Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: Odermatt takes giant slalom gold, ice hockey and curling – live!
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Winter Olympics: ‘I don’t understand, where is the ski?’ - Mystery delays giant slalom at Beijing 2022
A heavy blizzard wreaked havoc at the Winter Olympics on Sunday and delayed the start of the second run in the men’s giant slalom, but there was a more humorous stoppage during the opening run of the event. Hong Kong’s Hau Tsuen Adrian Yung – one of 35 DNFs during Race 1 – was thankfully unhurt after stumbling on his way down the ‘Ice River’, but race referee Markus Waldner and assistant Emmanuel Couder still had to halt proceedings due to the mysterious case of a missing ski.
Odermatt silences critics with Olympic grand slalom gold
YANQING, China: Switzerland's Marco Odermatt finally lived up to expectations by holding his nerve in snow and fog to win gold in the men's Olympic giant slalom on Sunday (Feb 13).
Petra Vlhova to miss rest of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with ankle injury
Alpine skiing star Petra Vlhova won't race again at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Petra Vlhova pulls out of combined event, ends Beijing Olympics early with ankle injury
Petra Vlhova’s Olympics have come to a premature end after a flare-up of an ankle injury. Vlhova became Slovakia’s first Olympic champion in Alpine skiing with a victory in the slalom on Wednesday.
Alpine skiing-Switzerland's Odermatt wins men's giant slalom
YANQING, China : Switzerland's Marco Odermatt won the gold medal in the men's giant slalom on Sunday with a combined time of 2:09:35.
Marco Odermatt claims giant slalom gold at Winter Olympics as blizzard causes havoc in Beijing
Marco Odermatt fulfilled his billing as favourite for giant slalom gold at the Winter Olympics as he shrugged off extremely challenging conditions to win the title in Beijing. Heavy snow and poor visibility caused havoc, with several contenders for the medals struggling to deal with the weather, but the Swiss sensation kept his cool to win ahead of Slovenia's Zan Kranjec and Mathieu Faivre of France.
Winter Olympics: Heavy snowfall in Beijing causes disruption to alpine & freestyle skiing
Heavy snow has caused major disruption to the Winter Olympics schedule with temperatures set to plummet to -35C in the Beijing region.