USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out of bid to win her first gold of Beijing 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out of the women’s giant-slalom on Sunday as she made a stuttering start to her quest to win at least three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
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US skier Nina O'Brien suffers horrifying crash in Olympics giant slalom event: 'She is alert and responsive'
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Sweden's Sara Hector wins Olympic giant slalom gold after Mikaela Shiffrin out
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Unicorns, Prada and the Joker - The weird and wonderful looks from the Games
A unicorn-themed biathlon rifle, a Prada snowboard and a couple from a comic book have taken centre-stage at the Winter Olympics so far. Mikaela Shiffrin praised the «wonderful outfits» of fellow athletes in the Olympic village but we're not sure this is what she had in mind. Ad/> The Czech Republic's Marketa Davidova made headlines on Monday.
Beijing Winter Olympics: Hector strikes giant slalom gold after Shiffrin bombs
Sara Hector won the women's Olympic giant slalom on Monday in a race stripped of a showdown with Mikaela Shiffrin after the American slid out in the first leg. Hector, fastest down on the opening run of two, clocked a combined total of 1min 55.69sec to finish 0.28sec ahead of Italy's Federica Brignone, with current world champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland rounding out the podium. "I really tried to push it and give it all I got.
Sara Hector’s Olympic gold medal is a lesson in perseverance
The women’s giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics was filled with plenty of disappointment. A missed gate ended Mikaela Shiffrin‘s Olympic title defense. Nina O’Brien had a scary crash across the finish line after a promising first run. All told, 31 of 82 skiers failed to finish either run one or two.
Winter Olympics: Beat Feuz wins gold from 41-year-old Johan Clarey
Switzerland's Beat Feuz won a thrilling men's downhill at the Winter Olympics, with 41-year-old Frenchman Johan Clarey taking silver to become the oldest Olympic medallist in alpine skiing.
Sweden's Sara Hector wins gold in women's giant slalom at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING — Swedish skier Sara Hector capped a recent career resurgence in the best way possible, winning the gold medal in the women's giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics on Monday for her first individual victory at a major championship.