Jaclyn Narracott: Everything you need to know about the Australian skeleton star
Jaclyn Narracott is on the brink of more history at the halfway stage of the women's skeleton at Beijing 2022.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Elena Nikitina claims there is a 'war' in Russia Olympic Committee's skeleton camp
Russian skeleton rider Elena Nikitina says there is a «war» in the ROC's camp and that she will reveal all when her Winter Olympics is over. Nikitina wrote on her Instagram story: «In our house there is a war! A war between our people that we have been able to hide for a long time. Ad/> »That is the most terrible thing there is.
British skeleton's shambolic showing at Winter Olympics descends into 'slow sleds' row
British skeleton, one of the nation's best-funded winter sports, finds itself at the centre of a row over equipment following dismally poor performances in Beijing.
‘No War in Ukraine’ – IOC won’t punish skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych for ‘peace’ sign at Winter Olympics
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will face no punishment from the IOC for holding up a sign reading “No War in Ukraine” after completing a run at the Winter Olympics. There are rising tensions in eastern Europe, with the US warning that Russian troops are in place to invade Ukraine “at any time”. Ad/> The potential invasion has seen the US and the UK among the nations urging their citizens to leave Ukraine as soon as possible.
Winter Olympics 2022 - What are the differences between bobsleigh, luge and skeleton and why is the monobob women-only?
Part of the Winter Olympics’ appeal is the huge variety of sports and events on show. At one end of the spectrum is the strategic, slow-burning, tactical battle of curling. Ad/> At the opposite end are the ice sliding sports which see daredevil riders hurling themselves down a winding ice track on tray-like sleds at 90mph.