Olympics-Alpine skiing-Swiss Suter on course for gold in women's downhill
By Simon Evans
Slalom Sport News
Alpine skiing-Swiss Suter pips Italy's Goggia to women's downhill gold
YANQING, China :Switzerland's Corinne Suter powered to the gold medal in a thrilling women's downhill race at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday, pipping Italy's defending champion Sofia Goggia to the title by 0.16 seconds.
Winter Olympics: Dave Ryding says it's do or die for medal in Beijing
Skier Dave Ryding — Britain's first ever alpine World Cup winner — says it is «do or die» for a Winter Olympic medal in Beijing.
Mikaela Shiffrin adds team event to Olympic schedule and feels ‘pretty good’ after ‘tricky’ downhill at Beijing 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin confirmed she will compete in Saturday’s mixed team event after finishing the «tricky» downhill in 18th at the Winter Olympics. The two-time Olympic champion cast her future appearances at these Games in doubt when crashing out of contention in both the slalom and giant slalom.
Mikaela Shiffrin completes first-ever Olympic downhill: "I've learned a lot"
Alpine skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin says she has "learned a lot" after finishing nearly two seconds off the pace as she completed her first-ever Olympic downhill at Beijing 2022.
Alpine skiing-Swiss Suter on course for gold in women's downhill
YANQING, China :Switzerland's Corinne Suter was in the gold medal position after the first 20 skiers had completed their runs in the women's downhill at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson invites fan Dave Ryding to Anfield after return from Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has sent a message of support to Team GB skiing star Dave Ryding as the slalom star prepares to bid for Winter Olympic glory. Ryding, who last month became Britain's first ever winner of a World Cup event with a sensational victory in Kitzbuhel, will race over two runs on Wednesday, hoping to improve a disappointing Beijing 2022 for Great Britain that has seem the team so far fail to win a single medal. Ad/> But however he finishes in Beijing, Ryding will return to an open invite from club captain Jordan Henderson.
'I am in the mindset I will have to do or die' - can Dave 'The Rocket' Ryding rescue GB's nightmare games?
At this point of the games, Team GB’s medal hopes seem more theoretical than something that might actually come to pass. As we enter the final few days of action, the odds on a first blank slate since the Albertville games of 1992 get shorter and shorter but one man is determined to make sure that unwanted accolade is avoided. Ad/> On Wednesday, Dave Ryding takes to the slopes in the men’s slalom perhaps with the hopes of a nation on his shoulders.