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Winter Olympics 2022: 'A lot to catch up on!’ - Kirsty Muir could go back to school this week after impressive debut

Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir says she could return to school as soon as Friday after Team GB’s youngest athlete at the Winter Olympics said she has “a lot to catch up on”. The 17-year-old impressed on her Games debut in Beijing, threatening the medals in big air, where she placed fifth, before ending her campaign by finishing eighth in slopestyle. Ad/> Muir is in her final year at school and she is preparing for exams, but she is yet to decide whether to focus on her sporting career, or continue her studies.

Winter Olympics day 11: ice hockey, nordic combined and more – live!

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Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva claims her grandad’s medicine led to failed drugs test

Russian figure-skater Kamila Valieva has suggested her failed drugs test was a result of contamination with her grandad’s medicine, according to an Olympic official.

Winter Olympics 2022: ‘What a spectacular 70mph recovery!’ - no medal for Ester Ledecka but a showcase of downhill skill

Ester Ledecka showcased her skill with the skis with an incredible recovery during the women's downhill, but it was little consolation for missing out on more history at the Winter Olympics. The Czech was flying down the course and was in the lead, before she lost control on one of the turns, spinning off backwards at around 70mph.

Winter Olympics: Chinese teenager Su Yiming wins snowboard gold in men's big air

China's Su Yiming claimed a second snowboard medal at the Winter Olympics as the teenager won a stunning gold in the men's big air event in Beijing.

Kamila Valieva's Winter Olympics 2022 live: Controversial Russian skater returns to action - latest updates

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Record breaking runs and dramatic falls as Canada and Norway take speed skating team pursuit gold at the Winter Olympics

Canada set a new Olympic record to take gold in a dramatic end to the women’s speed skating team pursuit final, as a Japanese fall gifted the Canadians victory in the dying moments. Japan — who breezed through their semi-final, beating the ROC by nearly seven seconds — had been in control from the start, quickly establishing an impressive lead of 0.93 seconds, and were seemingly on course to beat their own Olympic record.

Norway claims fifth biathlon gold medal in Winter Olympics

The middle two legs of the race looked like a victory parade for the ROC team, but a disastrous series of misses by Latypov destroyed their chances of gold, allowing Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen to swoop in and claim the win for Norway.

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Winter Olympics 2022: 'A lot to catch up on!’ - Kirsty Muir could go back to school this week after impressive debut

Winter Olympics day 11: ice hockey, nordic combined and more – live!

Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva claims her grandad’s medicine led to failed drugs test

Winter Olympics 2022: ‘What a spectacular 70mph recovery!’ - no medal for Ester Ledecka but a showcase of downhill skill

Winter Olympics: Chinese teenager Su Yiming wins snowboard gold in men's big air

Kamila Valieva's Winter Olympics 2022 live: Controversial Russian skater returns to action - latest updates

Record breaking runs and dramatic falls as Canada and Norway take speed skating team pursuit gold at the Winter Olympics

Norway claims fifth biathlon gold medal in Winter Olympics