Winter Olympics: Why is luge the 'fastest sport on ice'?
Athletes whizz at speeds above the motorway limit down sheer ice on small sleds in both sports — but what makes luge faster than skeleton?
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Winter Olympics: Beijing seals off more residential areas after reports of 12 total COVID-19 cases
Two-time Olympic cross-country skier Noah Hoffman joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the upcoming games as athletes are warned against speaking out against China's human rights abuses.
Martin Noerl and Michaela Moioli take the top podium spots in Snowboard Cross World Cup event in Cortina
Martin Noerl's lead at the top of the Snowboard Cross World Cup standings continues after a third consecutive win in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Saturday night. It was the last event before the Winter Olympics, and Noerl is heading into Beijing in fine form.
Kirsty Muir hoping to hit Olympic high after turning back on ‘boring’ skiing
Kirsty Muir’s appetite for air-time led her to turn her back on “boring” alpine pursuits and commit to the ramps and rails that could see her soar into medal contention at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Beijing Olympics 2022 - ‘I’ve got that medal in my locker’ - GB’s Marcus Wyatt looking to replicate test event success
Britain’s Marcus Wyatt is one of few international athletes who have experienced success at the sliding track for the Winter Olympics in Beijing — and he believes he can step on to the podium once again at the Games. The skeleton athlete finished second at a test event in October, a result he did not expect. The 30-year-old fell into the sport simply through being inspired by Lizzy Yarnold’s first gold medal at Sochi 2014, and he has never looked back.
Noerl and Moioli top the podium in Cortina
Martin Noerl's lead at the top of the Snowboard Cross World Cup standings continues after a third consecutive win in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Saturday night. It was the last event before the Winter Olympics, and Noerl is heading into Beijing in fine form.
Brignone, Huetter share victory at World Cup super-G
Cornelia Huetter and Federica Brignone tied for first place in a World Cup super-G on Sunday, in the final race before the Beijing Olympics.
Olympics-China names speed skater, skeleton athlete as Games flag-bearers
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese delegation's flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be speed skater Gao Tingyu and skeleton athlete Zhao Dan, the delegation said on Sunday.