Ester Ledecka defends Olympic snowboard PGS title, ski racing next
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Winter Olympic history-maker Ledecka wins third Games gold
Ester Ledecka successfully defended her snowboard parallel giant slalom title at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday -- even if she did not immediately realise it. The 26-year-old Czech became the first woman to win a gold medal in two different sports at a Winter Olympics when she took skiing and snowboarding titles in Pyeongchang four years ago. She won snowboard parallel giant slalom gold again in the Chinese capital when she cruised to victory in the final against Austria's Daniela Ulbing.
Winter goods win as Games spark buying rush in China
BEIJING : The start of the Beijing Winter Olympics has triggered a gold rush for winter sport goods in China, with online purchases of equipment and clothing from brands such as Anta Sports and Descente surging, and physical stores stripped bare.
Winter Olympics: Ester Ledecka retains snowboard parallel slalom title
Ester Ledecka is on course for a unique Winter Olympics double after retaining her women's snowboard parallel slalom title in Beijing.
Winter Olympics 2022: Slopestyle next for Team GB’s Kirsty Muir after brilliant big air - then it’s back to school
Team GB freestyle skier Kirsty Muir is not focusing on a return to exam preparation yet — after making a “dream come true” by competing at the Winter Olympics and finishing fifth in her debut final — the big air competition. The 17-year-old was in bronze medal position after scoring 93.75 in her first run, thanks in part to landing her ‘dub 12’ trick, but was unable to break into the 80s over her next two runs, with China’s American-born star Eileen Gu taking gold ahead of Tess Ledeux of France and Mathilde Gremaud from Switzerland. Ad/> But Muir showed her immense promise, and she will now focus on slopestyle, before she crashes back down to reality.
Kirsty Muir: Teenage skier takes fifth in Olympics Beijing 2022 freestyle final - nailing 'best' trick in process
Kirsty Muir was high-flying in Beijing, the quiet girl of the Big Air underlining her status as something of an even bigger noise.
Nathan Chen favourite for figure skating gold after banishing Pyeongchang demons
Nathan Chen banished the demons of Pyeongchang with a record-breaking short program routine to put himself in control of the men’s figure skating competition at the Capital Indoor Arena in Beijing.
Snowboarding-Austria's Karl wins men's PGS gold, Ledecka retains women's title
ZHANGJIAKOU, China :Austria's Benjamin Karl won gold in the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday in a unexpected final where none of the last Games medallists took the podium, while Czech Ester Ledecka retained the women's title.