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Staudinger to pay homage to Rosen at Winter Olympics - after UK Sport funding fires him to Beijing

AJ Rosen's luge legacy is ensuring Rupert Staudinger's Winter Olympic fires are burning brighter than ever.The Bath-based 24-year-old is attending his second Games, has consistently improved ahead of Beijing 2022 is heading to the most significant event of his career so far. But that's not what is fuelling Staudinger ahead of the highlight of the luge calendar next month. Staudinger — born in Berchtesgaden in Bavaria to a British mother and German father — is being motivated by the memory of his friend, mentor and three-time Olympian AJ Rosen, who competed alongside him in Team GB colours at PyeongChang 2018.

Winter Olympics: What are the rules of curling? How heavy are curling stones? What does sweeping do in curling?

One of the oldest winter sports still in existence, curling has become extremely popular worldwide since its Scottish early 16th century origins.

Sweden's Sara Hector wins final World Cup giant slalom race ahead of Olympics

After waiting seven years for a second World Cup win, Sara Hector now has three more victories in giant slalom — and they could not have come at a better time with the Winter Olympics starting next week.

Musgrave recognises need for speed at fourth Winter Olympics

Andrew Musgrave likes to think of himself as a big game skier but admits his Olympic ambition could be running out of mountain. Scottish star Musgrave heads to his fourth Games in Beijing with increasing confidence and he's certainly not the sort to be dazzled by the big stage lights. Ad/> It's more than a decade since he first appeared on the cross-country skiing international circuit, where venues would have to desperately source a British flag to flutter alongside the Nordic powerhouses that have long dominated this sport.

Team GB skeleton star Laura Deas backing Winter Olympics without any snow to be just as special for UK public

Laura Deas insists a Winter Olympics without any snow will not inhibit the spectacle for the adoring British public as she aims to extend Team GB’s line of skeleton golden girls.

Taiwan says no officials will go to Beijing Winter Games

TAIPEI: Taiwan will not send any officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics but its athletes will attend as normal, the government said on Tuesday (Jan 25), adding a call for China not to use politics to "interfere" with the event or "belittle" the island.

Slalom star Charlie Guest insists there's more to come ahead of Winter Olympic Games

PERTH slalom star Charlie Guest is back from the brink in time for a second shot at the Winter Olympics — insisting there's 'more to come' than her recent lifetime best. The 28-year-old nearly hung up her skis after a difficult Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018, derailed by back injury, spending more than a year away from top-level racing. Ad/> Having been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2020, Guest is back and better than ever, bagging a lifetime best 13th at the Schladming World Cup slalom this month.

New York Times accused of running Chinese 'propaganda' puff piece for Xi Jinping ahead of Winter Olympics

In media news today, Peter Doocy says Biden called his cellphone to ‘clear the air,’ Whoopi Goldberg goes off on Bill Maher for his pandemic comments, and Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID delaying her defamation case against the New York Times.

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Staudinger to pay homage to Rosen at Winter Olympics - after UK Sport funding fires him to Beijing

Winter Olympics: What are the rules of curling? How heavy are curling stones? What does sweeping do in curling?

Sweden's Sara Hector wins final World Cup giant slalom race ahead of Olympics

Musgrave recognises need for speed at fourth Winter Olympics

Team GB skeleton star Laura Deas backing Winter Olympics without any snow to be just as special for UK public

Taiwan says no officials will go to Beijing Winter Games

Slalom star Charlie Guest insists there's more to come ahead of Winter Olympic Games

New York Times accused of running Chinese 'propaganda' puff piece for Xi Jinping ahead of Winter Olympics