Winter Olympics LIVE: Team GB beat Denmark in men’s curling as Kaillie Humphries races in monobob
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Day nine of the Olympic Games is well underway with upto seven medals up for grabs. Eve Muirhead and Team GB would be looking to retain the momentum they gained after a stunning and crucial victory over the USA in the women’s curling round-robin phase, as they face Denmark.
Expectations are high from the men’s team which will face China and then regroup to compete against Denmark in curling. They are currently placed among the top four teams competing to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, another sport made its debut at the Games, as the first two runs in women’s monobob were held, making bobsleigh a gender-balanced discipline with two men’s and two women’s events. All eyes were on Kaillie Humphries who would be looking to win her first medal for Team USA along with Elana Meyers Taylor. Three-time Olympic medallist, Humphries who switched from Canada to US in 2019, did not disappoint, as she finished the race ahead of others.
France’s Alexis Punturault, and his compatriot Mathieu Faivre would be skiing down the slope as the favourites for gold in men’s giant slalom.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - day nine
Great Britain beat Denmark 7-2 in women’s curling to boost hopes of making semi-finals
ROC take gold in men’s cross-country skiing 4x10k relay
Dramatic finish to women’s biathlon pursuit as Roeiseland grabs gold and Trandevold suffers agony
Great Britain beat Denmark 8-2 in men’s curling to advance from round robin phase
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s curling - Great Britain 8-2 Denmark (8th end)
13:59 , Jack Rathborn
That’s a big win, secured, 8-2 over Denmark with the handshakes after eight ends.
Stunning. A commanding performance from Team GB.
Huge momentum now after advancing from the round robin phase in Beijing.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s curling - Great Britain 5-1 Denmark (7th end)
13:41 , Jack Rathborn
A fine play by Denmark with their penultimate stone.
GB’s centre line of stones broken up, Denmark still not happy, they were looking for a perfect play, GB still in control with one stone left each.
What composure, Denmark curl one onto the button, they reduce the deficit, it’s GB up 5-2.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s curling - Great Britain 5-1 Denmark (7th end)
13:37 , Jack Rathborn
Victory looks within reach now for Bruce Mouat’s rink.
Mouat in fine form with a smart play to extend the lead as the sixth end finishes up.
Three more stones in the seventh per team.
GB looked to line up a third red stone on the centre line, it’s just short, a chance for Denmark perhaps.
The guard stone does the job though, Denmark’s stone cannons off it, still two in the house for GB.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s curling - Great Britain 4-0 Denmark (3rd end)
12:44 , Jack Rathborn
It’s a tremendous start for Great Britain in their second match of the day after beating Chinas 7-6.
A sloppy error from Denmark gives GB a gift of two points in the third end.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
12:29 , Jack Rathborn
Shaolin Liu leads the celebrations on the barrier on the track.
Crazy scenes in the Hungary team.
But it’s Shaoang Liu who claims golden glory, what a race!
It’s the first gold medal in an individual event for Hungary, history made.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
12:24 , Jack Rathborn
So, the final is here, this should be thrilling.
A false start only underlines the tension here, it was Ivliev of the ROC.
Liu holds the first corner, Ivliev just behind.
Immense speed from the pair, two laps to go and it’s still those two. Dubois closing.
Sighel flying off the track!
Liu wins it, sensational, Hungary in heaven!
Ivliev is punching the air in delight, that’s silver for the ROC. Canada’s Dubois looks content too, discussing the race with his coach.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
12:20 , Jack Rathborn
It’s a win for Wu in the B final, it’s sixth for the defending champion, presuming there is no trouble in A final.
There could always be drama though, as history tells us.
Team GB reap benefits of pre-Games form with back-to-back wins in women’s curling
11:48 , Jack Rathborn
The Winter Olympics usually guarantees snow and ice - though perhaps not here in Beijing - and curling trending on social media.
However, British skip Eve Muirhead is keeping away from her notifications as British fans fall in love with her sport all over again.
Muirhead’s rink brushed aside Denmark 7-2 to secure their first consecutive win at the Games after Saturday’s victory over previously unbeaten USA, her team trending on social media back home.
“I don’t do social media at the Games and it’s nice to get a break from it to be honest,” said Muirhead, 31.
“I can’t wait to get back on when I’m home and let everyone know how it’s been out here.
Team GB benefit from pre-Games form with back-to-back wins in women’s curling
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
11:34 , Jack Rathborn
Hwang Dae-heon of Korea edged out Dubois on that final corner.
The Canadian surely advances? Drama here.
A penalty for Hwang confirmed.
Wu is out! Azghaliyev nicked it on the line to gain second, Wu must go to the B final. A huge upset.
A final: Liu, Azghaliyev, Ivliev, Dubois, Sighel
B final: Wu, Sitnikov, Nikisha
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
11:31 , Jack Rathborn
A false start in this second semi-final. Shaoang Liu goes here...
