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Winter Olympics 2022 - German sliding dominance continues as Christopher Grotheer surges to skeleton gold

Christopher Grotheer proved he is a man for the big occasion after the double world champion convincingly won skeleton gold at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as British pair Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt finished outside of the top 10. Despite his successes on the big stage, the German was not widely fancied for the title, as he has barely troubled the World Cup circuit, winning just two events over the past five years.

Ander Mirambell se queda a las puertas de la final olímpica

Lo peleó pese a tener todo en contra, como siempre ha hecho durante toda su carrera. Ander Mirambell puesto en colarse en la final de skeleton, algo que ha rozado durante toda su carrera, pero que sigue resistiéndose. No lo tenía fácil el catalán, y es que partía 24º en la tercera manga que se ha disputado hoy. Necesitaba remontar y estar entre los 20 primeros para llegar a la final, y él hizo todo lo que estaba en su mano para lograrlo, pero sus rivales no fallaron y no fue suficiente.

Today at the Winter Olympics: Great Britain’s curlers bounce back

Great Britain’s women’s curlers ended Thursday on a high as they beat defending Olympic champions Sweden 8-2 to recover from an opening loss to Switzerland earlier in the day.

Winter Olympics curling LIVE: Great Britain battle South Korea in curling as Shaun White ends career

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Winter Olympics 2022 - 'I don't know where the speed went' - emotional Laura Deas trails after two skeleton runs

Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley have a mountain to climb after two runs of the women’s skeleton, with the former at a loss to explain why she lacked pace. With Team GB’s record in skeleton down the years, there was hope that Deas and Crowley would make up for what has been a slow start to the Games. Ad/> But after two of the four runs, Deas and Crowley sit in 21st and 22nd place respectively behind leader Jaclyn Narracott.

Olymics-Skeleton-Australia's Narraccott in the driving seat at halfway point as Britain's hopes slide

YANQING, China : Australia's Jaclyn Narracott was on track at the halfway mark of the women's skeleton on Friday to become the first slider outside of Europe and North America to claim a medal in the event as the sun set on Britain's dominance of the event.

Australia's Jaclyn Narracott leads Beijing Winter Olympics' skeleton field at half-way stage

Queenslander Jaclyn Narracott leads the Winter Olympics skeleton field after two completed runs at the Yanqing sliding centre.

Calamitous start sees Britain end its 20-year streak of women’s skeleton medals

Great Britain’s 20-year-old streak of Olympic medals in the women’s skeleton is over after a calamitous start by Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley in Yanqing on Friday.

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Winter Olympics 2022 - German sliding dominance continues as Christopher Grotheer surges to skeleton gold

Ander Mirambell se queda a las puertas de la final olímpica

Today at the Winter Olympics: Great Britain’s curlers bounce back

Winter Olympics curling LIVE: Great Britain battle South Korea in curling as Shaun White ends career

Winter Olympics 2022 - 'I don't know where the speed went' - emotional Laura Deas trails after two skeleton runs

Olymics-Skeleton-Australia's Narraccott in the driving seat at halfway point as Britain's hopes slide

Australia's Jaclyn Narracott leads Beijing Winter Olympics' skeleton field at half-way stage

Calamitous start sees Britain end its 20-year streak of women’s skeleton medals