Winter Olympics: Questions need to be raised over Britain's skeleton performance, says Matt Weston
British skeleton racer Matt Weston has acknowledged that «questions need to be raised» over the team's failure to win a medal at the Winter Olympics.
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Beijing 2022 preview for 12 February (USA): Key events not to miss at the Olympic Winter Games
We’ve got six medal events on display today, but the action doesn’t end there. We have a whopping nine disciplines playing out today, with everything from Curling Round Robin sessions to Snowboard, Figure Skating and Ice Hockey. Today is a day jam-packed with action and you won’t want to miss it.
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Top Moment of the Day – 11 February: Shaun White bids an emotional final farewell
There is action every day at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 but we’ll select for you the best one at the end of the competitions, when Beijing is closing its doors. Today: Shaun White shows his emotions on his Olympic curtain call.
Winter Olympics 2022 - German sliding dominance continues as Christopher Grotheer surges to skeleton gold
Christopher Grotheer proved he is a man for the big occasion after the double world champion convincingly won skeleton gold at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as British pair Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt finished outside of the top 10. Despite his successes on the big stage, the German was not widely fancied for the title, as he has barely troubled the World Cup circuit, winning just two events over the past five years.
Winter Olympics 2022: 'I feel like crying' – Natalia Maliszewska heartbroken after falling in 1000m quarters
Polish short track skater Natalia Maliszewska has told Eurosport Poland that she is “ashamed” after being unable to compete to the level she knows she can at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Maliszewska, 26, was one of the favourites for the 500m but was unable to compete after a see-saw saga surrounding a positive Covid-19 test. Ad/> She decided to compete in the 1000m for a chance at a medal even though she was inexperienced at that distance.
Winter Olympics another suffers blow after Russian Kamila Valieva’s positive dope test
Pékin, China - Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Beijing Olympics testers confirmed Friday, while American snowboarding legend Shaun White finished an agonising fourth in his final appearance.
Winter Olympics 2022 curling - Team GB men bounce back from USA defeat to thrash Norway
Team GB’s men’s curling team bounced back from defeat against Team USA by thrashing Norway in Beijing. They were 8-3 winners in the round robin fixture, where they looked in control from early on in the match Ad/> After suffering their first defeat in Beijing in a 9-7 loss to the Americans, Bruce Mouat’s rink were looking for an immediate response.
Nils van der Poel has ‘conviction’ to retire after admitting speed skating ‘sucks’ at Winter Olympics 2022
Nils van der Poel has revealed his “conviction” to retire in March after he secured the speed skating distance double at Beijing 2022. The Swede, 25, followed up his victory in the 5000m with a world record triumph over 10000m – just days after he accused the Dutch teams of manipulating the ice. Ad/> Van der Poel was unhappy to learn that Dutch sports scientist Sander van Ginkel was in Beijing looking to make the ice as hard as possible, branding it the “biggest scandal in our sport”.