Olympics-Alpine skiing-Kilde aims to assume mantle of Norway's speed king
By Simon Jennings
Beijing Sport News
Why is Russia banned from the Winter Olympics and what is ROC?
For a second successive Winter Olympics, Russian athletes will not compete under their nation’s banner at Beijing 2022.
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Alpine skiing-French hoping to spring surprise in speed events
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Alpine skiing-Kilde aims to assume mantle of Norway's speed king
YANQING, China : A little over a year after a cruel knee injury left him on crutches, Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has landed in Beijing as the favourite in both of the men's Olympic alpine skiing speed events - downhill and Super-G.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - World's leading ski jumper Marita Kramer ruled out of Games after positive Covid-19 test
The world's leading women's ski jumper, Marita Kramer will miss the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19, the Austrian team confirmed on Tuesday. Kramer tested positive during a competition in Germany last week in the build-up to the Games where she was set to be one of the favourites to win a gold medal. Ad/> But before flying to Beijing a PCR test confirmed she was still infected with the virus and will now miss the Games altogether.
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