Vincent Zhou: US figure skater tests positive for Covid at Winter Olympics
US figure skater Vincent Zhou has tested positive for Covid 19 at the Winter Olympics.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Hungary's Shaolin Liu disqualified as Ren Ziwei takes dramatic 1000m gold
China's Ren Ziwei won his second short-track speed skating gold of the Beijing Winter Olympics — but only after a dramatic finish to the 1000m final, which was settled by a disqualification. Hungary's Shaolin Sandor Liu — who is recognisable to British viewers as the former partner of Elise Christie who consoled the British skater at the Pyeongchang 2018 Games — thought he had won it, only for replays to show he had caused an infringement.
Team Ireland Winter Olympics: Irish skiers in action
Today saw two Alpine Skiers in action for Ireland at the Winter Olympics, with Jack Gower competing in the Downhill event which was rescheduled from yesterday morning, and Tess Arbez in the Giant Slalom.
Beijing Winter Olympics: World champions Germany miss ski jumping mixed team final after disqualification
Germany, who have won four successive world championships, failed to reach the inaugural Olympic ski jumping mixed team final on Monday after individual silver medallist Katharina Althaus was disqualified for a suit violation on a chaotic night. Germany were hot favourites for the event, which involves two men and two women, but with only three scoring jumpers, they finished ninth of the 10 competing nations, with only eight advancing to the final later on Monday. Japan also suffered a disqualification, for Sara Takanashi, but squeezed through as did Austria, another of the favourites, when Daniela Irashko Stolz fell foul of the complex rules that link suits and skis to bodyweight in an attempt to remove any advantage that can be gained by athletes being lighter.
Winter Olympics 2022 - 'This is unbelievable, isn't it?' - Ireen Wust delighted after historic gold medal
Ireen Wust labelled her record-breaking gold medal «unbelievable» and paid tribute to her best friend. Ireen Wust became the first Summer or Winter Olympian in history to win an individual gold medal at five separate Games by taking gold in the women's 1500m speed skating event. Ad/> With the 2022 Games set to be her last, she held off challenges from world record holder Miho Takagi and compatriot Antoinette de Jong to defender her title, clocking an Olympic record in the process.
Winter Olympics: Who is history-making teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva?
The Olympics never fail to produce tear-jerking moments as athletes from all over the world give their everything for their country.
Beijing Winter Olympics: New Zealand Win Historic Olympic Gold But Wind Postpones Downhill
"Super-proud" snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synnott made history for New Zealand after winning their first-ever Winter Olympics gold medal on Sunday but bad weather played havoc with the eagerly anticipated men's downhill skiing. Seven golds were up for grabs on the second full day of competition in the Chinese capital, as the sports took centre stage after a build-up overshadowed by Covid and rights concerns. Seven became six when the main event of the day, the men's downhill -- one of the most closely watched events at the Winter Olympics -- was postponed because of gusty winds and will now take place on Monday instead.
How much do curling stones weigh? Explaining the Winter Olympic sport
It’s one of the most iconic events at the Winter Olympics with curling producing entertainment at Beijing 2022.