Fun and friendship fuel Norway’s Olympic gold
Norway could set a record for the total number of gold medals won by a country at a single Winter Olympics in Beijing but for...
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Hopes dashed for Cyprus’ only Winter Olympian
Yianno Koumoudjian, Cyprus’ only participant in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, failed to finish the Men’s Slalom on Wednesday morning. The 25-year-old recorded a ‘Did...
Beijing Olympics: Alpine skiing-France’s Noel conquers ‘Ice River’ to win slalom gold
Clement Noel scorched the ‘Ice River’ course in a stunning second run to win the men’s slalom event at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday – France’s first...
Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal
Russian teenager Kamila Valieva dominated the ice on Tuesday night, fighting back tears as she completed a skate that put her at the top of...
Swiss Suter pips Italy’s Goggia to women’s downhill gold in thriller
Switzerland’s Corinne Suter powered to the gold medal in a thrilling women’s downhill race at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday, pipping Italy’s defending champion Sofia...
Ski jumping team format tees up another Olympic thriller for Austria
The team format of the final ski jumping competition of the Beijing Games ended the programme on a high note on Monday, as Austria edged...
‘Closed loop’ Olympians celebrate unusual Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is normally about personally delivered romantic gestures and passionate kisses but Olympians at the “closed-loop” Beijing Games have had to be creative to...
Cyprus’ only Winter Olympics athlete 42nd in giant slalom
Cyprus skier Yianno Kouyoumdjian on Sunday finished in 42nd place out of 89 competitors in the men’s giant slalom at the Beijing Games. Kouyoumdjian, the...
Beijing Olympics: Russian figure skater Valieva cleared to compete in next event
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women’s single in figure skating at the Beijing Olympics after a decision by...
Cross-country skiing-Russians storm to relay gold as Germany snag sensational silver
The Russian Olympic Committee delivered a dominant display to win the 4x5km cross-country relay on Saturday, with Germany fending off the superpowers of the sport...
