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Mikaela Shiffrin loans Sofia Goggia’s skis for combined event at Winter Olympics and ‘almost cries’ at message left

Mikaela Shiffrin borrowed Sofia Goggia’s skis for the downhill segment of the combined event at the Winter Olympics, and “almost started crying” at the message left by the Italian. Goggia won silver in the downhill two days ago, and the 2018 Olympic champion leant her Atomic skis to Shiffrin as the American went for gold in the combined on Thursday. Ad/> Shiffrin remains in contention heading into the slalom, which takes place at 6am GMT on Thursday, having finished fifth in the downhill.

Mikaela Shiffrin and Ester Ledecka in combined contention as Christine Scheyer leads after downhill at Beijing 2022

Christine Scheyer leads the way in the women’s combined after posting the fastest time in the downhill at the Winter Olympics, but favourite Mikaela Shiffrin and the remarkable Ester Ledecka remain in contention going into the slalom. Shiffrin finished fifth in the downhill segment of the combined event at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre, 0.56 seconds behind Scheyer.

Alpine skiing-Shiffrin lurks as Scheyer takes lead in combined

YANQING, China : Austria's Christine Scheyer was in pole position after the downhill leg of the women's combined on Thursday but American favourite Mikaela Shiffrin was within striking distance as she searches for her first medal of the Beijing Games.

Olympic legacy of Canadian freeski pioneer Sarah Burke continues to shine 10 years after her death

Canada's Cassie Sharpe is set to defend her Olympic gold medal as the women's freeski halfpipe event gets underway in Beijing, but it was another Canadian who helped make it all possible.

Winter Olympian Jamie Nicholls celebrates importance of local sports facilities

Two-time Olympian Jamie Nicholls has paid tribute to vital local facilities such as Halifax Ski Slope for their key role in providing a platform for those inspired by the Winter Olympic Games to give snowsports a go.

Fuller labels Ryding 'GOAT of the North' after Olympic run inspires next generation

DAVE RYDING is the undisputed ‘GOAT of the North’ and should serve as an inspiration to the next generation of burgeoning British snowsport talent, reckons former Olympic snowboard star Aimee Fuller.

Tearful Kamila Valieva Skates Again At Olympics Amid Doping Scandal

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva skated at the Beijing Olympics for the first time on Tuesday since sport's top court cleared her to compete despite failing a drugs test, bursting into tears at the end of her performance. Wearing an off-shoulder purple dress, the 15-year-old was cheered by the crowd when she emerged to warm up on the ice for the short programme of the women's singles figure skating, in which she is the favourite for gold.

'Told me I would be DQ'd' – Julia Marino upset as IOC make her scribble out snowboard logo at Winter Olympics

Team USA snowboarder Julia Marino has hit out at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after they demanded she covered up the logo on her board at Beijing 2022. Marino withdrew from the big air competition at the eleventh hour after taking a marker pen to her Prada-branded board and feeling “unstable and unsteady”. Ad/> Bizarrely, the 24-year-old had won slopestyle silver on the same board earlier in the Games.

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Mikaela Shiffrin loans Sofia Goggia’s skis for combined event at Winter Olympics and ‘almost cries’ at message left

Mikaela Shiffrin and Ester Ledecka in combined contention as Christine Scheyer leads after downhill at Beijing 2022

Alpine skiing-Shiffrin lurks as Scheyer takes lead in combined

Olympic legacy of Canadian freeski pioneer Sarah Burke continues to shine 10 years after her death

Winter Olympian Jamie Nicholls celebrates importance of local sports facilities

Fuller labels Ryding 'GOAT of the North' after Olympic run inspires next generation

Tearful Kamila Valieva Skates Again At Olympics Amid Doping Scandal

'Told me I would be DQ'd' – Julia Marino upset as IOC make her scribble out snowboard logo at Winter Olympics