Andrew Musgrave battles through ‘horrifically hard’ conditions in skiathlon
Andrew Musgrave battled through “horrifically hard” conditions to finish 17th in the men’s skiathlon at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Sunday.
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Beijing Winter Olympics Puts Young Uyghur Athlete At Centre Of Controversy
China's move to thrust a young Uyghur athlete into the spotlight at the climax of the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony placed her at the centre of long-time controversy over rights abuses in Xinjiang. Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a 20-year-old cross-country skier, trained for years to fulfil every child's dream to star at the Olympics. But her prominent, smiling appearance as the final Olympic torch-bearer on Friday at the "Bird's Nest" national stadium in front of thousands of spectators and across global television screens had clear political overtones.
Winter Olympics 2022 – Why are athletes given pandas not medals on the podium? Is it because of Covid?
Chances are you’ve been wondering why athletes are given cuddly pandas on the podium instead of medals at Beijing 2022. At the Tokyo Summer Olympics we became accustomed to the medals being dished out inside the stadium – albeit with athletes having to put medals around their own necks due to Covid risks – but that isn’t happening in Beijing. Ad/> Instead, medallists have received a fluffy mascot on the podium, as modelled by New Zealand’s snowboard sensation Zoi Sadowski-Synnott in the above video.
3-time champion Sven Kramer finishes off Olympic podium in 5,000
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Australia's Katie Parker forced out of giant slalom at Winter Olympics following COVID-19 test drama
Australian alpine skier Katie Parker has been forced out of the women's giant slalom at the Beijing Winter Olympics because she will not arrive in China in time for the event.
Snowboarding-Anderson reassures fans she is okay after losing title
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : American snowboarder Jamie Anderson reassured her supporters that she was alright after she failed to retain her gold medal in the women's slopestyle competition at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.
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.
Beijing Winter Olympics live blog: final night of women's moguls with Australia's Jakara Anthony in the mix for gold
The women's moguls competition in Beijing comes to a conclusion with the second qualifying and the finals — three Australians are left in the mix, with Jakara Anthony having a chance of gold.