Hwang Dae-heon of Korea with the false start.
It’s Dubois, Liu and Wu! Dubois out of a cannon to start there.
Liu wins but it’s carnage on the final corner, Abzal Azhgaliyev gleefully capitalises, he’s into second.
Results under review, of course!
Defending champion Wu looks in big trouble though, Dubois could advance.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
11:28 , Jack Rathborn
Into the semi-finals we go!
Ivliev and Nikisha in the top two, Sighel pushing though.
The Italian up to second, wow, Ivliev wins and Sitnikov stormed home to snatch second it seems.
It’s only the top two who qualify for the final. Ivliev is definitely there. Will it be two ROC skaters?
Sighel has done it, by a matter of millimetres, stunning scenes after that photo finish.
Sitnikov and Nikisha sent into the B final.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
11:13 , Jack Rathborn
Liu of Hungary and Dubois of Canada in an easy top two.
A fall for Pierre-Gilles provided the drama, the Canadian sliding out while in second place.
Some resurfacing and a short break. The semi-finals are set, defending champion Wu Dajing is safely through.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
11:10 , Jack Rathborn
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
11:07 , Jack Rathborn
Into the third quarter and another false start, that pace rom Wu was insane. But this should be scorching too.
The ROC’s Ivliev into an early lead...
Azhgaliyev moved up well into second, but that’s a photo finish for second and third.
Korea’s Daeheon in second, Azhgaliyev pipped into third and Belgium’s Desmet in fourth.
Winter Olympics 2022: men’s 500m short-track speed skating
11:00 , Jack Rathborn
It’s time for the quarter-finals of the men’s short-track speed skating in the 500m.
This should be fun!
It’s Nikisha from Kazakhstan who wins the first quarter-final.
It’s a false start from Kruzberg of Latvia in the second quarter-final.
Wu takes it for China! But Sandor Liu is down in fourth, the Italian Sighel with a late dash to snatch second and Kruzerg is third.
Kamila Valieva doping verdict could send waves around Winter Olympics and beyond
10:01 , Jack Rathborn
Kamila Valieva’s choreographer has insisted she is clean of any doping offence.
Valieva will find out on Monday if she’ll be allowed to compete in the women’s figure skating competition, where she was expected to start hot favourite.
The 15-year old tested positive for banned substance Trimetazidine, a medication for angina on sport’s doping banned list since 2014, at December’s national championships but was cleared to compete by Russia’s anti-doping agency.
Kamila Valieva doping verdict could send waves around Winter Olympics and beyond
Winter Olympics 2022: Women’s biathlon pursuit
09:42 , Jack Rathborn
WOW! Sensational drama here, Marte Olsbu Roeiseland grabs gold for Norway, silver goes to Sweden’s Elvira Oeberg.
The bronze is for Norway’s Tiril Eckhoff, but the drama happened before the finish line as Eckhoff passed compatriot Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold on the final lap.
Trandevold was stunned and heartbroken, she was spent and stumbled to the finish line, passed by many, she is now being attended to by the medics.
Winter Olympics 2022: Great Britain’s Vicky Wright reacts after curling win over Denmark
09:14 , Jack Rathborn
Vicky Wright: “We had a really strong start out there, we were going well going a couple up early on but we always felt in control.
“We had a game plan, we stuck to it, a solid performance by ourselves.
“We take every game as it comes, we’ve just got to keep going one step at a time, we’re not getting too far ahead of ourselves.
“It was good to get two wins back-to-back but tomorrow is another day and we start fresh again.”
Winter Olympics: Cross-country skiing - men’s 4x10k relay
09:10 , Jack Rathborn
The ROC have done it, they land gold! Sergey Ustiugov has a relaxing finish after an uncertain moment with about 5km remaining.
Ustiugov takes a flag from the crowd after finishing off a big win to take gold for the ROC.
It’s silver for Norway, as Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo comes home next, then Maurice Manificat finishes to land bronze for the French.
Cross-country skiing - men’s 4x10k relay
08:45 , Jack Rathborn
There’s drama in the men’s cross-country skiing, France, Norway and Sweden are storming back in the Men’s 4x10km relay.
The gap to the ROC was slashed by 16 seconds between 31 and 32km.
Russian Sergey Ustiugov is still up by around 40 seconds, but suddenly there’s belief, they’re reeling him in.
Women’s curling: Great Britain 7-2 Denmark - 9th end
08:42 , Jack Rathborn
It’s a big win for Great Britain and a third victory in five games.
Crucially they’re up to third now, with the top four advancing to the semi-finals.
Denmark cracked first in that 9th end and they shake after a three-point swing for GB.
Slovakian skier Vlhova out of Alpine combined
08:30 , Namita Singh
Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left ankle tendon. She’ll miss the Alpine combined event in which she would have been a challenger to Mikaela Shiffrin, the favorite in the race.
