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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: India's Arif Khan Finishes 45th In Giant Slalom

India's lone participant in the Winter Olympics, alpine skier Arif Khan, finished 45th in the giant slalom event in Beijing on Sunday. The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir clocked a combined time of 2 minute 47.24 seconds from two races in difficult weather conditions at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre. Khan, who was making his Winter Olympics debut, ended at 53rd in Race 1 with a time of 1:22.35 out of the 54 competitors who could finish it. As many as 33 skiers could not finish Race 1 while two did not start. Khan queued up 85th in the start list of 89 athletes from 62 nations.

Today at the Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva facing anxious wait in doping saga

Teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva will discover on Monday whether she can compete in the individual competition in Beijing.

Bolton snowboard star Huw Nightingale explains why leaves Winter Olympic debut with head held high

Bolton snowboarder Huw Nightingale was stoked to give his Olympic debut a shot in the arm with sixth place in the mixed team boardercross alongside Charlotte Bankes.

Short track-Liu Shaoang gives Hungary first Winter Games individual gold

BEIJING :Liu Shaoang won the short track speed skating men's 500 metres gold medal at the Beijing Olympics to give Hungary its first individual title at a Winter Games on Sunday.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Suzanne Schulting guides Netherlands to emotional short track relay gold in Beijing

The Netherlands were emotional winners of the women's short track speed skating 3000m relay at the Winter Olympics, as Suzanne Schulting won her second gold of the Games in Beijing. Schulting, Selma Poutsma, Xandra Velzeboer and Yara van Kerkhof guided the team to the title ahead of defending champions South Korea and China in a dramatic and thrilling race.

Winter Olympics: Quentin Fillon Maillet wins biathlon pursuit after disastrous shooting by Johannes Thingnes Boe

Quentin Fillon Maillet secured his second biathlon gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning the 12.5km pursuit, taking advantage of a disastrous shooting performance by his rival Johannes Thingnes Boe. Fillon Maillet started the race 26 seconds behind leader Thingnes Boe after finishing second to the Norwegian in the previous 10km sprint race.

'I'm going straight to the Super Bowl' - Shaun White swaps Winter Olympics for NFL and Rams v Bengals in LA

Three-time Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder Shaun White may have bowed out at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, but he is now off to the Super Bowl in Los Angeles. The Team USA legend brought his illustrious career to an end after he had to settle for fourth place in the men's halfpipe with Ayumu Hirano of Japan taking a stunning victory. Ad/> The 35-year-old was left very emotional as he said goodbye to the sport and the Olympic Games, but he was quickly back in the headlines by announcing that he was heading straight to the Super Bowl.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold given all clear after dramatic collapse in biathlon

Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold has been given the all-clear after her bid for a medal in biathlon’s 10km pursuit dramatically unravelled due to exhaustion at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Norwegian was challenging her team-mate and eventual winner Marte Olsbu Roeiseland coming out of the final shoot but her bid to get on the podium quickly fell apart, as Sweden’s Elvira Oeberg surged past her to win silver ahead of Tiril Eckhoff.

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: India's Arif Khan Finishes 45th In Giant Slalom

Today at the Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva facing anxious wait in doping saga

Bolton snowboard star Huw Nightingale explains why leaves Winter Olympic debut with head held high

Short track-Liu Shaoang gives Hungary first Winter Games individual gold

Winter Olympics 2022 - Suzanne Schulting guides Netherlands to emotional short track relay gold in Beijing

Winter Olympics: Quentin Fillon Maillet wins biathlon pursuit after disastrous shooting by Johannes Thingnes Boe

'I'm going straight to the Super Bowl' - Shaun White swaps Winter Olympics for NFL and Rams v Bengals in LA

Winter Olympics 2022 - Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold given all clear after dramatic collapse in biathlon