Olympics-Figure skating-After bumpy road to Beijing, Messing thriving on Olympic ice
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
Latvia Sport News
Figure skating-After bumpy road to Beijing, Messing thriving on Olympic ice
BEIJING : An athlete's journey to the Olympics is seldom devoid of obstacles but for Canadian figure skater Keegan Messing simply travelling to China during the pandemic was a feat in itself.
Skeleton-Briton sips from lucky mug, Latvian irons out kinks
YANQING, China : Four years on from claiming bronze in Pyeongchang, Britain's Laura Deas is hoping to channel the spirit of Lizzy Yarnold, her retired teammate and the most successful Olympic skeleton athlete of all time, in part through a mug.
Winter Olympics - Johannes Ludwig produces imperious performance to claim luge gold at Beijing 2022
Germany’s Johannes Ludwig claimed his second Olympic gold medal after emerging victorious with an imperious performance in the men’s luge at Beijing 2022. The bronze medallist from Pyeongchang showed outstanding consistency to be the fastest athlete in three of the four heats, and added an individual gold to the one he won as part of Germany's relay team four years ago.
Olympics-Figure skating-Left coachless by COVID, some skaters feel a void
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
Figure skating: Left coachless by COVID-19, some skaters feel a void
BEIJING: COVID-19 cases at the Beijing Olympics have sidelined some figure skaters but also rattled healthy competitors who have suddenly found themselves without a coach at the most important competition of their careers.
Eve Muirhead hoping qualification adversity can boost fresh bid for Olympic gold
Eve Muirhead believes her team’s nail-biting qualification saga will stand her in good stead when she recommences her quest for an Olympic curling gold medal in Beijing.
