Great Britain’s Cornelius Kersten just misses out on medal in speed skating
Cornelius Kersten came within three tenths of a second of claiming a remarkable speed skating medal for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Friday.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Norway break record for golds at a single Games with Johannes Thingnes Boe victory
Medal table leaders Norway showed off their Winter Olympic dominance by winning a record 15th gold at a single Games. Johannes Thingnes Boe brought up his fourth Beijing title with victory in biathlon’s 15km mass start. Ad/> Six of the 15 gold medals come from biathlon, and between Boe and Marte Olsbu Roeiseland — who has claimed three golds — the pair have contributed to all of them, including teaming up in the mixed relay.
'Doesn't even give her a hug' – Kamila Valieva coach slammed by Aljona Savchenko - Winter Olympics 2022
Former Olympic figure skating champion Aljona Savchenko admits she cried after seeing Kamila Valieva crumble on the world stage, saying “what happened must never happen again”. A distraught Valieva, 15, finished off the podium in the ladies’ singles after a catalogue of slips and falls, while her coach Eteri Tutberidze's first words to her were, “why did you let it go?” Ad/> Criticism is mounting on the Russian figure skating entourage after gold medallist Anna Shcherbakova admitted she “felt emptiness inside”, silver medallist Alexandra Trusova said she “will never go out on the ice again” and the cold response to Valieva’s plight. Beijing 2022IOC will 'initiate' talks on minimum age limit amid Valieva furore3 HOURS AGO IOC president Thomas Bach was among those to reproach Valieva’s team, calling the behaviour “chilling”.
Winter Olympics 2022 - 'I´m not that kind of a*****e' - Kai Verbij lets Laurent Debreuil go in show of sportsmanship
Dutch speed skater Kai Verbij says he pulled up in the men's 1000m when he realised he risked ruining his rival's race. Verbij was a medal hopeful in the event but slowed up on the penultimate turn in his pairing against Canadian Laurent Dubreuil, eventually finishing the competition in last place. Ad/> Commentators speculated the Dutchman had suffered from cramp, but Verbij revealed that he realised he risked clashing with Debreuil and ruining his race if he pushed on, and opted to drop back instead.
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Taiwan rebukes China for using Games to push 'political propaganda'
TAIPEI : Taiwan's government rebuked China on Friday for using the Beijing Winter Olympics to assert its sovereignty claims over the island, saying the country had "cast a shadow" over the peaceful spirit of the event to spread "propaganda".
Winter Olympics 2022: Thomas Krol wins 1,000, giving Dutch 3rd straight title
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Why would you want to blank an end in curling?
There was a moment of confusion in the curling match between Team GB and Canada in the Winter Olympics on Monday, as the Canadians passed up the opportunity to score a point by intentionally missing the ring with the final shot of the end.