Mauro Pini, Vlhova’s coach, tells The Associated Press that they didn’t want to risk making things worse by trying for a medal in the combined.
By winning the slalom four days ago, Vlhova became Slovakia’s first Olympic medalist in Alpine skiing.
Pini added that Vlhova also wants to make sure she has time “to go home and share this medal with those closest to her.”
Women’s curling: Great Britain 3-2 Denmark - 8th end
08:13 , Jack Rathborn
It’s an intense game here in the 8th.
One stone left for each team, with Danish skip Madeleine Dupont lining up an angle to take out two of Team GB’s yellow stones.
A timeout for each team has only emphasised the tension here.
Australia hails record Winter Games medal haul after surprise skeleton success
08:10 , Namita Singh
Australia’s Olympic delegation bathed in pride on Sunday as the country hailed a record Winter Games medal haul for their team and an unlikely hero in skeleton racer Jackie Narracott.
Narracott’s surprise silver in women’s skeleton on Saturday pushed Australia to a record fourth medal in Beijing, following gold for freestyle skier Jakara Anthony, snowboarder Scotty James’ silver and bronze for women’s snowboarder Tess Coady.
“It is a fantastic morning,” Australia chef de mission Geoff Lipshut told reporters in Zhangjiakou on Sunday. “It was (an) absolute thrill last night, it was history-making.”
The team’s success in Beijing, however, has been an unexpected delight given the challenges many of the country’s 43 athletes have faced preparing for the Games through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Until recently, Australia’s travel bans, border controls and 14-day quarantine requirement for international arrivals proved hugely disruptive, forcing many Games hopefuls to tear up their training and travel plans.
Teen Slafkovsky leads Slovakia to first Beijing win
07:43 , Namita Singh
Teenager Juraj Slafkovsky helped Slovakia to their first win of the men’s ice hockey tournament with a 5-2 victory over Latvia.
The 17-year-old, widely expected to be one of the top picks in this year’s National Hockey League (NHL) draft, scored his fourth goal of the tournament, accounting for half of Slovakia’s total through the first three games.
“Before the tournament if someone would tell (me) I would score even one or two goals I would laugh but it is actually happening,” said Slafkovsky, who is now the tournament’s leading scorer.
“My line mates are playing really well and maybe they don’t have the points but those little things on the ice they are doing are great.
“For example today when I scored they were both fore-checking and I just got the puck and I shoot.”
Medal race in men's giant slalom in progress
07:32 , Namita Singh
The chase for medal in the men’s giant slalom is underway with Austria’s Raphael Haaser maintaining a provisional lead. He completed the race in 2 minutes 12.39 seconds, closely followed by Team USA Tommy Ford who finished the race .02 seconds behind him.
Freeski slopestyle qualifiers postponed to Monday due to snow
04:59 , Namita Singh
The women’s freeski slopestyle qualifiers at the Beijing Games were postponed to Monday due to weather conditions, organisers said, as heavy snow led to poor visibility. The qualifying session will be rescheduled to 10 am local time on Monday, according to an online notice.
Steady snow had been falling on the course and organisers had earlier delayed the event by two hours on Sunday.
A total of 27 skiers were scheduled to participate in the qualifiers on Sunday, including home favourite Eileen Gu, who picked up the Big Air gold medal on Tuesday.
Valieva's entourage targeted by IOC as Valieva hearing looms
04:43 , Namita Singh
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to investigate the entourage of Kamila Valieva as the teenage Russian figure skater awaits her fate in a doping case at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday.
A Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) hearing is scheduled to take place later on Sunday after the IOC, the International Skating Union (ISU) and WADA appealed against the lifting of the 15-year-old’s provisional suspension by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).
Valieva tested positive for a banned heart drug at her national championships last December but it took more than six weeks for the result to be made public.
Humphries leads after first day of monobob
04:36 , Namita Singh
Kaillie Humphries has a big lead in the first part of the monobob competition at the Beijing Olympics.Humphries is competing for the first time as an American citizen. It’s also the first time monobob, a one-woman bobsled, has been an Olympic event.T
he reigning world monobob champion finished two runs Sunday in 2 minutes, 9.10 seconds, giving her a massive lead of 1.04 seconds over second-place Christine de Bruin of Canada.
De Bruin’s time was 2 minutes and 10.14 seconds.
Laura Nolte of Germany was third in 2 minutes and 10.32 seconds, and three-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. is right in the medal hunt — her time of 2 minutes 10.42 seconds putting her fourth.
Team GB beat China in curling
04:32 , Namita Singh
Team GB secured a narrow win against China in the round sobins session as they beat them 7-6. It is the third win for Team GB, which has so far lost only one match in the game.
Meanwhile, Canada beat world champion Team USA 10-5. Sweden, which is currently topping the chart maintained its record of so far being undefeated in the sport, as they beat Norway 6-4.
ROC won against Italy 10-7.
04:00 , Namita Singh
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