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Beijing Winter Olympics: Hector strikes giant slalom gold after Shiffrin bombs

Sara Hector won the women's Olympic giant slalom on Monday in a race stripped of a showdown with Mikaela Shiffrin after the American slid out in the first leg. Hector, fastest down on the opening run of two, clocked a combined total of 1min 55.69sec to finish 0.28sec ahead of Italy's Federica Brignone, with current world champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland rounding out the podium. "I really tried to push it and give it all I got.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Johan Clarey dedicates silver to friend and colleague after claiming first Olympic medal at 41

Downhill veteran Johan Clarey has dedicated his silver medal to his friend and former colleague David Poisson. Poisson, a French Alpine ski racer, passed away in 2017 after an accident in training. Ad/> And as 41-year-old Clarey became the oldest medal winner in Olympic Alpine skiing history, he paid tribute to Poisson.

Peng Shuai unlikely to return to WTA Tour as she gives interview at Winter Olympics

Peng Shuai has suggested she is unlikely to return to the WTA Tour in an interview with L’Equipe at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics: Canada and ROC wear masks for women's ice hockey match

Players wore face masks during an ice hockey match at the Winter Olympics that was delayed for nearly an hour by confusion over Covid-19 tests.

Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘The real hero’ - how a Slovenian physio helped Norway win biathlon mixed relay gold

A Slovenian physio has been praised for displaying true Olympic spirit, after she spotted that Norway had lost a key piece of rifle equipment in biathlon’s mixed team relay. Ula Hafner noticed an iris aperture, which is used to size up a target, had fallen into the snow and handed it back to the favourites — who fulfilled their promise by winning gold.

Winter Olympics: Beat Feuz wins gold from 41-year-old Johan Clarey

Switzerland's Beat Feuz won a thrilling men's downhill at the Winter Olympics, with 41-year-old Frenchman Johan Clarey taking silver to become the oldest Olympic medallist in alpine skiing.

Winter Olympics - 'I need quadruple axel' - Hanyu desperate to land record-breaking jump

Yuzuru Hanyu says he «absolutely needs» the qaudruple axel to take his Olympic legacy to next level. All eyes were on Hanyu during his first practice session at the Winter Olympics where he looks to become the first man in 94 years to win three consecutive titles.

Winter Olympics 2022 - James Woods crashes out of big air qualifiers after failing to land opening runs

James Woods missed out on the big air final in Beijing, whilst Austria’s Birk Ruud topped the qualification leaderboard. The 21-year-old Ruud secured his place in the big air final with outstanding scores of 94.50 and 93.25 in his first and third runs respectively.

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Hector strikes giant slalom gold after Shiffrin bombs

Winter Olympics 2022 - Johan Clarey dedicates silver to friend and colleague after claiming first Olympic medal at 41

Peng Shuai unlikely to return to WTA Tour as she gives interview at Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics: Canada and ROC wear masks for women's ice hockey match

Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘The real hero’ - how a Slovenian physio helped Norway win biathlon mixed relay gold

Winter Olympics: Beat Feuz wins gold from 41-year-old Johan Clarey

Winter Olympics - 'I need quadruple axel' - Hanyu desperate to land record-breaking jump

Winter Olympics 2022 - James Woods crashes out of big air qualifiers after failing to land opening runs