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‘Ouch! A big impact!’ – Skiers smash through gates in ‘really unusual’ crashes at Beijing Winter Olympics

Aleksander Adrienko of the ROC had a huge collision after he straddled and fell through a gate during the giant slalom at the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Marco Odermatt fulfilled his billing as a favourite for gold in the event as he coped best with the extremely challenging conditions to win the title, but there were an unfortunate host of big crashes. Ad/> Heavy snow and poor visibility caused havoc, with several contenders for the medals struggling to deal with the blizzard, and Adrienko was one such hapless participant who suffered at the hands of the brutal weather.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Marte Olsbu Roeiseland secures third biathlon gold at Beijing 2022 with pursuit triumph

Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland secured her third biathlon gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics by winning the women's 10km pursuit in dominant fashion. Roeiseland started the race with a 30-second lead after winning the 7.5km sprint on Friday and built her advantage to 1:36.5 by the finish.

Beijing Winter Olympics: Russian Olympic Committee team crushes field to take relay gold

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) made the most of a big lead built up in the first half of the race to storm to victory in a punishing men's 4x10 km relay at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday. The ROC team finished one minute 7.2 seconds ahead of the Norwegian team, with France picking up a superb bronze medal after a dogged display, 9.2 seconds after Norway.

Beijing Winter Olympics round-up: Day Eight

It was a mixed day for Britain, with Eve Muirhead’s curling team getting their semi-final bid back on track with a 10-5 victory over previously unbeaten USA, while Snowboard cross star Charlotte Bankes will leave Beijing without a medal after she teamed up with Huw Nightingale to finish fifth in the mixed event.

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: Odermatt takes giant slalom gold, ice hockey and curling – live!

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JUEGOS DE INVIERNO La marciana Roeiseland se da un paseo en la persecución

Haciendo honor a su nombre de pila, Marte Olsbu Roeiseland ejerción de marciana extraterrestre y se colgó el oro en la persecución femenina (10 kilómetros) de biatlón. La noruega de Arendal (31 años) dio una exhibición escandalosa llevándose el triunfo desde la salida, en la que partía con medio minuto de ventaja por su victoria en el esprint, hasta la meta gracias a ser la más rápida esquiando y la más certera en los disparos: 19 de 20 dianas.

Winter Olympics: ‘I don’t understand, where is the ski?’ - Mystery delays giant slalom at Beijing 2022

A heavy blizzard wreaked havoc at the Winter Olympics on Sunday and delayed the start of the second run in the men’s giant slalom, but there was a more humorous stoppage during the opening run of the event. Hong Kong’s Hau Tsuen Adrian Yung – one of 35 DNFs during Race 1 – was thankfully unhurt after stumbling on his way down the ‘Ice River’, but race referee Markus Waldner and assistant Emmanuel Couder still had to halt proceedings due to the mysterious case of a missing ski.

'Forgiving and learning' the key to Lindsey Jacobellis' Beijing 2022 success

Lindsey Jacobellis slept soundly the night before she won the women’s individual snowboard cross (SBX) gold at Beijing 2022.

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‘Ouch! A big impact!’ – Skiers smash through gates in ‘really unusual’ crashes at Beijing Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics 2022 - Marte Olsbu Roeiseland secures third biathlon gold at Beijing 2022 with pursuit triumph

Beijing Winter Olympics: Russian Olympic Committee team crushes field to take relay gold

Beijing Winter Olympics round-up: Day Eight

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: Odermatt takes giant slalom gold, ice hockey and curling – live!

JUEGOS DE INVIERNO La marciana Roeiseland se da un paseo en la persecución

Winter Olympics: ‘I don’t understand, where is the ski?’ - Mystery delays giant slalom at Beijing 2022

'Forgiving and learning' the key to Lindsey Jacobellis' Beijing 2022 success