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Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘There's no coming back from that’ – Yuzuru Hanyu hits hole as three-peat dealt fatal blow

Yuzuru Hanyu’s hopes of claiming a third straight Olympic gold were dealt a fatal blow after hitting a hole in the short programme. The two-time reigning Olympic champion Hanyu, known as «the Ice Prince», had been tipped to three-peat in Beijing after picking up golds in Sochi and Pyeongchang. Ad/> However, Hanyu failed to complete his first element and Simon Reed on Eurosport commentary immediately pounced on the severity of the situation, exclaiming: “no!”.

Alpine skiing: Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G

YANQING, China: Austria's Matthias Mayer became the first man to win an Alpine skiing gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games after winning the super-G at the Beijing Games on Tuesday (Feb 8).

Winter Olympics: History-making Matthias Mayer retains men's super-G title

Matthias Mayer defended his Olympic super-G title on Tuesday to make history as the first male alpine skier to win gold medals in three consecutive Games. Mayer, who won his first super-G title in Pyeongchang in 2018 and also won downhill gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, clocked a winning time of 1min 19.94sec.

JUEGOS DE INVIERNO El supergigante es Mayer y Etxezarreta se salta una puerta

«Saldré desde más atrás, con un dorsal más alto que en descenso, pero estoy preparado. Iré más tranquilo y a intentar jugármela», decía Ader Etxezarreta antes de afrontar el supergigante olímpico El bólido nacido hace 26 años en San Sebastián y criado en la localidad navarra de Areso se salió del recorrido, se saltó una puerta y fue descalificado, pero el velocísimo esquiador debe irse de Pekín muy orgulloso de su actuación.

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G

By Simon Evans

Alpine skiing-Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G

YANQING, China :Austria's Matthias Mayer became the first man to win an Alpine skiing gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games after winning the super-G at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Matthias Mayer defends his super-G title to seal third gold, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde takes bronze

Austria's Matthias Mayer defended his Olympic super-G title, taking the gold medal with a time of 1:19.94 at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre. America's Ryan Cochran-Siegle snatched silver, finishing 0.04 seconds behind Mayer (1:19.98), to win his first Olympic medal in only his second Games. Ad/> Hot pre-race favourite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who came 13th in the super-G in Sochi and Pyeongchang, won his first ever Olympic medal as he finished in a time of 1:20.36 to take bronze.

Alpine skiing-Mayer set for gold in men's super-G

YANQING, China : Austria's Matthias Mayer was poised to become the first man to win an Alpine skiing gold medal in three consecutive Olympic Games as he held the lead in the super-G after the top 30 skiers had completed their runs.

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Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘There's no coming back from that’ – Yuzuru Hanyu hits hole as three-peat dealt fatal blow

Alpine skiing: Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G

Winter Olympics: History-making Matthias Mayer retains men's super-G title

JUEGOS DE INVIERNO El supergigante es Mayer y Etxezarreta se salta una puerta

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G

Alpine skiing-Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G

Winter Olympics 2022 - Matthias Mayer defends his super-G title to seal third gold, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde takes bronze

Alpine skiing-Mayer set for gold in men's super-G