US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin's bid for a third Olympic gold medal fails at the first hurdle as she dramatically slides out of the women's giant slalom.
As defending champion, Shiffrin was among the favourites for the race at the Beijing Games
"Oh my god!"
Chinese Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu, who has captivated China since switching allegiance from the United States in 2019, fluffed her second run but still qualified for the final of the Big Air competition on Monday
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Russian teenage star Kamila Valieva made figure skating history Monday, becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics -- and not content with one, she landed two
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Russian and Canadian women ice hockey players wore medical face masks during their Olympics match, which also started an hour late.
The exact reasons for the delay and the masks was not immediately clear - everyone must wear a mask at all times - except, usually, when competing
Air and power.
@AFP’s Manan Vatsyayana covers the freestyle skiing Big Air qualification run during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing
Su Yiming was a talented film actor as a child but his silver-medal exploits in snowboarding on Monday made him an instant box-office hit at his home #Beijing2022 #WinterOlympics
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