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Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva makes history in the short programme to send ROC top of team event

Kamila Valieva, arguably the finest skater in the history of figureskating, topped the women's single skating short programme rankings with a superb performance in the team event. The 15-year-old executed her elements perfectly, showcasing her phenomenal technique, and raced into the lead with an overall score of 90.18. Ad/> Japan's Wakaba Higuchi came second, producing a big score of 74.73 which saw her pick up nine points for her nation.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claims New Zealand's first ever gold in a dramatic slopestyle final

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won gold in the women’s slopestyle final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after an unbelievable final run propelled her to the top of the leaderboard. The two-time world champion, representing New Zealand, recorded a best score of 92.88 on her third run, overtaking second place Julia Marino on 87.68. Ad/> Australia’s Tess Coady claimed bronze with a score of 84.15 on her third run.

Winter Olympics day two: New Zealand win first-ever gold; men’s downhill – live!

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Winter Olympics: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins gold in women's slopestyle final

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was jumped on by the women she beat after a sensational slopestyle run saw her win New Zealand's first Winter Olympics gold.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva makes history in the short programme to send Russia top of team event

Kamila Valieva, arguably the finest skater in the history of figureskating, topped the women's single skating short programme rankings with a superb performance in the team event. The 15-year-old executed her elements perfectly, showcasing her phenomenal technique, and raced into the lead with a score of 90.18. Ad/> Japan's Wakaba Higuchi came second, producing a big score of 74.73 which saw her pick up nine points for her nation.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Downhill delayed due to high winds, race now set to start at later time of 04:00 GMT

The downhill at the Winter Olympics has been moved back by an hour owing to high winds. The event was due to start at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre at 03:00 but has now been moved to 04:00. The USA’s Bryce Bennett will be first out of the gate with Mattias Mayer, Beat Feuz, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Dominik Paris and Marco Odermatt also in action.

Winter Olympics: Team GB mixed doubles curlers edge closer to semi-finals with China win

Team GB's curling mixed doubles pair took an important step towards the semi-finals at the Winter Olympics after holding their nerve to overcome China 6-5 in a nail-biting contest.

Australia's Winter Olympics curlers to leave China prematurely after Tahli Gill tests positive to COVID-19

Australia's curlers will fly home to Australia on Sunday, cutting short their maiden Winter Olympics campaign after Tahli Gill tested positive to COVID-19.

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Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva makes history in the short programme to send ROC top of team event

Winter Olympics 2022 - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claims New Zealand's first ever gold in a dramatic slopestyle final

Winter Olympics day two: New Zealand win first-ever gold; men’s downhill – live!

Winter Olympics: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins gold in women's slopestyle final

Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva makes history in the short programme to send Russia top of team event

Winter Olympics 2022 - Downhill delayed due to high winds, race now set to start at later time of 04:00 GMT

Winter Olympics: Team GB mixed doubles curlers edge closer to semi-finals with China win

Australia's Winter Olympics curlers to leave China prematurely after Tahli Gill tests positive to COVID-19