More losers than winners as Kamila Valieva’s Winter Olympics ends in tears Anna Shcherbakova took gold after 15-year-old Valieva finally wilted under the pressure of being the story of the Games The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022
Team GB eyeing own golden moment inspired by Winter Olympic heroics of old Great Britain haven’t won Olympic gold in curling since 2002 The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022
Today at the Winter Olympics: GB guarantee a medal as Kamila Valieva falls short Team GB have been guaranteed at least a silver medal in the men’s curling. The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022
Perthshire curler Eve Muirhead guides Team GB into semi-final at Winter Olympics in Beijing The Perthshire skip and her team now face Sweden on Friday for a place in the final Daily Record · Feb 17, 2022
Kamila Valieva deserves sympathy, not scorn after a disastrous end to her Olympics The adults in the room failed. USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 17, 2022
Scottish ice dancer Lewis Gibson relishing reputation as part of modern day Torvill and Dean in Beijing Gibson, from Prestwick, and partner Lilah Fear scored a top ten on their Winter Olympic debut, competing 34 years to the day since 26 million Brits tuned in to watch Jayne and Chris score a string of perfect sixes with their iconic Bolero routine in Sarajevo Daily Record · Feb 17, 2022
Scottish skiing sensation Muir reveals the secret soundtrack that fired her to Winter Olympic success Muir, 17, will be back to school next week but admits she's learned some big lessons after coming fifth and eighth on her Winter Olympic debut Daily Record · Feb 17, 2022
Team GB curler Bruce Mouat reveals the mental struggles he's now using to fuel pursuit of Olympic gold Defeat in the bronze medal match of the mixed curling with partner Jennifer Dodds left Mouat struggling to sleep - but the Edinburgh ace is now back with a bang Daily Record · Feb 17, 2022
Elise Christie opens up on bold plan to come out of speed skating retirement - and why she can do it without financial backing The three-time short track speed skating world champion announced her retirement in December but will now sell her UK home and relocate to train abroad to pursue a place at the Games in Milan-Cortina Daily Record · Feb 17, 2022
Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022
Tearful Kamila Valieva misses medal as Russian teen finishes fourth amid drugs scandal Kamila Valieva, 15, was not able to add a second Olympic gold to her haul as she fell three times during her dance in the individual competition at the Winter Olympics Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2022
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva finishes 4th at Olympics after falling multiple times Russia's Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova won gold and silver, respectively, and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto took the bronze. Axios · Feb 17, 2022
Once again, Mikaela Shiffrin doesn't finish, calls herself a 'joke' BEIJING — The final obstacle between Mikaela Shiffrin and a medal was the plunging slalom course called the Ice River. Los Angeles Times · Feb 17, 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin Can’t Explain the Reason For ‘Fantastically Failed’ Olympics The U.S. alpine skiing star will leave Beijing without an individual medal. While she’s been incredibly candid, she can’t find an explanation for her struggles. Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Feb 17, 2022 Helene Elliott: Canada defeats U.S. for women's hockey gold medal BEIJING — Lifting an already remarkable rivalry to an even higher level of skill and emotion, Canada's women's hockey team used its powerful offense to earn a gold-medal victory over its U.S. counterpart.
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 Mikaela Shiffrin feels ‘like a joke’ after third failure to finish at Winter Olympics The American was targeting five medals at the Games but has just one chance remaining to get on the podium
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The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: Gisin gold, Smith’s F-bomb Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin retains her combined skiing title as compatriot Fanny Smith is denied by video review in ski cross
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 Gu talks about goal at Olympics and beyond: 'Glad you asked' Another Olympic gold medal is hers for the taking
Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2022 ‘We’ve Got to Fix It’: Team USA CEO Sarah Hirshland Questions Integrity of Olympics After Valieva Dispute The USOPC executive says the decision to allow the 15-year-old skater to continue competing in Beijing is a threat to the entire system.
ABC News · Feb 17, 2022 Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out of alpine skiing events for third time at Beijing Winter Olympic Games One of the biggest names at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin, is left to lament a frustrating Games that ends as it began — with a "mind-boggling" crash in the slalom section of the women's Alpine combined.
Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022 Editorial: Sha’Carri Richardson, we feel you Our hometown track star, Sha’Carri Richardson, is speaking an important truth loudly, and we don’t blame her.
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Thursday, Feb. 17 Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Thursday, Feb. 17
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 Canada clinch ‘redemption’ and ice hockey gold after ‘Captain Clutch’ heroics Marie-Philip Poulin, 30, captained her team to victory over the USA to seal glory in Beijing