Team GB 'not panicking yet' about medal drought, ice scandal hits the rink - Beijing diary

DON’T PANIC, SAYS UK SPORT BOSS British medal hopes have struggled so far — both Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds plus Charlotte Bankes were world champions in their events and yet didn't trouble the podium. Ad/> In addition both freeskier James Woods and snowboarder Katie Ormerod, proven World Cup winners, struggled in their first events. Kirsty Muir's fifth place in the skiing Big Air is certainly the highlight for the 50-strong team to date.

Beijing 2022Sweet redemption for Jacobellis as world gets ready for Chen v Hanyu II – Best of BeijingAN HOUR AGO However, UK Sport chief executive Katherine Grainger insists there is no need to worry — this isn't Albertville 1992, the last time Great Britain failed to make a Winter Olympic podium. And while the five medals won in PyeongChang and Sochi appear a stretch, Grainger is still confident. “We’re only day five," she said.

«I was out in PyeongChang and it was day seven before we saw a medal, so we’re not panicking yet. “There’s plenty more to come. I do think we’ll see some great results coming.

We’ve got a range of hopes across snow and ice over the two weeks.» Sweet redemption for Jacobellis as world gets ready for Chen v Hanyu II – Best of Beijing Don’t panic! Team GB could still achieve record Winter Olympic medal haul 'Biggest scandal in our sport' — Swedish star says ice controversy 'as bad as doping' CELEBRATING NEW LEIF IN BEIJING Witnessing the birth of your first child on Zoom isn’t what most sports psychologists would recommend as perfect preparation for an Olympic race. USA biathlete Leif Nordgren joined his wife, NBC5 meteorologist Caitlin Napoleoni, on Zoom as she gave birth to their daughter shortly before the individual 20km race in Beijing. «That was really