China's Eileen Gu takes criticism head on: 'I'm not trying to solve political problems right now'
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Freestyle skiing-Kenworthy proud to be part of LGBT+ community at Beijing Games
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : When Gus Kenworthy competed at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 he was afraid that someone would find out that he is gay - fast-forward eight years and he is out and proud, as are dozens of other athletes at the Beijing Games.
Winter Olympics 2022 - 'Who is the f*****g judge?' - Fury at 'huge drama' as ski cross medallist Fanny Smith demoted
Switzerland's Fanny Smith was furious with the judge's decision to award her a yellow card in the women's ski cross final, causing her to drop off the podium. In the last stage of the final, Canadian Marielle Thompson appeared to land on Smith's skis, pushing her into the slower line.
Freestyle skiing-Swede Naeslund swaps Pyeongchang woes for Beijing gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Sweden's Sandra Naeslund stood at the gate for her four-woman Olympic ski cross final and promised herself that she wasn't going to have a repeat of the 2018 final, where she was the only one who went home empty-handed after coming fourth.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Finnish skier Jon Sallinen crashes into cameraman during halfpipe in Beijing
“A very graphic representation of the dangers involved in freestyle sports” said Eurosport commentators, after a Finnish skier crashed into a cameraman during his run in halfpipe qualifying at the Winter Olympics. Jon Sallinen caused the embarrassing moment when he appeared to be pushing too far off the wall and almost collided with another cameraman, before he performed a trick and took out another straight after.
Eileen Gu roars through halfpipe qualifiers, eyes 3-medal goal
ZHANGJIAKOU, Hebei: China's home favourite Eileen Gu blazed through women's freeski halfpipe qualifiers on Thursday (Feb 17), moving a step closer to her goal of winning three medals at her maiden Olympic Games.
Freestyle skiing-Swede Naeslund storms to ski cross gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China :Sweden's Sandra Naeslund stormed to victory in a controversial women's ski cross final at the Beijing Games, bursting out of the gate in the final on Thursday and not looking back until her first Olympic medal was in the bag.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Sandra Naeslund claims ski-cross gold as controversial video review relegates Fanny Smith
Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund claimed gold in a controversial women’s ski-cross final that saw Switzerland’s Fanny Smith relegated from third to fourth after a lengthy video review. World champion Naeslund, who came fifth in 2014 and fourth in 2018, finally won Olympic gold while Canada’s 2014 champion Marielle Thompson took silver. Ad/> Switzerland’s Fanny Smith, a bronze medallist in Pyeonchang and a 29-time World Cup winner, crossed the line in third.