Winter Olympics: British teenager Kirsty Muir qualifies for ski big air final
Teenager Kirsty Muir qualified for the Winter Olympics ski big air final — but fellow Team GB athlete Katie Summerhayes narrowly missed out.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - The Russian Olympic Committee have won the figure skating team event
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.
Jakara Anthony’s Winter Olympics moguls gold another step in Australia‘s rise in skiing, but it was years in the making
Australia may be known for its unending beaches and scorching outback but there’s a growing case for the nation to be considered a powerhouse of competitive skiing.
Climate change is a threat to winter sports, skier Schumacher says
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Rising temperatures around the world pose a threat to winter sports, American cross-country skier Gus Schumacher said, and the Beijing Games has come under the spotlight for staging competitions solely on man-made snow.
Winter Olympics 2022 - 'Amazing' - Mikaela Shiffrin praises course but laments 'really frustrating mistake' in GS
Defending giant slalom Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out during the first run on Monday, and she told Eurosport that while she was disappointed, she was proud of her performance. The 26-year-old was aiming to collect a third Olympic gold after successes in the slalom in Sochi in 2014 and the giant slalom at the PyeongChang 2018 Games. Ad/> However, Shiffrin – seventh out – crashed on the left-turn fifth gate.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out of giant slalom, Sara Hector leads after first run
Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin has crashed out of the giant slalom on her first run on the dry snow on the Ice River course and has been disqualified from the event. Shiffrin won the slalom at the 2014 Olympics before taking another gold in the giant slalom four years later in Pyeongchang. Ad/> The American, who is currently top of the overall World Cup standings, was bidding to win gold again in the giant slalom but she was unable to complete her first run.
Australian curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt end Winter Olympics on a high with ‘upset of the tournament’
Hours after announcing they were leaving the Winter Olympics early due to Tahli Gill’s positive COVID-19 test, Australia’s mixed doubles curlers shocked the defending champions.
Winter Olympics: Team GB curling pair set up Norway semi-final with USA win
Great Britain's curling mixed doubles pair beat the USA 8-4 in their final group match as they warmed up for their Winter Olympics semi-final.