DAVE RYDING is the undisputed ‘GOAT of the North’ and should serve as an inspiration to the next generation of burgeoning British snowsport talent, Reckon’s former Olympic snowboard star Aimee Fuller. Fuller, who represented Team GB at Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018, was speaking at Ryding’s local Ski Slope in Pendle on Wednesday morning to … Read more
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s reported use of a heart medication that’s banned by doping regulators puts her among a small group of top-flight athletes who’ve faced similar allegations in recent years. Last week, Valieva became the first woman to land a quadruple jump in Olympic competition, which helped propel the Russian Olympic Committee team … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — Jamie Anderson and Julia Marino had their bubbles burst before qualifying began for women’s snowboard big air. Behind the scenes, these pandemic Olympics haven’t been what they hoped. “Just like a little bit tapped out,” Anderson said. “I’m excited to go home.” Anderson wiped out on her first two jumps in qualifying … Read more
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Trying for three gold medals in one Olympics is a hectic business. So it was no surprise that Eileen Gu was a skier in a hurry Monday. China’s burgeoning freestyle superstar munched on a fried leek dumpling while she awaited her score in the slopestyle contest. It came up. She had … Read more
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, has made her final bid to avoid becoming the youngest banned Olympian in history Kamila at a training session in February 2022 ( Image: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images) Child skating star Kamila Valieva was yesterday making a last bid to avoid becoming the youngest athlete banned from an … Read more
As monobob made its Olympic debut on the Yanqing National Sliding Centre‘s notoriously serpentine Xiaohaituo Bobsled and Luge Track — often referred to as “The Dragon” — it quickly became clear: Precision is key. During Heat 1, pilot after pilot pinballed from side to side, runners rode up the wall, and finish times bled precious … Read more
Kirsty Muir’s second shot at claiming an Olympic medal has been put on hold after heavy snow-fall caused the postponement of women’s ski-slopestyle qualifying at Genting Snow Park. With no improvement forecast, officials took the decision to re-schedule the event for Monday morning, with the equivalent men’s competition pushed back to the following day. The … Read more
Kirsty Muir’s second shot at claiming an Olympic medal has been put on hold after heavy snow-fall caused the postponement of women’s ski-slopestyle qualifying at Genting Snow Park. With no improvement forecast, officials took the decision to re-schedule the event for Monday morning, with the equivalent men’s competition pushed back to the following day. The … Read more
BEIJING — For ski racers as talented and successful as Mikaela Shiffrin and Sofia Goggia, the first of three scheduled downhill training runs would not be a significant event under normal circumstances, even at an Olympics. Their trips Saturday though fog and the occasional flittering snowflakes were vital, though. For Shiffrin, because she still isn’t … Read more
Two veteran US snowboarders brought home the first-ever gold in mixed team snowboard cross in the event’s Olympic debut Saturday in Beijing. The win gave Nick Baumgartner, 40, his first medal in four Olympic appearances and Lindsey Jacobellis, 36, her second gold in Beijing. Jacobellis swept the women’s snowboardcross event Wednesday, breaking Team USA’s gold … Read more