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Controversial figure skater Kamila Valieva set for return in Russian-only event

Thirty-seven days after her dramatic fall from grace at the Winter Olympics, Kamila Valieva will return to competition in Saransk this weekend with no apparent conclusion to the doping case that blighted the Beijing Games in sight. The 15-year-old ...

22 Mar 2022 at 13:25

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James Whitley ‘extremely happy’ with sixth-placed finish in giant slalom event

Skier James Whitley was delighted with a sixth-placed finish in the men’s standing giant slalom that secured the best result of his Winter Paralympic career. Whitley, in his third Games, stormed up the leaderboard on his second run in Beijing. ...

10 Mar 2022 at 13:55

‘Cool Runnings’ soldier who wowed Queen hopes Olympics story inspires others

A British soldier who skippered the 2022 Jamaican Olympic bobsleigh team following an unorthodox training regime which amused royalty said he wants their experience of overcoming adversity to inspire others. Lance Corporal Shanwayne Stephens ...

26 Feb 2022 at 03:55

Anne congratulates Team GB athletes on ‘making country proud’ at Beijing games

The Princess Royal has congratulated Team GB’s athletes following the end of the Beijing Olympics. Anne, who is president of the British Olympic Association, said those returning from the winter games should be “proud of your collective ...

21 Feb 2022 at 13:25

Sport

Curlers keep GB gold run going but team falls short of 2022 Winter medals target

Curling saved an otherwise disappointing Winter Olympics for Great Britain as Eve Muirhead and Bruce Mouat led their rinks to gold and silver medals respectively. Those were the only British medals in Beijing, a step back from ...

21 Feb 2022 at 13:25

Sport

Katherine Grainger: Accessibility and medal potential are key to Winters funding

The accessibility of individual sports as well as medal potential will determine funding ahead of the next Winter Olympics, UK Sport chair Dame Katherine Grainger said on Monday. Reflecting on a Beijing Games that brought ...

21 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Sport

British curling boss Nigel Holl hopes to grow sport after Olympic medals

British curling boss Nigel Holl hopes Winter Olympic Games success will launch a revolution in the sport and provide more golden days like the one enjoyed in Beijing. Eve Muirhead’s team added to the men’s silver won by ...

21 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Triumphant Olympic curling teams land in Edinburgh

Team GB’s only Olympic medallists received a hero’s welcome after they arrived home to Scotland on Tuesday. Winter Olympic champion Eve Muirhead and her gold medal-winning teammates arrived back in the capital just ...

23 Feb 2022 at 00:25

Sport

Vicky Wright will return to NHS frontlines as an Olympic curling medallist

Vicky Wright will return to work on the NHS frontline next week with an Olympic medal hanging around her neck after playing an integral role in Great Britain’s surge to the women’s curling final in Beijing. The ...

19 Feb 2022 at 08:55

Sport

Great Britain in medal contention at the halfway mark of the four-man bobsleigh

Brad Hall has steered his four-man Great Britain bobsleigh team within 0.31 seconds of an Olympic medal after the first two runs of the competition at Yanqing Sliding Centre. Hall, Greg Cackett, Nick Gleeson ...

19 Feb 2022 at 07:25

Sport

Silver for Great Britain as Sweden edge tense extra end in men’s curling final

Great Britain had to settle for a silver medal after losing their Olympic men’s curling final 5-4 to Sweden in an extra end at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing. Forced to try an ambitious effort to ...

19 Feb 2022 at 11:25

Sport

Eve Muirhead’s curling team out to give GB golden finish to Winter Olympics

Eve Muirhead has been tasked with claiming Great Britain’s first and only gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics as her team prepare to take on Japan in the women’s curling final on Sunday. Muirhead ...

19 Feb 2022 at 13:55

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