Today at the Winter Olympics: Katie Ormerod’s comeback and more curling action
After a colourful if understated opening ceremony, the Winter Olympics kicked off in earnest on Saturday with the first full day of action in the Chinese capital.
Winter Olympics Sport News
Olympic snowboarding debutant Tess Coady slays her way into slopestyle finals
Olympic debutant and youngster Tess Coady is breathing easy after succeeding the slopestyle qualifiers and progressing into the finals on Saturday.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Canada record huge ice hockey win over Finland in women’s preliminary group A
Sarah Fillier, Sarah Nurse, Brianne Jenner, Laura Stacey and Jamie Lee Rattray were all on target as Canada beat Finland 11-1. Canada started sharply and were in control after 61 seconds. Fillier struck from ten yards out to open the scoring and net her third goal of the Games.
Tess Coady banishes ghosts of Pyeongchang to make snowboard slopestyle finals at Beijing Winter Olympics
Four years ago, Tess Coady was not at the start line of the women's snowboard slopestyle competition in PyeongChang.
Snowboard-Gusts of bone-chilling wind makes for 'gnarly' runs, boarders say
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Gusts of bone-chilling wind and hard, man-made snow have made it tough for athletes at the Beijing Olympics, with even veteran snowboarders complaining about the conditions on Saturday.
South Korea irked over 'Korean traditional dress' in Beijing Winter Games ceremony
SEOUL: South Korean politicians and activists criticised what they called China's "cultural appropriation", after a woman appearing to be wearing Korean traditional dress appeared among those representing China's different ethnic groups during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Games on Friday (Feb 4).
Final Beijing torchbearer's ethnicity not a factor, IOC says
BEIJING : A cross country skier born in Xinjiang, who was one of the two final torchbearers at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, was not picked because of where she comes from, the International Olympic Committee said on Saturday.