Why Russians probably won't be banned from the Paralympics
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Decorated Paralympic skier McKeever to bow out after Beijing
Beijing's Winter Paralympic Games will be the sixth and the last for 13-time gold medallist Brian McKeever.
'Time running out' for Geraint Thomas, 'last opportunity' for Chris Froome at Tour de France - Bradley Wiggins
«Time is running out» for Geraint Thomas to win his second Tour de France crown in 2022, while it is Chris Froome's «last opportunity» to go out at the very top, according to Bradley Wiggins. The Bradley Wiggins Show has returned for the first time this year with a bumper episode previewing all the top action coming your way across the season, and the British cycling legend was joined by Matt Stephens and Orla Chennaoui. Ad/> Wiggins, who was a close team-mate of both Thomas and Froome at Team Sky during his illustrious career, made the point that the Welshman has to seize any opportunity he is presented with this season with time not on his side.
Cross-country skiing-Norwegian Association bans Russian, Belarusian athletes
(Reuters) - Russian and Belarusian skiers will not be allowed to take part in this weekend's competitions in Norway, the Norwegian Skiing Association said on Tuesday.
'Amazing' Tom Pidcock will be 'force to be reckoned with' for Ineos this season - Bradley Wiggins
British rising cycling star Tom Pidcock is going to be a «force to be reckoned with» in 2022, according to Bradley Wiggins, who was speaking in his latest Eurosport podcast. The Bradley Wiggins Show has returned for the first time this year with a bumper episode previewing all the top action coming your way across the season, and the British cycling legend was joined by Matt Stephens and Orla Chennaoui. Ad/> Pidcock became the first Brit to win the Cyclo-cross World Championship at elite level in January and sailed over the line in style with a superman celebration as he further underlined his enormous talent and potential across the sport.
Ukrainian athletes urge IOC, IPC to suspend Russia, Belarus
Athletes from Ukraine and other nations have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend Russia and Belarus and ban their athletes from events immediately.
Jarl Magnus Riiber banishes Beijing 2022 Olympic demons to claim World Cup gold in Finland
Jarl Magnus Riiber reckons he's finally laid his Olympic demons to rest after scoring Nordic combined World Cup gold in Lahti, Finland. The Norwegian star hit social media headlines after skiing the wrong way in the cross-country leg in Beijing to throw away a gold medal after finishing first in the ski jumping event.
Home win for Finland's Niskanen on day two in Lahti
Finland's Iivo Niskanen claimed a brilliant home win in the 15km men's race in Lahti at the latest stop in the Cross-Country World Cup.The three-time Olympic champion claimed top spot with a time of 33:6.05, as he managed to hold off a comeback from Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, who crossed the line 17.6sec later.William Poromaa became the first man from Sweden to get on a cross-country World Cup podium this season by finishing third, narrowly missing out on silver as he clocked in 0.4 seconds behind Klaebo.But it was Niskanen who claimed glory in his home race, and moved up to third in the overall standings.«To be racing among such a packed stadium and crowds out in the woods was an incredible feeling,» he said after the win.Meanwhile, in the women's 10km race Norwegian Therese Johaug took top spot on the podium.Fresh from picking up a trio of gold medals in Beijing 2022, Johaug edged out Russia's Natalia Nepryaeva to the finish line by 1.2 seconds, setting the fastest time in all three sectors of the race.The home crowd were still given cause to celebrate in the women's race as Krista Pärmäkoski claimed the bronze medal.Despite having to settle for silver the result means Nepryaeva still extends her lead atop the overall standings, now on 973 points, 278 clear of her nearest challenger the American Jessie Diggins.Sportsbeat 2022 Ad/> Beijing 2022Lindholm reveals 'unbearable pain' from frozen penis21/02/2022 AT 16:51 /> Beijing 2022Diggins claims ‘glorious’ silver, immediately collapses in dramatic finish20/02/2022 AT 09:02 Beijing 2022Johaug overcomes wild weather to emerge with third gold of Beijing 2022 in brutal 30km mass start20/02/2022 AT 05:23