having won her first in Turin 16 years ago.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Team GB miss out on mixed doubles curling final with defeat to Norway, will go for bronze
Team GB's Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds threw away a 4-2 lead to miss out on a shot for mixed doubles curling gold at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, losing 6-5 to Norway in the semi-finals. The pair, who beat the same opponents to win the world title last year, looked to be in control until a poor sixth end saw the context of the match swing the other way. Britain still have an opportunity to go for bronze, when they will take on Sweden on Tuesday morning (0605 GMT).