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Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘Gutted’: Team GB’s Mouat and Dodds vow to return strongly for team events after doubles pain

Team GB curlers Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds have promised to pick themselves up and go again in the men’s and women’s team competitions, after missing out on Winter Olympic bronze in the mixed doubles. The world champions were thrashed 9-3 by Sweden, who won with two ends to spare. The damage was done in the second and third ends, which their opponents took by four and three stones respectively.

Peng Shuai pictured at Winter Olympic events as WTA reiterate concern for tennis star

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been pictured at a number of events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Team GB still waiting for first Winter Olympics medal after curlers are crushed by Sweden in play-off

Great Britain’s hopes of winning a first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics were dashed in a 9-3 mixed doubles curling defeat to Sweden.

Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds miss out on curling bronze at Winter Olympics

Great Britain’s hopes of winning a first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics were dashed in a 9-3 mixed doubles curling defeat to Sweden.

Winter Olympics 2022 - China's Eileen Gu ‘not going to waste time’ wading into nationality debate after big air gold

Eileen Gu said she was more interested in celebrating with a special bar of chocolate than wading into an argument about her nationality, after the American-born Chinese star won gold in the freestyle skiing big air event at the Winter Olympics. The 18-year-old is undoubtedly the most high-profile home athlete of the Games, and she got her bid to win triple gold off to a perfect start, beating Tess Ledoux of France by 0.75 points to claim the title. Britain’s 17-year-old Kirsty Muir showed her immense promise by finishing fifth.

Stealing a kiss in the Winter Games 'closed-loop' amid COVID-19 precautions

BEIJING: Ding Hongtao, a doctor at the speed skating venue of the Beijing Winter Olympics, didn't think he would see his fiance for weeks once he entered the "closed loop" of the Games that separates staff from the general public.

Winter Olympics 2022 - An ice hockey referee suffered a nasty blow to the mouth during USA v Canada clash

A referee in the ice hockey match between Canada and USA was inadvertently caught in the face by a players’ stick. The incident happened as USA’s Amanda Kessel sped past the referee, who felt the full force of her trailing stick as it whacked her upper lip, causing a small gash.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Jennifer Hawkrigg inches from disaster as she nearly ‘cleans out’ Weronika Biela-Nowaczyk

Canada's Jennifer Hawkrigg very nearly cleaned out Poland's Weronika Biela-Nowaczyk in the first run of the parallel giant slalom qualifying round at the Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium. Hawkrigg, who was making her Olympics debut, was going nicely down the blue course before losing her balance on a turn and skidded off.

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Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘Gutted’: Team GB’s Mouat and Dodds vow to return strongly for team events after doubles pain

Peng Shuai pictured at Winter Olympic events as WTA reiterate concern for tennis star

Team GB still waiting for first Winter Olympics medal after curlers are crushed by Sweden in play-off

Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds miss out on curling bronze at Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics 2022 - China's Eileen Gu ‘not going to waste time’ wading into nationality debate after big air gold

Stealing a kiss in the Winter Games 'closed-loop' amid COVID-19 precautions

Winter Olympics 2022 - An ice hockey referee suffered a nasty blow to the mouth during USA v Canada clash

Winter Olympics 2022 - Jennifer Hawkrigg inches from disaster as she nearly ‘cleans out’ Weronika Biela-Nowaczyk