No track, but British skeleton quartet aim to maintain medal streak in Beijing
For a country that does not even boast a skeleton track, Britain's record at producing Olympic medal winners in the high-speed sliding sport is phenomenal.
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China says US plans to pay athletes to 'sabotage' Beijing Games
BEIJING: China's foreign ministry and an official newspaper have accused the United States of planning to interfere with and "sabotage" the Beijing Winter Olympics by paying athletes from some countries to make half-hearted efforts in competition and to criticise China.
Suter picks perfect time for first downhill win of the season
Corinne Suter appears to have found her downhill form at the perfect time as she claimed her first Alpine Ski World Cup victory of the season in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. With the Beijing Olympic Winter Games getting underway in just a week's time, Suter could hardly have picked a better moment to stand atop the World Cup podium for the first time since December 2020. Ad/> She skied confidently and adeptly in Garmisch as she won comfortably in a time of 1:40.74, a full 0.51s ahead of fellow Swiss star Jasmine Flury, who scored just a second World Cup podium finish of her career after a previous lone success back in 2017.
Alpine Skiing-Superb Suter wins women's downhill in Garmisch
(Reuters) - Corinne Suter boosted her confidence ahead of the winter Olympics in Beijing after a flawless run saw her win a World Cup downhill race in Germany's Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday.
Swiss skier Suter wins last downhill before Olympics
In the absence of Sofia Goggia, world champion Corinne Suter won the last downhill before the Beijing Olympics.
Corinne Suter shows good form by winning last World Cup downhill race before Beijing Olympics
World champion Corinne Suter showed she is finding her best form just in time for the Winter Olympics by winning the final World Cup downhill race before Beijing. With several other top skiers skipping the race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Suter put down a clean run to earn her first win of the season. She clocked 1:40.74 on the classic course, finishing half a second ahead of Swiss team-mate Jasmine Flury.
China reports jump in COVID-19 cases among Olympic athletes, officials
BEIJING: Daily COVID-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics jumped to 19 on Friday (Jan 29) from two a day earlier, as Games organisers warned of more cases in coming days.
China reports jump in COVID cases among Olympic athletes, officials
BEIJING :Daily COVID-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics athletes jumped to 19 on Friday from two a day earlier, as Games organisers warned of more cases in coming days.