Winter Olympics: Mikaela Shiffrin returns for super-G as Lara Gut-Behrami wins gold
Mikaela Shiffrin's smile at the finish was as big as if she had won the race.
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Medals update: Lara Gut-Behrami makes Swiss history with gold in women’s Super-G
Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland was the fastest skier in the women’s Alpine skiing women’s Super-G event at these Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Her time of 1:13.51 at the National Alpine Skiing Centre was enough to see the 2021 world champion take her third Olympic medal and her first-ever gold.
Can Ester Ledecka complete the impossible double – again? Czech star aims for second gold in super-G
Imagine the amount of work and dedication that is required to become an Olympic champion. The hours put in to get to the very top of your sport. Combined with the timing to be at your peak when the event comes round once every four years.
Winter Olympics 2022 schedule: When is Beijing 2022? When are the key events? Dates, big names and more
The Winter Olympics are underway! Germany top the medal table after the first five days of action. Day 5 brought more excitement as Petra Vlhova went on to win her first Olympic gold medal on the slopes, while Lindsey Jacobellis exorcised demons of missing out on gold at Turin 2006 to take a sensational victory in the snowboard cross at Charlotte Bankes' expense. Ad/> On Day 6, Yuzuru Hanyu needs a borderline miracle to three-peat at the Olympics with Nathan Chen in pole position in the free skating event — that event begins at 01:30 GMT.
Top facts about the women's super G at Beijing 2022
The super G is the first speed event in the women's alpine skiing programme at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Winter Olympics: Where are Hanyu Yuzuru's fans now? Can Ester Ledecka do the double-double? – Best of Beijing
BEST MOMENTS OF DAY 4 Hanyu lets down Team Fanyu Ad/> Anyone heard from the Fanyus? The passionate and ultra-defensive supporters of Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu were stunned into silence after their man dropped a howler in the short programme to derail his hopes of a third Olympic title on the spin. Instead of dropping a quadruple salchow with his opening jump, the two-time singles champion barely propelled himself off the ice – rotating just once in the air rather than the expected four. Beijing 2022Gu hits back, GB skaters find perfect blend, US athlete's epic journey — Beijing diary3 HOURS AGO In his defence, Hanyu insisted that his skate was caught in a small hole in the ice, denying him a perfect take-off.
The best snowboard racer in the world is still an alpine skier
On Tuesday at the 2022 Winter Olympics, dual-sport athlete Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic won gold in parallel giant slalom to successfully defend her Olympic title.
Ester Ledecka defends Olympic snowboard PGS title, ski racing next
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