Ski Jumping-Kobayashi wins men's normal hill gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan won the men's individual normal hill ski jumping gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday.
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Athlete hailed by Uyghur advocates for 'East Turkestan' flag
BEIJING : A ski jumper at the Winter Olympics was hailed by advocates for Uyghurs on Sunday after displaying what they said was the flag of the independence movement of East Turkestan, a group Beijing says threatens the stability of its Xinjiang region.
Curling-Pin-badge diplomacy warms Sino-US relations on Beijing ice
BEIJING : The strained relations between the governments of China and the United States in the run-up to the Winter Olympics have not been reflected on the curling rink in Beijing where the camaraderie has been a lot warmer than the ice underfoot.
Winter Olympics 2022 - 'I wanted to do it for him' - Leonie Gerken Schofield pays tribute to grandpa after Covid death
Leonie Gerken Schofield has paid tribute to her grandfather following her Olympic run in the women's moguls. Gerken Schofield failed to qualify for the finals but looked elated after finishing her run in qualifying 2, having not finished in qualifying 1.
Winter Olympics - 'Cut off her tongue' - Former Olympic champion Tikhonov in shocking attack on Valeria Vasnetsova
Former Olympic biathlon relay champion Alexander Tikhonov launched a stinging attack on Russian compatriot Valeria Vasnetsova and said he “would cut off Vasnetsova's tongue” for complaining about her quarantine conditions at Beijing 2022. The 24-year-old Vasnetsova is recovering from Covid-19 and made a number of scathing comments about the food she is receiving during isolation, with reports from Russia claiming that she could miss the biathlon competition altogether and return home.
Hologram of IOC's Bach hands over 'torch' in virtual relay
BEIJING : After days of face to face diplomacy at the Beijing 2020 Winter Olympics, it was time for the holograms to take over on Sunday.
Days before 50th birthday, surfing great Kelly Slater wins Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawai'i
On Day 3 of the Winter Olympics, America's biggest victory might have come not on a frozen halfpipe in China, but in the warm waves of the Banzai Pipeline, thousands of miles away in Hawai'i.