Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Switzerland win gold and silver in men's ski cross
By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou
Switzerland Sport News
Freestyle skiing-Switzerland win gold and silver in men's ski cross
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : First-time Olympian Ryan Regez of Switzerland took gold in the men's ski cross final on Friday at the Beijing Games, while fellow Swiss skier Alex Fiva claimed silver.
Medals update: Ryan Regez wins gold as Swiss athletes go 1-2 in men's ski-cross final
Ryan Regez has won a brilliant gold medal in the freestyle skiing men's ski cross final, beating compatriot Alex Fiva to the line as Swiss athletes took the top two spots on the podium.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Ryan Regez becomes ski cross champion as Switzerland dominate podium
Ryan Regez won gold in the ski cross big final, whilst compatriot Alex Fiva finished second, and Sergey Ridzik claimed bronze medal. After finishing 31st in the qualifying round and 2.9 seconds off the pace, Team GB’s Ollie Davies was placed in a difficult seed for the 1/8 finals. Davies struggled to catch-up after an early mistake forced him towards the back of the pack, which ultimately saw him face elimination.
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Eileen Gu has made history aged just 18, becoming the first freestyle skier to win three medals at one Olympic Games. It started with big air gold as mammoth runs of 93.75 and 94.50 helped the American-born Chinese star beat France’s Tess Ledeux by 0.75 points. Ad/> Then it was slopestyle silver, with Gu’s 86.23 in her final run just 0.33 points behind Swiss gold medallist Mathilde Gremaud.
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YANQING, China : Mikaela Shiffrin will bounce back from her miserable medalless Olympic Games and return to the peak of Alpine skiing, double gold medalist Michelle Gisin had predicted.
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