Winter Olympics: GB men's curlers beat Canada to set up USA semi-final
Great Britain's men's curlers defeated Canada 5-2 to set up a semi-final meeting with defending champions United States at the Winter Olympics.
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Mikaela Shiffrin 'laying everything on the line' while Ester Ledecka eyes historic double-double at Winter Olympics
Mikaela Shiffrin has gone into fifth place with her Alpine combined downhill run with a “spectacular ski” in her attempt to salvage something from her turbulent 2022 Games. Meanwhile, Ester Ledecka is just 0.01 seconds off the leading pace of Austria’s Christine Scheyer as she looks for an unprecedented skiing-snowboard Olympic double-double. Ad/> The second half of the event – the slalom run – begins at 06:00 GMT.
Ice hockey-IIHF chief optimistic but realistic about NHL return to Games
BEIJING : The National Hockey League has sat out the last two Winter Olympics but International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Luc Tardif said on Thursday, he is optimistic the world's best players will be back on the ice at the 2026 Games set for Italy's Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Mikaela Shiffrin loans Sofia Goggia’s skis for combined event at Winter Olympics and ‘almost cries’ at message left
Mikaela Shiffrin borrowed Sofia Goggia’s skis for the downhill segment of the combined event at the Winter Olympics, and “almost started crying” at the message left by the Italian. Goggia won silver in the downhill two days ago, and the 2018 Olympic champion leant her Atomic skis to Shiffrin as the American went for gold in the combined on Thursday. Ad/> Shiffrin remains in contention heading into the slalom, which takes place at 6am GMT on Thursday, having finished fifth in the downhill.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Why luge is the most dangerous winter sport
When every Winter Olympics passes, the conversation quickly turns to how dangerous everything seems to be. Well, almost everything.
Olympics Live: US, Canadian women face off for hockey gold
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
Mikaela Shiffrin and Ester Ledecka in combined contention as Christine Scheyer leads after downhill at Beijing 2022
Christine Scheyer leads the way in the women’s combined after posting the fastest time in the downhill at the Winter Olympics, but favourite Mikaela Shiffrin and the remarkable Ester Ledecka remain in contention going into the slalom. Shiffrin finished fifth in the downhill segment of the combined event at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre, 0.56 seconds behind Scheyer.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Great Britain to face USA in men's curling semi-final after dominant 5-2 win over Canada
Great Britain finished top of the men’s curling round robin standings with a seventh consecutive win in Beijing as they beat Canada 5-2. Bruce Mouat’s rink will play reigning Olympic champions USA at 12:05 GMT today, starting with the hammer, for a spot in the final and a guaranteed medal.