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ZHANGJIAKOU, China : As the whole world worried about COVID-19, British cross-country skier Andrew Musgrave was struck down by a virus of a different kind as a bout of shingles derailed his Olympic preparations in November.
Two-time Nordic combined gold medallist Eric Frenzel has tested positive for Covid-19 as Team Germany are hit by a wave of cases. Frenzel won gold in the normal hill event at both the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics and must now produce two negative Covid-19 tests in order to leave isolation. He also helped Germany win the team relay in 2018.
JEALOUS RIVALS EYE TEAM GB'S APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE British Olympic officials insist they are playing by the rules as they prepare to unveil the top secret hi-tech hacks they hope will score more medals in the mountains. Ad/> British Skeleton have been working with performance innovation specialists at the English Institute of Sport to seek the 'marginal gains' needed in a sport where fractions matter.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : They may have more Winter Olympic medals than any other nation, but a succession of positive COVID-19 tests in the camp has left Norway clinging to the hope that their athletes can make it to the start lines at the Beijing Games, never mind the podiums.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Norway skiing coach Eirik Myhr Nossum has said that his team will do whatever it takes to get Simen Hegstad Krueger back from a positive COVID-19 test in time for the blue ribband 50 km men's race at the Beijing Games on Feb 19.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday announced the winners of the IOC Women and Sport Awards 2021. Delivered every year at continental and world level, the awards recognise exceptional men, women and organisations for their work in advancing gender equality on and off the field of play. The World Award was presented to Tokyo 2020 President Hashimoto Seiko during the 139th IOC Session in Beijing. An experienced and prominent sports leader, politician, and seven-time Olympian, Hashimoto has disrupted and challenged many well-established gender norms in Japan to advance gender equality and inclusion in sport.
ZHANGJIAKOU, Hebei: Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot said that chemotherapy left him "at zero per cent" when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 - now he is going for gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics.