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Kamila Valieva was just 15 when she failed a dope test shortly before the Games in Beijing

Updated USA awarded 2022 figure-skating gold after Valieva ban

The United States will finally be awarded the team figure-skating Olympic gold for 2022 after the disqualification of Russian athlete Kamila Valieva for a doping offence.

Olympics • 30 Jan 24

Anastasiia Laletina in action in Beijing

Ukrainian Paralympian pulls out after father captured

Ukrainian biathlete Anastasiia Laletina pulled out of the middle distance sitting event at the Beijing Winter Paralympics yesterday after her father was captured by Russian forces.

Anastasiia Laletina • 09 Mar 22

The IOC have called for a ban on all Russian and Belarusian athletes

IOC recommend ban for Russian and Belarusian athletes

The International Olympic Committee's executive board has recommended that international sports federations ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from competing in events.

Paralympics • 28 Feb 22

"It hasn't really sunk in yet, but I know that going out to the Bird's Nest, there will be a lot of emotions"

Beijing 2022: Maloney Westgaard named as flag-bearer

Cross-country skiier Thomas Maloney Westgaard has been named as the flagbearer for Team Ireland in the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Olympics • 20 Feb 22

Maloney Westgaard achieved a first ever top 30 in a skate race

Beijing 2022: Maloney Westgaard 29th in 50k mass start

Closing out the Team Ireland action in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Thomas Maloney Westgaard finished 29th in the cross-country skiing 50km mass start free.

Olympics • 19 Feb 22

Eileen Gu competed on the US team until 2019

Beijing 2022: Gu grabs another gold

China's 'Snow Princess' Eileen Gu sealed her second gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the women's freestyle halfpipe in Zhangjiakou.

Olympics • 18 Feb 22

Beijing 2022: Tearful Valieva falls out of contention

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva surprised the figure skating world by stumbling into fourth place in the women's single event on Thursday, ensuring the Olympic medal ceremony could go ahead at the Beijing Games.

Olympics • 17 Feb 22

Juraj Slafkovsky celebrates opening the scoring for Slovakia

Beijing 2022: US slip up against Slovakia

he United States suffered a shock 3-2 shootout loss to Slovakia in the quarter-finals of the men's ice hockey tournament at the Beijing Games as their opponents set up a chance to claim the country's first ever Olympic medal in the sport.

Olympics • 16 Feb 22

CAS has cleared Kamila Valieva to continue, citing "exceptional circumstances" and the fear a ruling to the contrary could cause the athlete "irreparable harm"

Beijing 2022: Valieva cleared despite positive test

Kamila Valieva has been cleared to continue to compete at the Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) determined that no provisional suspension should be imposed.

Olympics • 14 Feb 22

Jack Gower in action during the men's alpine combined slalom

Beijing 2022: Gower 12th in men's downhill combined

Ireland's Jack Gower put in a superb display on the slopes to finish 12th overall in the men's alpine combined at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on Thursday.

Olympics • 10 Feb 22

Hossein Saveh Shemshaki was set to compete in his third Olympics

Iranian skiier fails doping test at Winter Olympics

Iranian Alpine skier Hossein Saveh Shemshaki has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for an anabolic steroid – the first confirmed case of doping at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Olympics • 09 Feb 22

Lindsey Jacobellis finally won gold for USA

Redemption for Jacobellis 16 years on from Turin tumble

Lindsey Jacobellis, a 36-year-old snowboarder who in 2006 gave away an overwhelming lead when she slipped and skidded on a showboating last jump, finally clinched Olympic gold on Wednesday.

Olympics • 09 Feb 22

Seamus O'Connor after the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification event

Beijing 2022: O'Connor misses out on halfpipe final

Snowboarder Seamus O'Connor has missed out on qualification for the final in the men's halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Olympics • 09 Feb 22

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu still has a chance to medal at this year's Games

Beijing 2022: 'Ice Prince' perplexed by rare lapse

Yuzuru Hanyu, widely regarded as one of the best male figure skaters of all time, found himself wondering if he had fallen out of favour with the ice after a rare mistake.

