Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: Odermatt takes giant slalom gold, ice hockey and curling – live!
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Winter Olympics: ‘I don’t understand, where is the ski?’ - Mystery delays giant slalom at Beijing 2022
A heavy blizzard wreaked havoc at the Winter Olympics on Sunday and delayed the start of the second run in the men’s giant slalom, but there was a more humorous stoppage during the opening run of the event. Hong Kong’s Hau Tsuen Adrian Yung – one of 35 DNFs during Race 1 – was thankfully unhurt after stumbling on his way down the ‘Ice River’, but race referee Markus Waldner and assistant Emmanuel Couder still had to halt proceedings due to the mysterious case of a missing ski.
Knock on the door: COVID-19 stalks athletes at Beijing Winter Olympics
BEIJING: For athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, testing positive for COVID-19 is one of their worst nightmares, and it can begin with a knock on the door in the middle of the night.
Why are skiers wearing tape on their faces at Winter Olympics? What does it do?
As American curler Matt Hamilton rocks technicolour Nikes on the ice that have built an online fanbase of their own, and Team USA snowboarder Tessa Maud reps Kim Kardashian West’s Skims loungewear for millions of viewers on TikTok, fashion is once again a talking point of the Winter Olympics. And while viewers are commenting on Team GB’s opening ceremony coats or Mikaela Shiffrin’s skiwear, many have noticed that several biathletes and skiers are taking to the slopes with coloured tape on their cheeks and noses, war-paint style.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Alexander Bolshunov helps Russian Olympic Committee win cross-country relay in Beijing
Alexander Bolshunov earned his second gold medal at Beijing 2022 by helping the Russian Olympic Committee win the men's 4x10km cross-country skiing relay, giving his team a massive lead that they never relinquished. The Russian quartet of Alexey Chervotkin, Bolshunov, Denis Spitsov and Sergey Ustiugov finished more than a minute clear of the chasing pack in a race that was effectively decided by the halfway stage.
Petra Vlhova to miss rest of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with ankle injury
Alpine skiing star Petra Vlhova won't race again at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Eve Muirhead's rink make it back-to-back wins with victory over Denmark
Great Britain climbed to joint third in the women’s curling round robin standings with a convincing 7-2 win over strugglers Denmark at the Winter Olympics in Beijing Eve Muirhead's rink were in control for the entire match and the pressure got to their opponents in the penultimate end, with GB achieving a three stone steal to finish the match early. Ad/> Team GB were joint-fifth coming into the game and, with the top four going through, they needed a win to be in with a good chance of progressing.