Olympics-Alpine skiing-Windy conditions in Yanqing worry US skier Shiffrin
By Simon Jennings
Sochi Sport News
Alpine skiing-Vlahova has no doubts she can beat Shiffrin
YANQING, China : Mikaela Shriffin heads into Monday's slalom as many observer's favourite but her closest challenger, Slovakia's Petra Vlhova, says she now has the self-belief needed to end the American's dream.
Alpine skiing-Windy conditions in Yanqing worry US skier Shiffrin
YANQING, China : Swirling winds around the steep slopes of Yanqing have been a hot topic among the alpine skiing contingent at the Beijing Games and double Olympic gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin said she hoped no one would get blown off the mountain.
Snowboarding-Australia's James looking forward to 'good battle' with Hirano
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Australia's Scotty James said on Saturday he is looking forward to a "good battle" with Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano in the Beijing Games halfpipe and that he will be sad to see three-time gold medallist Shaun White retire from the Olympic stage.
Canada's Daoust out day-to-day with upper-body injury
The Canadian women's hockey team received some good news Friday evening as Hockey Canada announced that forward Mélodie Daoust is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, but is expected to return at some point during the Beijing Olympics.
Billy Morgan says Shaun White has ‘got what it takes’ to win fourth Olympic gold at Beijing 2022
Shaun White has “got what it takes” to win a fourth Olympic gold medal at Beijing 2022, according to Billy Morgan. Having announced that this will be his final Olympic Games, White has one shot at topping the podium for a fourth time in the men’s halfpipe event. The American first won gold at Torino 2006, repeating the feat at Vancouver 2010 and Pyeongchang 2018 either side of a fourth-placed finish at Sochi 2014.
Canadian snowboarding trio look to cement Olympic legacies in Beijing
At Sochi 2014, a trio Canadian snowboarders attacked the slopes of Russia in the first-ever Olympic slopestyle and big air competitions.
Charlotte Bankes, Katie Ormerod: 5 British women to watch at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Nearly 3,000 athletes have travelled to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics, which get underway today.