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Winter Olympics 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin finishes ninth in super-G as Lara Gut-Behrami claims gold for Switzerland

Switzerland won their first women’s Olympic super-G with a “spectacular” ski from Lara Gut-Behrami in Beijing. The Swiss also took bronze with Michelle Gisin 0.30 seconds back, while Austria’s Mirjam Puchner took silver 0.22 seconds off the leading pace. Ad/> USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin completed the course following her two DNFs in previous events in Beijing, but was unable to trouble the top three in the super-G, finishing in ninth at 0.79 seconds back.

Winter Olympics 2022 - CAS to decide on Kamila Valieva participation at Games after ITA confirms positive test

Kamila Valieva's continued participation at the Winter Olympics will be decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. The body confirmed reports that Valieva had tested positive for banned substance Trimetazidine at the Russian national championships in St. Petersburg in December.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley trail Jaclyn Narracott after two skeleton runs

Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley have a mountain to climb after two runs of the women’s skeleton. With Team GB’s record in skeleton down the years, there was hope that Deas and Crowley would make up for what has been a slow start to the Games. Ad/> But after two of the four runs, Deas and Crowley sit in 21st and 22nd place respectively.

Winter Olympics: Great Britain men's curlers lose to defending champions USA

Great Britain's men's curlers were beaten 9-7 by Olympic champions the United States in the first of their two matches on Friday.

Australia’s Scotty James wins halfpipe silver medal at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Australian snowboarding superstar Scotty James has secured a silver medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after an enthralling halfpipe final.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Bruce Mouat and Team GB well beaten by USA in men's curling contest

Team GB suffered their first defeat in the men’s curling when losing a topsy-turvy encounter to Team USA. Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie, Grant Hardie and skip Bruce Mouat beat Italy in their Olympic Games opener. Ad/> After trailing 5-2 at one stage to John Landsteiner, Matt Hamilton, Christopher Plys and John Shuster they took the lead after six ends.

Winter Olympics: ‘The best run in snowboard halfpipe history’ – Ayumu Hirano seals gold as Shaun White finishes fourth

Snowboard legend Shaun White missed out on a halfpipe medal in his last competition as Japan’s Ayumu Hirano claimed gold with a dazzling final run. The 35-year-old American, who will retire after Beijing 2022, finished fourth with 85.00 points. Ad/> Hirano took the gold medal with 96.00 points ahead of Australia’s Scotty James (92.50) and Switzerland’s Jan Scherrer (87.25).

Australia's Scotty James wins snowboard half-pipe silver at Beijing Winter Olympic Games

Australia's Scotty James has won silver in the snowboard half-pipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics, narrowly missing out on gold in a thrilling finish.

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Winter Olympics 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin finishes ninth in super-G as Lara Gut-Behrami claims gold for Switzerland

Winter Olympics 2022 - CAS to decide on Kamila Valieva participation at Games after ITA confirms positive test

Winter Olympics 2022 - Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley trail Jaclyn Narracott after two skeleton runs

Winter Olympics: Great Britain men's curlers lose to defending champions USA

Australia’s Scotty James wins halfpipe silver medal at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics 2022 - Bruce Mouat and Team GB well beaten by USA in men's curling contest

Winter Olympics: ‘The best run in snowboard halfpipe history’ – Ayumu Hirano seals gold as Shaun White finishes fourth

Australia's Scotty James wins snowboard half-pipe silver at Beijing Winter Olympic Games