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WTA Still "Concerned" Over Peng Shuai After New Denial

WTA chief Steve Simon said Monday the organisation maintained concern for the wellbeing of Peng Shuai after the Chinese tennis player issued a further denial of sexual assault allegations. Peng's fate has been shrouded in mystery since she alleged on social media in November that former Chinese vice-premier Zhang Gaoli forced her into sex during a years-long relationship. The post was deleted and Peng's whereabouts were unknown for three weeks, drawing worldwide concern for her safety. She has subsequently appeared at a handful of public events, and denies ever making the accusation against Zhang.

Petra Vlhova at 2022 Winter Olympics: How has she done so far? When is she racing next? How can I watch on TV?

Petra Vlhova is set to battle it out with legendary American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin in the women’s slalom this week, with the Slovakian going toe-to-toe with the best in the business to upset the odds. It hasn’t been plain sailing for Vlhova so far in China, but the alpine skier from the small town of Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia — who won the overall World Cup title last year — is fancied to rival Shiffrin in what is set to be a contest like no other at Beijing. Ad/> Vlhova, 26, can boast a giant slalom gold in the 2019 Åre World Championships, whilst picking up bronze in the slalom at the same tournament.

Winter Olympics: British teenager Kirsty Muir finishes fifth in ski big air

Team GB teenager Kirsty Muir finished fifth in a pulsating ski big air final as the event made its Winter Olympics debut in Beijing.

JUEGOS DE INVIERNO El icono de China que 'traicionó' a EE UU suma su primer oro

Es un contexto geopolítico convulso como el actual, Eileen está en el ojo del huracán pese a una vida de película. Con solo 18 años, 'Gu Ailing' ha triunfado en todo lo que se ha propuesto: atleta profesional en esquí acrobático, modelo de proyección internacional, estudiante superdotada con beca en Stanford, activista por el empoderamiento de las mujeres y voz del cambio… Eileen Gu nació en San Francisco, de padre norteamericano y madre china, y en 2019 tomó la decisión de representar al país de nacimiento de su progenitora que no permite la doble nacionalidad por lo que debía renunciar a ser norteamericana... al menos con carácter oficial. “Cuando estoy en China, soy china. Cuando estoy en EE UU, soy norteamericana. Tengo doble identidad. Y estas dos mitades hacen lo que soy a día de hoy", dice a Olympics.com. Y explica: «Poder inspirar a millones de jóvenes allá donde nació mi madre es una ocasión única de contribuir a promover el deporte que amo», escribió Eileen Gu en Instagram para justificar su cambio de nacionalidad.