There's no NHL stars at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but still tremendous excitement at the ice hockey
Part of the appeal of an Olympic Games is seeing the very best athletes in the world compete against each other.
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Team GB through to men's curling semi-finals after bringing Sweden's unbeaten run to an end
Team GB will have the chance to compete for an Olympic medal after qualifying for the semi-finals of the men's curling in Beijing. It was a battle of the top two in the round robin as Bruce Mouat’s rink went up against the already qualified Sweden team, led by skip Niklas Edin.
Norway claims fifth biathlon gold medal in Winter Olympics
The middle two legs of the race looked like a victory parade for the ROC team, but a disastrous series of misses by Latypov destroyed their chances of gold, allowing Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen to swoop in and claim the win for Norway.
France’s Papadakis, Cizeron win ice-dancing gold in Beijing
The figure skating events have been almost completely overshadowed by Russian Kamila Valieva’s positive doping test but the flamboyant French duo shone through the gloom, finishing with a record total of 226.98.
Beijing 2022: Jack Gower finishes 25th in giant slalom
Jack Gower finished 25th in the men's giant slalom in his final race at the Olympic Games.
'One year at a time' - Lindsey Jacobellis won't commit to defending snowboarding titles in Italy
Lindsey Jacobellis wouldn't be drawn on her future after taking an incredible second gold medal of Beijing 2022 by winning the mixed team snowboard cross alongside Nick Baumgartner — where she even laid to rest ghosts of the past by pulling off an audacious board grab. Jacobellis famously threw away a gold medal at Turin 2006 after she attempted a board grab, only to fall in the final straight.
Figure skating-Could be time for a Russian "timeout" over doping, says IOC's Pound
BEIJING : Russia may need an Olympic "timeout" as doping issues resurface after figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance at the Beijing Winter Games, senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound said.
Games testers confirm Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned substance
The case will be decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport before February 15, when the 15-year-old is scheduled to take part in the individual event at the Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said in a statement.