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Team GB teenager Kirsty Muir qualifies for second final at Winter Olympics

Seventeen-year-old Kirsty Muir cruised through to her second Winter Olympic final after finishing sixth in ski slopestyle qualifying at Genting Snow Park. Muir once again rose to the occasion by delivering the fourth-best score of 70.11 on her first ...

14 Feb 2022 at 11:25

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Great Britain men’s curlers make sure of a medal with win over United States

Great Britain’s men’s curlers are guaranteed a medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics after winning their semi-final against the United States. Bruce Mouat’s team held their nerve to beat the Americans 8-4 and book their place in Saturday’s Olympic ...

17 Feb 2022 at 16:25

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All about Eve – how Muirhead completed journey from junior glory to Olympic gold

Eve Muirhead was eight years old when her father Gordon served as alternate on the Scotland team that swept to the world men’s curling title in Moncton, Canada in 1999. Born into such a renowned curling family – her brother Thomas would win a ...

20 Feb 2022 at 10:25

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Fourth time’s the charm – Eve Muirhead claims Beijing gold to live Olympic dream

Eve Muirhead claimed the Olympic title at the fourth time of asking after steering Great Britain to an emphatic 10-3 win over Japan in Beijing. Here the PA news agency takes a look back at how Muirhead has fared across her four campaigns on ...

20 Feb 2022 at 09:55

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Bruce Mouat chosen to be Great Britain’s closing ceremony flagbearer

Men’s curling silver medallist Bruce Mouat has been chosen to be Great Britain’s flagbearer in the Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony. Great Britain men’s team skip Mouat won silver on Saturday along with Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie,...

20 Feb 2022 at 08:25

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Peng Shuai calls global concern after abuse allegation a ‘huge misunderstanding’

Peng Shuai has described reports she accused a high-ranking Chinese official of sexual assault as a “huge misunderstanding” as she repeated her denial the alleged incident ever took place. The former doubles world number one said in a ...

07 Feb 2022 at 05:25

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Australia mixed curling team granted reprieve despite positive Covid test

Australia’s mixed curling team have been granted a reprieve and will be allowed to complete the round-robin phase of the competition after a U-turn by the Chinese authorities. The Australian Olympic Committee announced earlier on ...

06 Feb 2022 at 08:25

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Australian curler withdraws from Beijing Olympics with positive Covid test

Australian curler Tahli Gill has become the first athlete to fail an in-competition coronavirus test and be forced to withdraw from the Beijing Olympics. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) confirmed Gill returned a series of ...

06 Feb 2022 at 05:25

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Today at the Winter Olympics: Teenage star Kamila Valieva shines with rare feat

With the men’s downhill postponed due to high winds the Winter Olympics had to look elsewhere for headlines on Sunday. Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva raised a hand as she lit up the Capital Indoor Arena, ...

06 Feb 2022 at 16:55

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Harrogate-born Axel Brown out to ink Trinidad and Tobago into bobsleigh history

Featuring a pilot from the genteel spa town of Harrogate and a brake-man who had never been in a bobsleigh until last Wednesday, Trinidad and Tobago are intent on giving the boys from ‘Cool Runnings’ a run for their money. If ...

07 Feb 2022 at 13:25

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Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat set for bronze medal play-off after losing semi

Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat must settle for a bronze medal play-off after losing their Olympic mixed curling semi-final to Norway at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing. The British pair led for more than half the ...

07 Feb 2022 at 14:56

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The key questions about figure skater Kamila Valieva after failed drug test

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is facing an uncertain future at the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for a banned heart medication. Here, the PA news agency looks at the issues and ...

11 Feb 2022 at 08:25

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