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Ursa Bogataj took the gold medal in the women's ski jumping individual normal hill event in a pulsating contest at the Zhangjiakou mountain resort. Katharina Althaus put herself in a commanding position after jumping 105.5 metres and gaining 121.1 points to initially take first place after the first round.
Pechstein became the oldest female Winter Olympian when she raced in the 3,000 meters speed skating at the Beijing Games on Saturday. Already the first woman to win five consecutive medals at the Winter Games, the 49-year-old Pechstein carried Germany's flag at Friday's opening ceremony, but came 20th and last in her event. Although she finished more than 20 seconds behind Dutch gold medallist Irene Schouten who also took her Olympic record Pechstein raised her arms and looked relieved as she crossed the finishing line.
Slovenia's first-ever gold medal in the sport. Bogataj trailed Germany's Katharina Althaus after her first attempt but nailed a jump of 100 meters with her second try to finish on 239.0 points.
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Farrell Treacy says he went for the line a lap early in his 1,000m heat on a day of heartbreak for British short-track speed skaters at Beijing 2022.
BEIJING : Claudia Pechstein became the oldest female Winter Olympian when she raced in the 3,000 metres speed skating at the Beijing Games on Saturday.
Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe brought his team back form the dead as they claimed victory in a thrilling sprint finish to win the gold medal in Saturday's 4x6km mixed relay. France took silver, nine-tenths of a second behind the Norwegians, with the Russian Olympic Committee team winning bronze, a further six-tenths of a second off the pace.
Concerns around press freedom in China have been raised on the first day of the Winter Olympics after an international journalist was manhandled by a security guard while attempting to speak on camera.