Golden Gu, Norse gods, Super Schulting, Canada's 'Captain Clutch' - The sporting icons who defined Beijing 2022

As the curtain draws on another eventful Winter Olympic Games, there have been no shortage of medal records falling with the biggest stars achieving some amazing feats. Beijing has seen both established athletes reasserting their dominance in their chosen field as well as new heroes born and etching their names into the history books.

Ad/> These are some of the icons that have defined this edition of the Winter Games. Beijing 2022Curling saved Team GB’s blushes, but UK Sport must decide whether to stick or twist2 HOURS AGO Eileen Gu With the weight of an entire nation on her 18-year-old shoulders, Gu was dubbed the face of Beijing 2022 before the Games even began.

Born and raised in the USA, all eyes were on Gu following her contentious switch to represent the nation of her mother in 2019 and amid some criticism over her decision, much was expected of Gu in her three freestyle skiing disciplines. If the teenager was feeling the pressure to perform, she certainly didn’t show it.

Claiming golds in the big air and freeski halfpipe competitions and silver in the slopestyle, Gu became the youngest athlete to win freestyle skiing gold and the first freeski athlete to win three medals at single Games. Johannes Thingnes Boe The Norway team as a whole have enjoyed a fruitful Games, comfortably leading the medal table with 37 gongs, 16 of which have been gold – a new record for any country at a Winter Olympics.

An incredible four of those golds have been secured by one man, biathlon legend Johannes Thingnes Boe who topped the podium in the 10km sprint, the 15km mass start, the 4x7.5km relay and the mixed relay. He also picked up bronze in the 20km individual for good measure, which put him joint top for medals won buy any single