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Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘They’ll medal in four years’ - Williams pleads for patience and funding after skeleton flop

British gold medallist Amy Williams has pleaded for patience and continued funding from UK Sport, with Team GB looking likely to end their run of winning a skeleton medal at every Winter Olympics since it was reintroduced to the programme in 2002. Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt finished 15th and 16th respectively in the men's competition, while PyeongChang 2018 bronze medallist Laura Deas and debutant Brogan Crowley sit 21st and 22nd at the halfway point of the women's event.

Farewell to the Flying Tomato: how Shaun White left an Olympic legacy

This time Ayumu Hirano would not be denied. Not by the judges. Not even by the greatest snowboarder in history. Instead, amid the most intense pressure and anger, the 23-year-old from Japan found the halfpipe equivalent of the holy grail.

Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

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ROC skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for banned substance, ITA confirms

The future of the 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at these Winter Olympics remains in limbo despite the Independent Testing Agency (ITA) confirming that she tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine on Christmas Day.

Christopher Grotheer gives Germany another Olympic sliding gold medal

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Winter Olympics: Questions need to be raised over Britain's skeleton performance, says Matt Weston

British skeleton racer Matt Weston has acknowledged that «questions need to be raised» over the team's failure to win a medal at the Winter Olympics.

Medals update: Germany’s Christopher Grotheer wins historic men’s skeleton gold at Beijing 2022

Christopher Grotheer launched an all-out assault on the ice at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre to win his and Germany’s first Olympic men’s skeleton gold medal in Beijing 2022 on Friday (11 February).

Winter Olympics 2022 - German sliding dominance continues as Christopher Grotheer surges to skeleton gold

Christopher Grotheer proved he is a man for the big occasion after the double world champion convincingly won skeleton gold at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as British pair Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt finished outside of the top 10. Despite his successes on the big stage, the German was not widely fancied for the title, as he has barely troubled the World Cup circuit, winning just two events over the past five years.

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Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘They’ll medal in four years’ - Williams pleads for patience and funding after skeleton flop

Farewell to the Flying Tomato: how Shaun White left an Olympic legacy

Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

ROC skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for banned substance, ITA confirms

Christopher Grotheer gives Germany another Olympic sliding gold medal

Winter Olympics: Questions need to be raised over Britain's skeleton performance, says Matt Weston

Medals update: Germany’s Christopher Grotheer wins historic men’s skeleton gold at Beijing 2022

Winter Olympics 2022 - German sliding dominance continues as Christopher Grotheer surges to skeleton gold