Olympics Live: Slopestyle postponed a day due to weather
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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Snow blankets Games, delays Gu's return to competition
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Heavy snowfall blanketed northern China on Sunday, bringing a wintry atmosphere to the Beijing Olympics and disrupting several events, including home team favourite Eileen Gu's qualifying run in the freeski slopestyle.
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Favourite Odermatt holds narrow lead after giant slalom first run
YANQING, China (Reuters) -Favourite Marco Odermatt of Switzerland had a lead of four hundredths of a second over Austria's Stefan Brennsteiner after the first run of the men's giant slalom in driving snow on Sunday.
Alpine skiing-Odermatt has narrow lead in driving snow
YANQING, China : Favourite Marco Odermatt of Switzerland held a four hundredths of a second lead over Austria's Stefan Brennsteiner after the top 30 skiers had completed the first run of the men's giant slalom in driving now on Sunday.
Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘I don't believe the race is fair’ – GS set for conclusion after blizzard-hit first run
The first run of the men’s giant slalom persisted despite treacherous conditions at the Winter Olympics. Visibility was low, but with regulations stating that skiers must be able to see three gates ahead of them, the race went ahead as planned despite the freeski slopestyle qualifying being postponed.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Heavy blizzard prompts visibility complaints at start of men’s giant slalom
Luca De Aliprandini and Mathieu Faivre were among the skiers complaining about visibility after treacherous conditions greeted the start of the men’s giant slalom at the Winter Olympics. There was a delay to the women’s freeski slopestyle qualifying, but the giant slalom race was given the all-clear despite a heavy blizzard at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre.
Mikaela Shiffrin reveals fondness for goldfish crackers in 'tweet of the Olympics' after downhill training cancelled
The second training session for the women’s downhill race was cancelled on Sunday, and that prompted an unexpected admission from double Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin. The American is still undecided on whether she will compete in the downhill race, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
William C Flaherty - Puerto Rican's Long Journey to Beijing 2022 Olympics
William C Flaherty will this weekend continue one of the most remarkable stories in Olympic Winter Games history when he takes to the slopes for the alpine skiing men’s giant slalom on Sunday.