Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva sample 'showed three drugs'
Kamila Valieva's anti-doping sample showed traces of three drugs that can be used to treat heart conditions, according to a New York Times report.
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Men’s curling team relishing chance to rescue Winter Olympics for Britain
Bruce Mouat’s men’s curling team continued their march into the Winter Olympic semi-finals and vowed to be the boys to end two weeks of hurt and save the Games for Great Britain.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Fresh Twist In Kamila Valieva Doping Scandal After Three Substances Claim
Kamila Valieva's Beijing Olympics doping controversy took a fresh twist Wednesday after media reported that the Russian skater had three substances used to treat heart conditions in the sample which triggered the scandal. The 15-year-old figure skater topped the short programme on Tuesday to put herself in prime position to win the women's singles competition when it concludes on Thursday, bursting into tears afterwards and refusing to talk to journalists. Valieva's case has overshadowed the Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that she should not be suspended despite failing a drugs test in December, although she has not been cleared of doping and still faces further investigation.
Winter Olympics: Swede Elvira delivers on golden promise
Elvira Oeberg had big sister Hanna to thank for the expectations on the Swedish team coming into the Olympics, but she shrugged off the pressure and anchored the women's relay team to biathlon gold as if she had been doing it all her life. Hanna won an individual gold and a silver in the relay in Pyeongchang in 2018 as part of a youthful Swedish team that won the hearts of fans back home, but four years later those same fans weren't hoping for Olympic medals they were expecting them. With the rest of the women and men in the team struggling, Elvira had delivered two silver medals so far, but it was her epic performance over the final relay leg that has written her name in the history books at the tender age of 22.
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Ice hockey: US men suffer shootout defeat to Slovakia at Winter Olympics
The United States’ improbable, unbeaten run through the Olympic men’s hockey tournament came to a devastating halt at the quarter-final stage on Wednesday with a 3-2 penalty shootout defeat to Slovakia.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Frida Karlsson rejects medal after Jonna Sundling saves Sweden in cross-country relay
Swedish cross-country skier Frida Karlsson was so upset with her performance in her team’s relay event that she initially rejected the bronze medal she was awarded on the podium. The 22-year-old was third to go in the race and held the bronze medal position until she was overtaken by two other competitors with 2km of her leg to go.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo cements legend status, Germany take women's team sprint
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo moved up to joint second in the all-time list of men's Winter Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal winners, claiming the fifth of his career by guiding Norway to team sprint (classic) gold, as Germany took a thrilling women's title. He teamed up with Erik Valnes to move level with fellow countryman Thomas Alsgaard and three behind Bjorn Daehlie, denying Alexander Bolshunov another win for the Russian Olympic Committee, who won bronze behind Finland. Ad/> In the women's competition, Germany timed their surge for the line to perfection to deny Sweden gold.