Olympics-Alpine skiing-Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G
By Simon Evans
Norway Sport News
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.
Slew of DQs mars Olympic debut of ski jumping event, opens door for Canadian medal
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has come under fire after a slew of disqualifications marred Monday's first Olympic mixed team event, with one athlete saying the governing body had "destroyed" women's ski jumping.
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.
Ski jumping-'They destroyed women's ski jumping', says German after mixed team disqualifications
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : The International Ski Federation (FIS) came under fire from competitors after a slew of disqualifications marred Monday's first-ever Olympic mixed team event, with one athlete saying that the governing body had killed the women's sport.
Transfer rumours: Mbappe, Rice, Sule, Benzema, Traore, Raphinha
France striker Kylian Mbappe has been linked with a move to Real Madrid when his Paris St-Germain contract runs out in the summer but the 23-year-old says he has not made a decision over his future. (Amazon Prime, via Mirror)external-link
Women’s ski jumpers fume after four medal contenders disqualified from Winter Olympics for their bodysuits
Women’s individual ski jumping winner Ursa Bogataj has won a second gold as Slovenia coasted to victory in the inaugural Winter Olympics mixed team event.