Mikaela Shiffrin's twin DNFs at Beijing Winter Olympics shine a spotlight on pressure facing elite athletes
Mikaela Shiffrin sat on the snow beside the slalom course, skis in front of her, poles to the side, her head buried in her arms.
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Scotty James, Valentino Guseli aim to soar in snowboard halfpipe final at Beijing Winter Olympics
At just 16 years old, Valentino Guseli is living out most people's dreams.
Winter Olympic gold medallist Nils van der Poel accuses Netherlands of ‘corruption’ over Beijing 2022 ice
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics gold medallist Nils van der Poel has accused the Netherlands speed skating program of “corruption” over a report that its officials try to influence the ice makers to set up conditions that benefit Dutch athletes.
Team USA at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: Medals and Results
The wait for gold is over for Team USA at Beijing 2022 thanks to veteran snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis.
Iranian skiier first to fail doping test at Winter Olympics
Iranian Alpine skier Hossein Saveh Shemshaki has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for an anabolic steroid – the first confirmed case of doping at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
'They've been a lifeline': How soldiers saved Greater Manchester's hospitals this winter
“I only came in today for a check up, at 9am and I’m still here - it’s 2pm. Well… as long as they sort my problem out I suppose.”
Winter Olympics: NBC commentators blasted for coverage of Mikaela Shiffrin’s misery ‘horrible to watch’
Supporters of Mikaela Shiffrin circled the wagons around the twice disqualified skier by comparing NBC’s Winter Olympics commentary to their coverage of Simone Biles’s Summer Olympic failure.
Winter Olympics: ‘It’s live, we are being pushed’ – Head judge explains Max Parrot scoring error in slopestyle
Head Olympic snowboard judge Iztok Sumatik has explained why he and his team missed Max Parrot’s failed grab during the Canadian’s gold in the slopestyle on Monday. Parrot’s gold medal was a feel-good moment, coming three years after a cancer diagnosis, but it wasn’t without controversy after TV viewers noticed that the Canadian had missed a grab during one of his routines. Ad/> It led to a predictable outcry on social media but after some within snowboarding lent their support to the judges Sumatik spoke to Whitelines to explain exactly what happened.