Olympic wake-up call: O'Dine overcomes a snowboard to the head for 2nd medal
Sometimes, life knocks you down with a snowboard. Luckily for Canada, Meryeta O'Dine knows just what to do when that happens.
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Winter Olympics 2022: 'Putting lives on the line' – Ayumu Hirano fumes at judges after triple cork blunder
Olympic snowboard halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano has slammed the judging during the Beijing 2022 final, reminding the officials that athletes were “putting their lives on the line”. Hirano dropped a historic triple cork during his second run, which many observers thought good enough for an unassailable score, only for the judges to award him 91.75. Ad/> That left the Japanese ace in the silver medal position heading into the final run, which he nailed with a 96.00 to snatch a gold he felt he had already earned.
Olympics - Snowboarding - US coach denies allegations, American athlete admits using racial slur
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : A U.S. snowboard coach denied on Saturday allegations of inappropriate conduct made by a former Winter Olympian, while an American competitor issued a statement admitting past use of a strong racial slur but denying other allegations.
McMorris apologizes to Parrot in spat over Olympic slopestyle gold
BEIJING (AP) — Slopestyle gold medalist Max Parrot said fellow Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris has apologized for saying Parrot only won because of questionable Olympic judging.
McMorris apologizes to Canadian teammate Parrot for questioning his slopestyle victory
Slopestyle gold medallist Max Parrot said fellow Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris has apologized for saying Parrot only won because of questionable Olympic judging.
Snowboarding-Gold medal-winning knee grab controversy causes frustration
BEIJING : The men's snowboarding slopestyle final at the Beijing Olympics seemed to have a picture-perfect ending when Max Parrot took gold following a comeback from cancer.
'One year at a time' - Lindsey Jacobellis won't commit to defending snowboarding titles in Italy
Lindsey Jacobellis wouldn't be drawn on her future after taking an incredible second gold medal of Beijing 2022 by winning the mixed team snowboard cross alongside Nick Baumgartner — where she even laid to rest ghosts of the past by pulling off an audacious board grab. Jacobellis famously threw away a gold medal at Turin 2006 after she attempted a board grab, only to fall in the final straight.
'It’s not been the Olympics I hoped for' - Charlotte Bankes reflects after medal-less Games
Charlotte Bankes admits her time in Beijing hasn’t gone as planned despite an impressive display in the mixed team snowboard cross event. Putting the disappointment of her quarter-final exit in the women’s event behind her, Bankes teamed up with Huw Nightingale and helped GB win their quarter-final, despite having to climb from fourth position following her partner’s run.