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Skier Arif Khan Leads Out Indian Contingent At Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

Skier Arif Khan led a small four-strong Indian contingent during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing on Friday amid a diplomatic boycott of the event by the country. The 31-year-old Arif will be the lone Indian competitor at the Games, having qualified in Slalom and Giant Slalom events. India sent a six-member contingent to the Games including a coach, a technician and a team manager. Arif is the first Indian to secure qualification in two events of the same edition of the Games and his competitions are slated for February 13 and 16.

Beijing Winter Olympics: Norway's Therese Johaug Wins First Gold Of Beijing Winter Olympics

Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as sport moved centre stage after a troubled build-up dominated by coronavirus and rights concerns. Johaug was a comfortable winner of the women's 7.5-plus-7.5-kilometre skiathlon in what is expected to be the first of many cross-country skiing medals for Norway at these Games.

Norway’s Therese Johaug wins first gold medal of 2022 Winter Olympics in 15km skiathlon

The first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics was claimed by Norway’s Therese Johaug in the women’s 15-kilometre skiathlon on Saturday.

Winter Olympics: Shaun White announces retirement from snowboarding after competing at Beijing 2022

Snowboarding legend Shaun White has confirmed that he will retire from the sport immediately after Beijing 2022, after already saying that this would be his final Winter Olympics. The three-time gold medallist revealed the news as he prepares for what will be his fifth Olympics in an illustrious career for Team USA. Ad/> «It will be my last competition, which is pretty special,» he told Olympics.com and the assembled media in Zhangjiakou on Saturday.

Winter Olympics Beijing 2022 - 'Did she take a hit?' - Official collides with player in clumsy ice hockey incident

In a freak moment, a linesperson was seen face down on the ice after smashing into a Canadian substitute entering the rink during an ice hockey match at Beijing 2022 on Saturday. Canada secured back-to-back double figure hauls in group A, following up their 12-1 victory over Switzerland with an 11-1 win against Finland.

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Skier Arif Khan Leads Out Indian Contingent At Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

Beijing Winter Olympics: Norway's Therese Johaug Wins First Gold Of Beijing Winter Olympics

Norway’s Therese Johaug wins first gold medal of 2022 Winter Olympics in 15km skiathlon

Winter Olympics: Shaun White announces retirement from snowboarding after competing at Beijing 2022

Winter Olympics Beijing 2022 - 'Did she take a hit?' - Official collides with player in clumsy ice hockey incident

Claudia Pechstein becomes oldest female Winter Olympian at age 49

Winter Olympics: Therese Johaug wins first gold of Beijing Games in 15km skiathlon

First medals up for grabs at the Beijing Winter Olympics