Valieva, 15, facing Olympic expulsion after positive test confirmed

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Beijing Winter Olympics 11/02/22 7:30am

Valieva, 15, facing Olympic expulsion after positive test confirmed

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva faces being thrown out of the Winter Olympics after it was confirmed she tested positive for a banned substance.

Rainbow Laces 11/02/22 6:00am

Disco rock and role models – GB ice dance duo set to deliver sass

Team GB skaters Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear discuss their Winter Olympics dreams, dancing to Kiss and The Lion King, and LGBTQ+ visibility.

Winter Olympics 10/02/22 6:25am

Russian skating star Valieva trains amid reports of failed drug test

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has trained as usual at the Beijing Olympics – amid reports the 15-year-old has tested positive for a banned substance.

Beijing Winter Olympics 03/02/22 6:00am

Lindsey Vonn: Hiding depression, facing demons and inspiring young girls

Lindsey Vonn talks about hiding depression from family, sexism for female elite athletes, and inspiring young girls.

Beijing Winter Olympics 02/02/22 1:51pm

Winter Olympics LIVE: GB women thrash Sweden in curling

Latest news and updates from day six of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, where GB’s women’s and men’s curling teams are beginning their campaigns.

Winter Olympics 01/02/22 12:30pm

Williams: Team GB skeleton medal streak could end in Beijing

Former Olympic skeleton champion Amy Williams has warned Britain’s dominance of the event may not continue at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.

Winter Olympics 01/02/22 12:15pm

Inside Team GB’s skeleton medal factory

James Cole was given a crash course in skeleton by Olympic champion Amy Williams – a sport which has seen Great Britain win medals in every Winter Olympics since 2002.

Rainbow Laces 01/02/22 6:00am

Stone-cold skills – Mouat eyes GB curling medal after stress slid away

Bruce Mouat is one of Team GB’s biggest Beijing medal hopes – he talks to Sky Sports about curling camaraderie, and coming out.

Winter Olympics 28/01/22 11:05am

The truth behind Beijing’s artificial snow

Behind the beauty of Beijing’s Olympic slopes, the artificial snow that decorates them is a threat to the future of the Games and the planet, writes David Garrido.

Winter Olympics 27/01/22 11:49am

Jamaica’s bobsleigh team heading to Winter Olympics

Jamaica’s four-man bobsleigh team of Ashley Watson, Matthew Wekpe, Nimroy Turgott, and Shanwayne Stephens will represent the country in the event for the first time in 24 years at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics 27/01/22 2:06pm

Ryding: I’m in the best shape of my life

Fresh off the back of a World Cup gold medal, British Skier Dave Ryding says he’s in some of the ‘best shape of his life’ ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Winter Olympics 24/01/22 12:57pm

Team GB confirm 50-athlete squad for Beijing

Great Britain will take a squad of 50 athletes to the Winter Olympics in Beijing after speed-skater Ellia Smeding was confirmed as the final member of the team.

Other Sports 22/01/22 4:21pm

Ryding ends Britain’s 55-year wait for skiing World Cup champion

Dave Ryding won the Kitzbuehel men’s slalom on Saturday in a remarkable first for a British skier in the 55-year-history of the Alpine World Cup.

Winter Olympics 20/01/22 5:08pm

Rutherford misses out on Beijing bobsleigh selection

Former Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford’s hopes of competing at the winter Games are over after he failed to make Britain’s bobsleigh squad for Beijing.

Winter Olympics 04/01/22 7:38am

Who will emulate Yarnold’s Winter heroics?

Lizzy Yarnold tips Marcus Wyatt and Kirsty Muir among Team GB’s stars and warns: ‘Be aware’ of political issues.

Olympics 31/12/21 6:30am

Coe: Diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games is ‘meaningless’

Sebastian Coe says he takes human rights “very seriously” but thinks Britain’s diplomatic boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics is “meaningless”.

Olympics 23/12/21 5:28pm

Muirhead to lead Team GB’s female curlers at fourth Games

Eve Muirhead is confirmed as the skipper of Team GB’s female curling team at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Ice Hockey 22/12/21 4:10pm

NHL will not send players to Winter Olympics

The National Hockey League has confirmed it will not send its players to the Beijing Winter Olympics due to concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Olympics 20/12/21 4:15pm

Olympic luge athlete AJ Rosen dies of cancer aged 37

Former British Olympic luge athlete AJ Rosen has died of cancer at the age of 37.

Olympics 14/12/21 5:53pm

Team GB athletes urged to get booster ahead of Winter Olympics

Team GB chiefs are urging athletes to get booster shots ahead of February’s Beijing Winter Olympics to avoid a potential 21-day quarantine in the Chinese capital.

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