Winter Olympics - players.bio

Winter Olympics 2022 - Sensational Nils van der Poel breaks own 10000m world record to win distance double

Nils van der Poel produced one of the outstanding performances of the Winter Olympics so far in Beijing by smashing his own 10000m speed skating world record to win the distance double. The Swede had already won the 5000m and he went into the event in scintillating form, which he showcased with a new leading time of 12:30.74 — more than two seconds quicker than the mark he set last year in Heerenveen.

Winter Olympics: ITA confirms Kamila Valieva tested positive for banned substance

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drugs test in December, the International Testing Agency (ITA) has confirmed.

Iivo Niskanen beats Alexander Bolshunov to gold in the men's 15km cross country at Winter Olympics 2022

Finnish skier Iivo Niskanen blew away the field to win the men’s 15km cross country skiing. He finished in 37:54 to take victory and his third Olympic gold medal. Ad/> Finland’s most successful Winter Olympian relished the moment, running around the arena in celebration — applauding the crowd with a beaming smile.

What is trimetazidine, the drug at the centre of Russian skater Valieva's doping drama?

BEIJING: Here is what you need to know about trimetazidine, the banned drug that Russian gold medal figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Switzerland's Gut-Behrami wins gold in super-G

YANQING DISTRICT, Beijing: Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami won the women's super-G at the Beijing Olympics on Friday (Feb 11) with a time of 1:13.51 to end her run of agonising near misses in the event and give her country their first gold in the event.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Error-prone Team GB fall to second women's curling defeat with loss to South Korea

Great Britain were left to rue big errors as they fell to a second defeat from three women's curling matches at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Eve Muirhead's rink lost 9-7 to South Korea after they were made to pay for a loose penultimate end, and they now sit eighth in the overall standings ahead of facing the USA in their fourth match on Wednesday (12:05 GMT).

Australia's Scotty James wins snowboard halfpipe silver at Beijing Winter Olympic Games

Australia's Scotty James has won silver in the snowboard halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics, narrowly missing out on gold in a thrilling finish.

Commentary: China welcomes the world in Winter Olympics but its economy is more isolated from West

LONDON: As the Beijing Winter Olympics get underway, all eyes are on China. There has been lots of coverage about China’s chilly relationship in the west and its persecution of the Uighur and other minorities, but there is also much to be said about the Chinese economy.

Contacts

Winter Olympics Sport News

Winter Olympics 2022 - Sensational Nils van der Poel breaks own 10000m world record to win distance double

Winter Olympics: ITA confirms Kamila Valieva tested positive for banned substance

Iivo Niskanen beats Alexander Bolshunov to gold in the men's 15km cross country at Winter Olympics 2022

What is trimetazidine, the drug at the centre of Russian skater Valieva's doping drama?

Switzerland's Gut-Behrami wins gold in super-G

Winter Olympics 2022 - Error-prone Team GB fall to second women's curling defeat with loss to South Korea

Australia's Scotty James wins snowboard halfpipe silver at Beijing Winter Olympic Games

Commentary: China welcomes the world in Winter Olympics but its economy is more isolated from West