Jessie Diggins wins Olympic silver in gritty 30km, final medal for Team USA
Much like the glitter she wears on her cheeks, Team USA‘s Jessie Diggins’ first and second career Olympic medals came with sparkling fashion marked by furious sprints.
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Japan in dark about postponed medal ceremony, but looks forward to celebrating
BEIJING: Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) chef de mission Hidehito Ito said he had no information about the postponed medal ceremony for the figure skating teams competition, but hoped to eventually celebrate with his athletes.
Cross-country skiing-Wind no problem as Johaug breezes to third Beijing gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Therese Johaug brushed off the high winds at the National Cross-Country Skiing Centre to breeze to victory in the women's 30km mass start and claim her third individual gold medal of the Beijing Games, which she said would be her final Olympics.
South Korea drops plan to appeal short track DQs at CAS
BEIJING : South Korea's Olympic Committee (KSOC) said on Sunday it has dropped plans to file an appeal with sport's highest court over the disqualification of two short track speed skaters at the Beijing Games, which had triggered a furore back home.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin ends medalless Olympics with love letter to media
YANQING, China : Ski star Mikaela Shiffrin could have blamed external pressure for her disappointments at the Beijing Winter Games, but even after missing out on a podium in her sixth race she embraced the media focus on her to celebrate the good in failing.
Beijing to close Games marked by COVID measures, Valieva doping scandal
BEIJING : Beijing hands the Olympic flag to Milan-Cortina on Sunday after a Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage over the doping scandal that enveloped 15-year-old Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva.
Winter Olympics 2022: ‘The proudest moment of my life’ - Bruce Mouat selected as Team GB flagbearer for closing ceremony
Bruce Mouat says having the honour of being Team GB’s flagbearer for the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics will be the “proudest moment” of his life, capping a whirlwind few days for the silver medal winning men’s curling skip. Mouat was in the Ice Cube to watch Eve Muirhead guide the women’s rink to gold by thrashing Japan in the final, less than 24 hours after an agonising defeat by Sweden in a match which went to an extra end. Ad/> Not long after, Mouat was told by Great Britain's Chef de Mission Georgie Harland that he had been chosen to carry the Union flag into the closing ceremony and he says it capped a rollercoaster day.