Defending Olympic champ Mikaela Shiffrin out of giant slalom
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Ludwig pulls out the stops to capture luge gold at Beijing Olympics
YANQING, China:: Germany’s Johannes Ludwig said he was happy to put on a show to secure Olympic gold in the men’s luge on Sunday after holding off a challenge from Austria’s Wolfgang Kindl. “There was always a small gap between Wolfgang and me, so I said to myself before the last two rounds, ‘let’s make a game of it, it’s the Olympic Games’,” said Ludwig. “I hoped to make a bit of a show for the people here to watch, that was important for me,” he said, even though his victory was only cheered by a small crowd of athletes and coaches at the Yanqing Sliding Center — tickets were not sold to the public because of coronavirus fears.
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Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai speaks to L’Equipe in first interview since sexual assault allegations
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has given her first interview with international media since she effectively disappeared from public view shortly after making sexual assault allegations against a former Chinese vice-premier.
Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin out of giant slalom in first run
BEIJING — Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the giant slalom at the Beijing Games on Monday and was disqualified from the event.
Tennis player Peng Shuai denies making accusation of sexual assault against Chinese official
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has denied she ever accused anyone of sexual assault, pointing out she deleted her social media post in November that appeared to make the claim.
Russians favoured, but in absence of NHL players, men's hockey a toss-up
In an interview with USA Hockey, American forward Noah Cates offered up the best advice he has ever received in advance of the men's Olympic hockey tournament.
Aussie Jakara Anthony admits she's been up all night partying
Mogul's sensation Jakara Anthony has admitted she still hasn't gone to bed after winning Australia's first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in 12 years.