Winter Olympics: American triple Olympic champion White set to retire
Triple Olympic snowboarding champion Shaun White says he will retire from the sport after the Winter Olympics.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Maliszewska set to compete in 500m short track after being ruled out due to positive Covid test
Polish short track skater Natalia Maliszewska has been unexpectedly released from Covid isolation hours before her qualifying race in a dramatic twist of events. Maliszewska tested positive for the virus on Sunday 30 January, and had originally been ruled out of the 500m short track qualifying event by the Polish Olympic Committee (POC).
Winter Olympics 2022 - Terese Johaug storms to gold in women's 15km skiathlon with 30 second lead
Therese Johaug stormed to gold in the women's 15km skiathlon to become the first gold medallist of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Norwegian's long wait for an Olympic individual gold is over after an incredible breakaway in the freestyle portion of the race, where she quickly pulled away from all of her rivals.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds comfortably beat Czech Republic to secure fourth win in curling
Great Britain have recorded their fourth victory of the mixed doubles round robin in the curling, comfortably beating Czech Republic 8-3. Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat's fine win over Tomas Paul and Zuzana Paulova mean the pair now sit third in the round robin standings. Ad/> They next take on Italy, who are currently unbeaten at Beijing 2022, starting at 12:05 GMT.
Winter Olympics 2022 - 'Robbed' - Kjetil Jansrud hits out after 'first major scandal of Olympics' in skiing
Alpine skier Kjetil Jansrud hit out at the FIS race director after Friday's downhill training in Beijing was cancelled due to strong winds, saying he felt «robbed» by the decision. Mathias Mayer, Christof Innerhofer and gold medal favourite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde all completed their final training run of the men's alpine downhill on Saturday before it was called off by Markus Waldner due to the conditions. Ad/> The trio complained at the finish line about the weather conditions before the jury cancelled the session «in the interest of safety».
Winter Olympics: Team GB curling pair set up enticing Italy match with another win
Team GB mixed doubles curling pair Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat set up an enticing encounter with leaders Italy after defeating the Czech Republic 8-3.
How is Beijing hosting the Winter Olympics with no snow?
This year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing will see 91 countries compete in sports across the snow and ice - the vast majority of which will be made artificially.
Today at the Winter Olympics: Katie Ormerod’s comeback and more curling action
After a colourful if understated opening ceremony, the Winter Olympics kicked off in earnest on Saturday with the first full day of action in the Chinese capital.