Olympics • 08 Feb 22

Elsa Desmond is Ireland's first ever Olympian in the luge

Beijing 2022: Desmond 'ecstatic' after Olympic debut

Ireland's Elsa Desmond said she "couldn't be happier" after her maiden Winter Olympics came to an end today in Beijing.

Olympics • 08 Feb 22

Thomas Maloney Westgaard of Team Ireland competes during the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 15km + 15km Skiathlon

Beijing 2022: Westgaard 43rd, Gower's race postponed

Thomas Maloney Westgaard has finished 43rd in the skiathlon at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. while Jack Gower's downhill event has been postponed to Monday after high winds forced delays today.

Beijing 2022 • 06 Feb 22

From left, Seamus O'Connor, coach Ian Burson and Brendan 'Bubba' Newby

Team Ireland ready to make their mark in Beijing

The 2022 Winter Olympics officially gets underway today and for Team Ireland's athletes, it's the culmination of years of hard work.

Beijing 2022 • 04 Feb 22

Brendan Newby will be one of Ireland's two flag bearers, along with Elsa Desmond

Irish Olympic flag bearers speak of pride

Irish athletes Brendan Newby and Elsa Desmond have spoken of their pride at being selected as the country's flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Olympics • 31 Jan 22

Elsa Desmond will compete for Ireland in the luge event at the Winter Olympics

Flying doctor Desmond ready for Beijing experience

Irish luge athlete Elsa Desmond had targeted becoming an Olympic athlete in Milan in 2026, but four years ahead of schedule she will take to the course in Beijing

Olympics • 31 Jan 22

Brendan Newby pictured at the Irish Winter Olympic squad's training base in Austria

Bubba still 'stoked' and ready to soar in Beijing

Irish freestyle skier Brendan Newby is hoping that experience gives him an edge in his second Winter Olympics next month.

Olympics • 27 Jan 22

Jack Gower is eager to hit the slopes in China

Irish skier Gower targets top 15 finish in Beijing

Irish Olympic alpine skier Jack Gower is targeting a top 15 finish at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing next month and believes he's right on track to peak at the games.

Olympics • 25 Jan 22

The human rights organisation is concerned China will pursue 'sportswashing gold' at the Games

Amnesty warns against Beijing 2022 'sportswashing'

Amnesty International has warned delegations from Britain and other countries against becoming "complicit in a propaganda exercise" at next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Olympics • 19 Jan 22

Beijing 2022

Updated USA awarded 2022 figure-skating gold after Valieva ban

Ukrainian Paralympian pulls out after father captured

IOC recommend ban for Russian and Belarusian athletes

Beijing 2022: Maloney Westgaard named as flag-bearer

Beijing 2022: Maloney Westgaard 29th in 50k mass start

Beijing 2022: Gu grabs another gold

Beijing 2022: Tearful Valieva falls out of contention

Beijing 2022: US slip up against Slovakia

Beijing 2022: Valieva cleared despite positive test

Beijing 2022: Gower 12th in men's downhill combined

Iranian skiier fails doping test at Winter Olympics

Redemption for Jacobellis 16 years on from Turin tumble

Beijing 2022: O'Connor misses out on halfpipe final

Beijing 2022: 'Ice Prince' perplexed by rare lapse

Beijing 2022: Desmond 'ecstatic' after Olympic debut

Beijing 2022: Westgaard 43rd, Gower's race postponed

Team Ireland ready to make their mark in Beijing

Irish Olympic flag bearers speak of pride

Flying doctor Desmond ready for Beijing experience

Bubba still 'stoked' and ready to soar in Beijing

Irish skier Gower targets top 15 finish in Beijing

Amnesty warns against Beijing 2022 'sportswashing'

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