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Winter Olympics: Mayer's skis help Strolz seal Austria's second alpine gold

Matthias Mayer wore while winning his Olympic gold medal in the super-G on Tuesday end up in a museum it will not just be his fans making pilgrimages to see them. On Thursday, Mayer's skis powered team mate Johannes Strolz to a fourth-place finish in the downhill run of the men's combined, providing the platform for Strolz to go on to win the country's second alpine title of the Games. "My skis were perfect today, especially the downhill skis.

Mikaela Shiffrin to snub media duties for 'foreseeable future' after early exits at Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Mikaela Shiffrin will not conduct media duties for the «foreseeable future» after a difficult start to the Beijing Olympics. The American great unexpectedly crashed out of the women’s giant slalom after missing a gate, then suffered the same fate in the slalom two days later.

Winter Olympics: Norway's Johaug powers to gold in 10km classic

Therese Johaug produced a staggering late surge to snatch the gold medal in the 10km classic race at the Beijing Games on Thursday by four-tenths of a second from Finland's Kerttu Niskanen. Krista Parmakoski took the bronze medal, 31.1 seconds behind her Finnish team mate, but she never threatened the top two as Johaug secured her second individual gold medal of the Games in thrilling fashion.

Men's curling at Beijing 2022 Olympics Day 2 round-up: Defending champions United States fall to Sweden in tense second day

Defending champions United States suffered their first loss (4-7) to Sweden in a captivating second day of action in the men’s curling tournament at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Thursday (10 February)