Winter Olympics fans divided as convicted doper Therese Johaug wins first gold medal in Beijing
The 2022 Winter Olympics are well underway and Norway’s Therese Johaug has opened up the gold rush in Beijing.
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi Holds Nerve To Win Ski Jumping Gold
Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi held his nerve while his rivals lost theirs on Sunday, winning Olympic ski jumping gold on the men's normal hill in a wild and unpredictable Beijing Games final. Germany's World Cup leader Karl Geiger finished 15th in a disastrous performance, while hotly tipped Norwegians Halvor Egner Granerud and Marius Lindvik were also well out of contention. Kobayashi kept his cool to become the first Japanese ski jumper to win Olympic gold on foreign snow, pulling off jumps of 104.5 and 99.5 metres to finish first on 275.0 points. "This season I've been able to jump to the image I have in my mind," said the 25-year-old, who is second in the current World Cup standings and won this season's Four Hills competition.
Today at the Winter Olympics: Teenage star Kamila Valieva shines with rare feat
With the men’s downhill postponed due to high winds the Winter Olympics had to look elsewhere for headlines on Sunday.
Australia edges Canada in extra end of mixed doubles curling at Games
BEIJING — The students schooled the teacher on Sunday in mixed doubles curling at the Beijing Games.
Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds ready to aim for curling final place on Monday
Great Britain’s mixed curling duo will fight for a place in the Olympic final in Beijing on Monday after confirming their place in the top four with one game of the round-robin phase to play.
Guro Reiten strikes to secure win for Chelsea over Manchester City in Women's Super League
Chelsea saw off Manchester City in a tight tussle in the Women's Super League thanks to a decisive goal from Guro Reiten. The Norwegian midfielder latched onto a good cross from Jess Carter on 14 minutes to plant a deft header past Ellie Roebuck and despite City edging possession in the second period, the hosts held on. Ad/> The main team news before the game concerned the return to the Blues lineup of Sam Kerr.
New Zealand win historic Winter Olympics gold but pandas run out
Zoi Sadowski Synnott made history on Sunday after winning New Zealand's first ever Winter Olympic gold but the men's downhill skiers were forced to wait 24 hours for their chance. Seven golds were up for grabs on the second full day of competition in the Chinese capital. Seven became six when the main event of the day, the men's downhill one of the most closely watched events at the Winter Olympics was postponed until Monday because of gusty winds.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Norway consign Team GB to third defeat with 6-2 win in mixed curling doubles
Norway beat Team GB 6-2 in the mixed curling doubles with a dominant performance. It was Team GB's third loss of the round robin stage and they now face a crucial match against the USA on Monday, where a win could still see them qualify for the semi-finals. Ad/> Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien kept Team GB off the scoreboard in the first two ends as they took a 2-0 lead.