Ski Jumping-Kobayashi wins men's normal hill gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan won the men's individual normal hill ski jumping gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday.
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Figure skating-Beijing's 'Most Wanted' Hanyu finally touches down
BEIJING : Having kept fans https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/figureskating-hanyu-1-panda-0-ice-prince-tops-games-mascot-popularity-2022-02-06, media and even team mates guessing for days over his whereabouts, Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu finally touched down in Beijing on Sunday, two days before he begins his quest for a third gold at the Winter Games.
Ice hockey-China upset rivals Japan in tense shootout
BEIJING : China ended Japan's unbeaten streak in the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament on Sunday, upsetting their rivals 2-1 in a tense shootout win.
Curling-Pin-badge diplomacy warms Sino-US relations on Beijing ice
BEIJING : The strained relations between the governments of China and the United States in the run-up to the Winter Olympics have not been reflected on the curling rink in Beijing where the camaraderie has been a lot warmer than the ice underfoot.
Snowboarder Takeru Otsuka checks phone seconds before crucial Olympic slopestyle run at Beijing 2022
Japanese snowboarder Takeru Otsuka attracted attention by checking his phone just before his crucial slopestyle run at the Beijing 2022 Olympics. The 20-year-old produced a score of 74.93 in the qualifying event on Sunday which placed him down in sixth place and secured his progress through to the final.
Geisenberger looks to lock up a record third women's singles gold medal
YANQING, China : Bavarian police officer Natalie Geisenberger set the pace in training for the women's luge singles at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, buoying up her hopes for a record third crown.
'Ice Prince' Yuzuru Hanyu tops Winter Games panda mascot in popularity
BEIJING: He's the only one who can top Beijing's Olympics mascot "Bing Dwen Dwen" in a popularity match.
Russian Teen Does It For Grandma In Dazzling Olympic Skating Debut
Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva dominated on her Olympic debut Sunday in Beijing, coming close to breaking her own world record and propelling the Russians into first place ahead of the United States in the figure skating team event. Valieva, the favourite in the women's individual event, swept away the competition with a score of 90.18 in the short programme, skimming across the ice with almost supernatural poise and precision. Japan's Wakaba Higuchi came a distant second with 74.73. "I felt a little bit nervous, but also calm," a glowing Valieva said afterwards, adding this was an unusual feeling.