McKeever, Arendz highlight Canada's 12-person Para nordic squad for Beijing
Led by a pair of former flag-bearers in Brian McKeever and Mark Arendz, Canada's Para nordic team for the 2022 Beijing Paralympics was announced on Wednesday.
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Cross-country skiing-Chaos in Norway team as Weng tests positive for COVID
STOCKHOLM : Norway's preparations for the Beijing Olympics were thrown into chaos on Wednesday as 2014 Olympic bronze medallist Heidi Weng tested positive for COVID-19, joining a coach who also tested positive earlier in the week.
Biathlon-Swede Stina Nilsson sets sights on new Olympic dream
OSTERSUND, Sweden : Swedish Olympic champion Stina Nilsson shocked the sport of cross-country skiing by making an abrupt switch to biathlon, but four years on from her gold medal in Pyeongchang, she has been selected to go to Beijing in her new sport.
Musgrave recognises need for speed at fourth Winter Olympics
Andrew Musgrave likes to think of himself as a big game skier but admits his Olympic ambition could be running out of mountain. Scottish star Musgrave heads to his fourth Games in Beijing with increasing confidence and he's certainly not the sort to be dazzled by the big stage lights. Ad/> It's more than a decade since he first appeared on the cross-country skiing international circuit, where venues would have to desperately source a British flag to flutter alongside the Nordic powerhouses that have long dominated this sport.
Loeb, Gutierrez to remain in XE with Hamilton's X44 team
The duo finished runner-up in the inaugural campaign of the all-electric SUV off-road racing championship after topping all five of the combined qualifying leader boards.
Two-time US Olympian says athletes being used as 'pawns' in Beijing: 'Terrible place for them to be'
Two-time Olympic cross-country skier Noah Hoffman joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the upcoming games as athletes are warned against speaking out against China's human rights abuses.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers' back-to-back Super Bowl aspirations fall short vs. Los Angeles Rams - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Blog- ESPN
TAMPA, Fla. — There will be no NFC Championship Game in Tampa next week, and there will be no shot at a repeat Super Bowl for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they suffered a heartbreaking loss late after scoring 24 straight points to knot the score at 27 with 42 seconds left.
Athletes warned against speaking up on human rights at Beijing Games
Athletes travelling to next month's Beijing Olympics were warned on Tuesday (Jan 18) about speaking up on human rights issues while in China for their own safety by speakers at a seminar hosted by Human Rights Watch.