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Ailing (Eileen) Gu Beijing 2022 schedule: 15 February, women's freeski slopestyle final

On 15 February, People's Republic of China star Ailing (Eileen) Gu will compete in the women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle final at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Having qualified in third position with a top score of 79.38, Gu placed behind great rival, Estonia's Kelly Sildaru in first place (86.15) and Norway's Johanne Killi in second (86.00). The final sees the qualifying scores scrubbed so it's all to play for in the three final runs.

Fame and fury: China's wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians

By CNN staffUpdated 0337 GMT (1137 HKT) February 12, 2022Beijing (CNN)In the span of a week, thre

Kamila Valieva cleared to skate but no medals if she finishes in top three

Kamila Valieva will skate her spellbinding short program at the Capital Indoor Arena in Beijing on Tuesday, amid a swirl of controversy over the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to rule against re-imposing her provisional suspension for a doping offence.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Austria win gold in tense team event to close ski jumping programme

Ski jumping at the Winter Olympics in Beijing came to a close with a tense finish, as Austria secured team gold when Manuel Fettner's final jump was just long enough to overtake Slovenia. That gave the Austrians their first Olympic ski jumping gold since 2010, having failed to win a single medal in 2018 in a sport where they have traditionally been a power. Ad/> Slovenia was looking for a third ski jumping gold at Beijing 2022 but settled for silver and Germany took bronze.

‘Klopp said’ - James Pearce claims Liverpool ‘are having talks’ over future of Anfield stalwart

James Milner’s Liverpool future remains up in the air, with the ball potentially lying in the veteran midfielder’s court, according to journalist James Pearce.

How is Alex Hunt getting on since leaving Sheffield Wednesday in January?

Sheffield Wednesday trusted Oldham Athletic with the development of Alex Hunt during the January transfer window, as the midfielder headed out of Hillsborough on loan for the remainder of the season.

Exclusive-Russia needs to clean up its act, culprits in Valieva case must get life ban - WADA

BEIJING : World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka said he wanted Russian authorities to change the country's doping culture and conduct a thorough investigation into teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva's entourage, with any culprits to be banned for life.

League One play-off hopes for Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland assessed

Bolton Wanderers are in the midst of a seven game unbeaten run which has taken them into the top half of the League One table and the possibility of a late push towards the play-offs.

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Ailing (Eileen) Gu Beijing 2022 schedule: 15 February, women's freeski slopestyle final

Fame and fury: China's wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians

Kamila Valieva cleared to skate but no medals if she finishes in top three

Winter Olympics 2022 - Austria win gold in tense team event to close ski jumping programme

‘Klopp said’ - James Pearce claims Liverpool ‘are having talks’ over future of Anfield stalwart

How is Alex Hunt getting on since leaving Sheffield Wednesday in January?

Exclusive-Russia needs to clean up its act, culprits in Valieva case must get life ban - WADA

League One play-off hopes for Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland assessed