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Winter Olympics 2022 - Max Parrot claims slopestyle gold in Beijing after cancer battle as Canada dominate podium

Seven-time X Games champion Max Parrot topped the men’s slopestyle podium to win his first Olympic gold medal, after battling cancer since his last appearance at the Games The 27-year-old — who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in December 2018 — scored an epic 90.96 points to bag top spot on the podium and not only win his first gold medal, but also Canada's first of the 2022 Beijing Games. Ad/> He was forced to watch on in anticipation to see whether China’s Yiming Su or compatriot Mark McMorris could better his effort, but neither could match it and finished in the silver and bronze medal positions respectively.

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai attends Winter Olympics and denies she made a sexual assault allegation

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has told a French newspaper that international concern over her wellbeing is based on «an enormous misunderstanding», as the International Olympic Committee confirmed a face-to-face meeting and said she would be attending several Winter Olympics events in Beijing.

Peng Shuai meets IOC chief at Beijing Winter Olympics

Peng Shuai has met Olympic chief Thomas Bach at the Beijing Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday, while US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin suffered bitter disappointment in her first attempt at gold in China. The IOC said tennis player Peng, who sparked global concern in November when she fell silent after alleging that a top Chinese politician had forced her into sex, dined with Bach on Saturday and watched curling. Peng reappeared in public nearly three weeks after her allegation, and later withdrew it, insisting her online comments had been taken out of context. But fears for her safety and well-being remained. Separately, in an interview published Monday with French sports daily L'Equipe, Peng repeated her denial. "I never said anyone had sexually assaulted me in any way," said the former world number one doubles player. Asked why she deleted the social media post containing the allegation, Peng said: "Because I wanted to." "There was a huge misunderstanding in the outside world following this post," she said. "I don't want the meaning of this post to be twisted anymore. And I don't want any further media hype around it."

Winter Olympics LIVE: Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin’s shock exit as Russians win gold in figure skating

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Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘Exactly what you need’ – Bruce Mouat bullish after GB beat USA in mixed doubles action

Team GB pair Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds completed their mixed doubles round-robin matches with an 8-4 win against USA on Monday. The GB pair will now face Norway in the semi-finals. And Bruce Mouat said after the match that it was exactly the preparation they were after ahead of the semi-final against Norway.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva the first woman to land a quadruple jump as ROC win team event figure skating gold

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) claim gold in the figure skating team event after Kamila Valieva's almost-flawless performance confirmed top spot. The 15-year-old dazzled viewers in the women's free skate and despite falling after an attempted quad toe loop, produced a world class score of 178.92, over 30 points clear of second place Kaori Sakamoto. Ad/> Valieva became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at an Olympics; a day after becoming the first European woman to land a triple axel at a Games in the short programme.

Censors step in after Weibo users savage Chinese figure-skater Zhu Yi over fall at Winter Olympics

China's censors appear to have stepped in after a naturalised US-born figure-skater was savaged online after falling flat on the ice and finishing last at the Beijing Games.

Camaraderie and team spirit help Australia to best-ever daily Winter Olympic medal haul

Sunday, February 6 will live long in the memory for Australia's winter sport athletes.

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Winter Olympics 2022 - Max Parrot claims slopestyle gold in Beijing after cancer battle as Canada dominate podium

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai attends Winter Olympics and denies she made a sexual assault allegation

Peng Shuai meets IOC chief at Beijing Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics LIVE: Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin’s shock exit as Russians win gold in figure skating

Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘Exactly what you need’ – Bruce Mouat bullish after GB beat USA in mixed doubles action

Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva the first woman to land a quadruple jump as ROC win team event figure skating gold

Censors step in after Weibo users savage Chinese figure-skater Zhu Yi over fall at Winter Olympics

Camaraderie and team spirit help Australia to best-ever daily Winter Olympic medal haul