Swiss skier Marco Odermatt handles expectations, wins Olympic gold
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Why are skiers wearing tape on their faces at Winter Olympics? What does it do?
As American curler Matt Hamilton rocks technicolour Nikes on the ice that have built an online fanbase of their own, and Team USA snowboarder Tessa Maud reps Kim Kardashian West’s Skims loungewear for millions of viewers on TikTok, fashion is once again a talking point of the Winter Olympics. And while viewers are commenting on Team GB’s opening ceremony coats or Mikaela Shiffrin’s skiwear, many have noticed that several biathletes and skiers are taking to the slopes with coloured tape on their cheeks and noses, war-paint style.
Petra Vlhova to miss rest of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with ankle injury
Alpine skiing star Petra Vlhova won't race again at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Petra Vlhova pulls out of combined event, ends Beijing Olympics early with ankle injury
Petra Vlhova’s Olympics have come to a premature end after a flare-up of an ankle injury. Vlhova became Slovakia’s first Olympic champion in Alpine skiing with a victory in the slalom on Wednesday.
Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates 'strong' Sofia Goggia after downhill comeback at Beijing 2022
Alpine skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin knows well how receiving words of encouragement is important during these Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Mikaela Shiffrin reveals fondness for goldfish crackers in 'tweet of the Olympics' after downhill training cancelled
The second training session for the women’s downhill race was cancelled on Sunday, and that prompted an unexpected admission from double Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin. The American is still undecided on whether she will compete in the downhill race, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
Shiffrin, Goggia take positive vibes from downhill training
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Skier Tamara Tippler makes astonishing save to avoid huge 70mph crash in Winter Olympics downhill
Tamara Tippler showcased her powers of recovery by swerving a big crash at 70mph in women’s downhill training at Beijing 2022. Fresh from finishing 0.03 seconds off the podium in the super-G, the Austrian took an ultra-aggressive line during the first practice session for Alpine skiing’s fastest discipline. Ad/> The 30-year-old was off balance as she ripped round a turn and over a saddle jump, flipping horizontal as both skis went airborne.