Heartwarming moment Belle Brockhoff is consoled by Aussie Olympic legend Lydia Lassila after crushing miss
Belle Brockhoff finished fourth in the Olympic snowboard cross - and it’s nothing to be sneezed at.
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Iranian skiier first to fail doping test at Winter Olympics
Iranian Alpine skier Hossein Saveh Shemshaki has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for an anabolic steroid – the first confirmed case of doping at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Today at the Winter Olympics: Charlotte Bankes misses out on snowboard medal
Charlotte Bankes missed out on an expected medal in the women’s snowboard-cross as Great Britain’s disappointing start to the Winter Olympics continued in Beijing.
Farrell Treacy’s luck runs out after reaching 1500m short-track final
Farrell Treacy rode his luck to reach the final of the men’s 1500m short-track speed skating event at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday.
Dame Katherine Grainger ‘not panicking yet’ about GB’s lack of medals in Beijing
UK Sport chair Dame Katherine Grainger said she was “not panicking yet” after Team GB suffered more Winter Olympics disappointment in Beijing.
Beijing 2022: Redemption gold medal for Jacobellis 16 years on from Turin tumble
Lindsey Jacobellis, a 36-year-old snowboarder who in 2006 gave away an overwhelming lead when she slipped and skidded on a showboating last jump, finally clinched Olympic gold on Wednesday.
Today at the Winter Olympics: Charlotte Bankes can’t deliver first British medal
Charlotte Bankes missed out on an expected medal in the women’s snowboard-cross as Great Britain’s disappointing start to the Winter Olympics continued in Beijing.
Blow for British medal hopes as Charlotte Bankes falls short in snowboard-cross
Favourite Charlotte Bankes was eliminated at the quarter-final stage as American veteran Lindsey Jacobellis claimed an extraordinary first Olympic gold medal in women’s snowboard-cross at the age of 36.