Extreme sports: Crazy video shows snowboarder using another rider as a ramp to perform backflip
Snowboarding is arguably one of the most extreme sports in the world.
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Beijing Winter Olympics: New Zealand Win Historic Olympic Gold But Wind Postpones Downhill
"Super-proud" snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synnott made history for New Zealand after winning their first-ever Winter Olympics gold medal on Sunday but bad weather played havoc with the eagerly anticipated men's downhill skiing. Seven golds were up for grabs on the second full day of competition in the Chinese capital, as the sports took centre stage after a build-up overshadowed by Covid and rights concerns. Seven became six when the main event of the day, the men's downhill -- one of the most closely watched events at the Winter Olympics -- was postponed because of gusty winds and will now take place on Monday instead.
How much do curling stones weigh? Explaining the Winter Olympic sport
It’s one of the most iconic events at the Winter Olympics with curling producing entertainment at Beijing 2022.
China's UN envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism
BEIJING : China's United Nations envoy has rejected his U.S. counterpart's remark that China's choice of an ethnic Uyghur as a torchbearer for the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was an attempt to distract from his country's alleged rights abuses against Muslim minorities.
Winter Olympics: How to sign up to our free Beijing 2022 special newsletter
The Winter Olympics is in full swing in Beijing with Team GB hoping to win a record medal tally.
Ireen Wüst wins history-making gold medal at Beijing Winter Olympics in speed skating
Ireen Wüst has become the first athlete to win an individual event at five consecutive Olympic Games.
Australian Olympic Committee unsure if skier Katie Parker will test negative for COVID-19 on arrival in Beijing
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) says it is crossing its fingers alpine skier Katie Parker will return a negative COVID-19 test when she arrives in Beijing on Tuesday.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Unicorns, Prada and the Joker - The weird and wonderful looks from the Games
A unicorn-themed biathlon rifle, a Prada snowboard and a couple from a comic book have taken centre-stage at the Winter Olympics so far. Mikaela Shiffrin praised the «wonderful outfits» of fellow athletes in the Olympic village but we're not sure this is what she had in mind. Ad/> The Czech Republic's Marketa Davidova made headlines on Monday.