Cross-country skiing-Russian Bolshunov wins skiathlon gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Alexander Bolshunov, representing the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), won the gold medal in the men's 2x15 km skiathlon at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday.
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Beijing Winter Olympics: Norway's Therese Johaug Wins First Gold Of Beijing Winter Olympics
Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as sport moved centre stage after a troubled build-up dominated by coronavirus and rights concerns. Johaug was a comfortable winner of the women's 7.5-plus-7.5-kilometre skiathlon in what is expected to be the first of many cross-country skiing medals for Norway at these Games.
Cross-country skiing-Swedes to seek time switch over biting cold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Sweden's cross-country ski team said on Sunday they will ask the International Ski Federation (FIS) to start races earlier in the day at the Beijing Olympics to protect athletes from the freezing temperatures.
Winter Olympics - Andrew Musgrave: I’m not 100% sure what we do is the most healthy for the body!
Speaking in the Eurosport Cube Great Britain’s cross-country skiing star Andrew Musgrave has joked that he’s not always sure his sport is the best thing for his body. Musgrave, who won hearts and minds with his heroic performances against the odds four years ago in Pyeongchang, faced a disrupted preparation after a pectoral injury in 2021.
Winter Olympics 2022: Wallberg delivers Hollywood upset, downhill 'scandal' awaits on Day 2 – Best of Beijing
BEST MOMENTS OF THE DAY The king is dethroned Ad/> With a name like Walter Wallberg, you need to live up to your superstar moniker. And boy did he. Beijing 2022Curler Mouat’s hat earns unlikely Twitter tribute – Beijing diary4 HOURS AGO The Swede delivered a stunning third run in the men’s moguls final, combining unnerving speed with flair.
Cross-country skiing-Norway's Johaug finally achieves solo gold dream
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : The tears flowed despite the bitter cold after Therese Johaug cruised across the finish line in the skiathlon to claim the one prize she wanted most of all but had never achieved - an individual Olympic gold medal.
Beijing Winter Olympics Puts Young Uyghur Athlete At Centre Of Controversy
China's move to thrust a young Uyghur athlete into the spotlight at the climax of the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony placed her at the centre of long-time controversy over rights abuses in Xinjiang. Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a 20-year-old cross-country skier, trained for years to fulfil every child's dream to star at the Olympics. But her prominent, smiling appearance as the final Olympic torch-bearer on Friday at the "Bird's Nest" national stadium in front of thousands of spectators and across global television screens had clear political overtones.
Andrew Musgrave relishing gruelling conditions set for skiathlon in Zhangjiakou
Andrew Musgrave expects to feel right at home amid the gruelling conditions of Zhangjiakou Cross-Country Centre when he marks his fourth Winter Olympics by hunting an historic medal in the men’s skiathlon on Wednesday.