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Great Britain’s Olympic skiers launch emergency appeal after funding cut

Great Britain’s Olympic alpine skiers have issued a cry for help following funding cuts they say could spell an early end to their careers. Beijing 2022 flag-bearer Dave Ryding and Charlie Guest, who in January recorded Britain’s best result for a ...

10 Aug 2022 at 14:20

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Concerns raised over mental well-being of Winter Olympics participant Kamila Valieva

Fears were raised about the health and mental well being of Kamila Valieva as she took to Olympic ice again on Sunday ahead of an expected verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sport over her right to stay at the Games. The 15-year-old went ...

13 Feb 2022 at 18:57

Limerick Sport

Limerick relations ready to cheer for Team GB brothers at Winter Olympic Games in Beijing

JUST six athletes will represent Team Ireland at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing from February 4-20. There is no local representation but there are two brothers on Team GB that will have Limerick family cheering for them. Birmingham ...

30 Jan 2022 at 10:47

Other Sport

Kamila Valieva leads standings as 15-year-old competes amid cloud of controversy

Emerging from a cloud of controversy and recrimination, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva delivered her lowest score of the season but it was still more than enough to lead the women’s figure skating competition after the short programme at the ...

15 Feb 2022 at 16:26

Sport

CAS: Impossible to put timescale on final decision in Kamila Valieva doping case

Kamila Valieva’s figure skating fate could remain unresolved until at least the end of the year after the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced it will hear simultaneous appeals at its head office in Lausanne in September. It is over ...

22 Jun 2023 at 16:26

Sport

Two-time Olympic bobsleigh pilot Mica McNeill announces retirement

Double Olympic bobsleigh pilot Mica McNeill, who defied a funding cut to secure a best-ever British women’s bobsleigh finish of eighth place in Pyeongchang in 2018, has announced her retirement from the sport. McNeill has not returned ...

14 Aug 2023 at 14:29

Sport

On this day in 2010 – Amy Williams claims skeleton gold at Winter Olympics

Amy Williams tamed Canada’s notorious Whistler track on this day in 2010 to claim skeleton gold and become Britain’s first individual Winter Olympic gold medallist in 30 years. On a course where Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili ...

20 Feb 2024 at 06:00

Sport

On this day in 2018: Lizzy Yarnold retains her skeleton title at Winter Olympics

Lizzy Yarnold became Britain’s most successful Winter Olympian on this day in 2018 when she overcame illness to retain her skeleton title in Pyeongchang. Yarnold, from Sevenoaks in Kent, snatched victory on her fourth and final ...

17 Feb 2024 at 06:00

Sport

Winter Olympic athletes face ‘serious barriers to speaking up’ on climate change

Winter Olympic athletes face “serious barriers” to speaking out over the climate challenges facing their sports, a leading ecology expert believes. Research by the Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games revealed ...

29 Jan 2024 at 09:45

Sport

8 unforgettable moments from the Winter Olympics as it celebrates its centenary

Few sporting events can boast such unrelenting drama and consistent controversy as the Winter Olympics, which celebrates its 100th anniversary on Thursday. From fearless bobsleigh pilots to sequined ice queens, cool-headed ...

24 Jan 2024 at 16:28

Sport

USA figure skaters set for Olympic gold after Kamila Valieva disqualification

The United States appear set to be awarded team figure-skating gold from the 2022 Winter Games after the results achieved by Russian skater Kamila Valieva were officially disqualified. Valieva, who tested positive for the ...

30 Jan 2024 at 08:27

Sport

USA figure skaters awarded Olympic gold after Kamila Valieva disqualification

The United States will finally be awarded the team figure-skating Olympic gold for 2022 after the disqualification of Russian athlete Kamila Valieva for a doping offence. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ...

30 Jan 2024 at 15:02

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