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Dave Ryding: 13th-place slalom finish in Beijing ‘a shame - but I’ll keep trying to pave the way for British skiing’

Dave Ryding admits his 13th-place finish in the slalom was a “shame” but hopes his recent heroics have helped pave the way for future success for Team GB in alpine skiing. ‘The Rocket’ was a medal hope heading into the Winter Olympics having taken a stunning World Cup win in the slalom at Kitzbuhel last month. Ad/> The 35-year-old was competing at his fourth Games, but a costly first run saw him slip out of contention going into Run 2.

Winter Olympics 2022 - US crash out after 'massive upset' defeat to Slovakia in men's ice hockey

Slovakia are through to the semi-finals of the men’s ice hockey after a “massive upset” win over the United States in Beijing. The game was forced to a penalty shootout in which the US failed to make a single conversion. Ad/> “Wow! What a surprise, what a massive, massive upset,” said Eurosport’s disbelieving Bob Bollard from the commentary booth.

Winter Olympics 2022 – Clement Noel wins slalom gold after 'sensational' second run, Dave Ryding finishes 13th

France’s Clement Noel put down a stunning second run to win slalom gold at the Winter Olympics ahead of Johannes Strolz and world champion Sebastien Foss-Solevaag. Noel was sixth heading into Run 2, but an incredible 49.79 made for an unassailable time of 1:44.09 – 0.61 seconds quicker than Austria’s Strolz, who had led after the first run.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Great Britain's women's curlers may need help from other rinks to qualify for semi-finals

The fate of Great Britain’s women’s curlers at the Beijing Winter Olympics may be out of their hands after an unexpected 8-4 defeat to China. GB now not only need to win their final round robin fixture against the Russian Olympic Committee but to hope other results fall in their favour as well.

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Dave Ryding: 13th-place slalom finish in Beijing ‘a shame - but I’ll keep trying to pave the way for British skiing’

Winter Olympics 2022 - US crash out after 'massive upset' defeat to Slovakia in men's ice hockey

Winter Olympics 2022 – Clement Noel wins slalom gold after 'sensational' second run, Dave Ryding finishes 13th

Winter Olympics 2022 - Great Britain's women's curlers may need help from other rinks to qualify for semi-finals

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