Olympics-Alpine skiing-Kilde aims to assume mantle of Norway's speed king
By Simon Jennings
Mikaela Shiffrin Sport News
Alpine skiing-Kilde aims to assume mantle of Norway's speed king
YANQING, China : A little over a year after a cruel knee injury left him on crutches, Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has landed in Beijing as the favourite in both of the men's Olympic alpine skiing speed events - downhill and Super-G.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin admits Games is a 'pretty stressful and uncomfortable' experience
Mikaela Shiffrin admits racing for a gold medal makes for a «pretty stressful and uncomfortable experience» and believes observers should be aware of the mental health challenges that come with putting pressure on an athlete to win. Shiffrin has three Olympic medals, three World Cup overall titles and six world championship golds, and will make her Beijing debut on Monday in the women's giant slalom. Ad/> The double Olympic champion will be looking to defend her giant slalom title won at PyeongChang 2018, and although she acknowledges moments of glory make it «worth it» there is a mental toll that comes with the pressure to deliver a result.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Which nations and athletes have the most Winter Olympic medals of all time?
The Winter Olympics are almost upon us! The world’s biggest winter sports stars are descending on Beijing to compete for their share of 109 medals – seven more than were up for grabs in PyeonChang four years ago. The Games will officially begin on February 4 and run until February 20, with Mikaela Shiffrin, Shaun White, Chloe Kim, Yuzuru Hanyu and Ester Ledecka among the box-office names to look out for.
Winter Olympics: Who are the global names to watch at Beijing 2022?
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics start on Friday, barely six months after the delayed summer Games in Tokyo.
The biggest superstars and storylines to watch at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games
The Olympics are heading back to Beijing.
Mikaela Shiffrin, Yuzuru Hanyu, Ester Ledecka and more – 7 global stars set to light up Beijing
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games start on Friday and you can watch every moment on discovery+ and across Eurosport platforms. Four years after Pyeongchang the best winter athletes in the world have gathered in Asia once more for the chance to write their names into the history books. Ad/> For some this might be their first experience of that unique spectacle that is an Olympics, for others it is their swansong.
Brignone, Huetter share victory at World Cup super-G
Cornelia Huetter and Federica Brignone tied for first place in a World Cup super-G on Sunday, in the final race before the Beijing Olympics.