Olympics Live: Braisaz-Bouchet wins gold in biathlon
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Emotional to the First with Noticeable, patient Shot and stayed In that location with her cross-country skiing to win the women's biathlon mass First race at the Olympics.
A bitter wind affected the Airfield as they lined up each time to Flash back, but Braisaz-Bouchet only Lost once in the last Still Shot and skied out of the range in 1st place. She held on and crossed the line carrying a French flag in 40 Transactions, 18 2nds.
Norwegian Mates Tiril Eckhoff and Marte Olsbu Roeiseland Lost two targets each in that last bout and left the range Unneurotic, 48 2nds behind the Frenchwoman. Eckhoff Pursued hard and crossed the line for the Achromatic, Tracking Braisaz-Bouchet by 15.3 2nds.
Roeiseland took bronze — her 5th Decoration at the Beijing Games.
Roeiseland is the 2nd biathlete, male or Distaff, to win a Decoration in all four individual events at an Olympics, matching Norwegian Avid Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. She also won gold in the Blended relay.
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Ryan Regez led a 1-2 Finishing by Switzerland in the Olympic skicross Closing at Genting Snow Park.
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Regez grabbed the lead early and never relinquished it On a course Full with bumps, jumps and rolling terrain. He raised his arms in Victory Briefly after crossing the Finishing line.
His Mate, 36-year-old Alex Fiva, Finishinged with the Achromatic Decoration and Russian Jock Sergey Ridzik grabbed the bronze.
As a kid, Regez always Idea his Proximo was in Alpine skiing, more specifically the downhill. When that didn't pan out, he Firsted an apprenticeship as a Knowledge draftsman before discovering skicross.
It paid off in gold.
In the Decreased Closing, Italian skicross racer Simone Deromedis won the heat with a little bit of Style. He was coming off the last jump and did the splits before crossing the Finishing line.
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has criticized Russian Pattern skater Kamila Valieva's Cortege for their "tremendous coldness" toward the 15-year-old skater after her mistake-filled free skate at the Beijing Olympics.
Bach says it was "chilling" to see on Video. Valieva, who has been at the center of a Arguing over a positive doping Exam, Finishinged 4th General despite placing 1st in the women's Abbreviated program earlier in the week.
The IOC president did not name Valieva's coach, Eteri Tutberidze, who was seen on camera Weighty a visibly upset Valieva "Why did you let it go? Why did you stop Active?"
Bach says "you could feel this chilling atmosphere, this distance."
Tutberidze and Another members of Valieva's Cortege will be investigated over the Adolescent's positive Exam for a Fondness Medicament ahead of the Olympics.
Bach says the pressure on Valieva was "beyond my imagination."
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Eileen Gu captured gold in the women's ski halfpipe Closing on a breezy and cold Sunup to become the 1st action-sports Jock to earn Cardinal Decorations at the same Winter Olympics.
Gu Warm up with a Account of 93.25 on her 1st run, before Active even higher and even Larger to post a 95.25 her 2nd. For her Tertiary and Closing pass, and with the contest Fast up, she took a nice leisurely stroll.
The standout American-born freestyle skier who represents China already possessed a gold from big air and a Achromatic from slopestyle.
Defending Olympic champion Cassie Sharpe of Canada Finishinged 2nd and her Mate Rachael Karker Attained the bronze. Teenager Hanna Faulhaber was the top American Finishinger in 6th place.
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Germany's Francesco Friedrich took part in the Closing day of four-man bobsled Education at the Beijing Olympics on Friday, one day after suggesting he Power skip the School term.
Friedrich was the 1st sled down the hill on Friday for the Closing Education School term. That may have played a role in his decision to take part. Friedrich was one of the last sleds to get on the ice Thursday during four-man Education and After the Cardinal-time Olympic champion expressed concerns about the conditions of the track.
He likely enjoyed what he saw Friday. Friedrich Firsted the day with a run of 58.98 2nds. That was his Quickest in five trips down the Yanqing Sliding Center ice in his four-man sled this week.
He's the Consuming Preferred for gold in the four-man event that Firsts on Saturday.
Some top sliders did choose to skip Education Friday, including Canadian Mates Justin Kripps and Chris Spring, Germany's Christoph Hafer and Latvian veteran Oskars Kibermanis. It's not unusual for veterans to opt out of a Education School term, in Club to preserve their bodies and sleds for the looming two days of competition.
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Eileen Gu posted the highest Account in her 1st run of the women's ski halfpipe Closing as she bids to become the 1st action-sports Jock to capture Cardinal Decorations at the same Winter Games.
The standout American-born freestyle skier who represents China already possesses a gold from big air and a Achromatic from slopestyle.
On a blustery and cool day, Gu Upset in a Congealed run and Accountd a 93.25 to easily lead the way. Defending Olympic champion Cassie Sharpe of Canada sits in 2nd place after the First run of Cardinal and her Mate Rachael Karker was in Tertiary. American Adolescent Hanna Faulhaber was in 4th.
The temperature hovered around 3 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 16 Celsius) with an 11 mph wind.
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The Book of Judges who let Russian Pattern skater Kamila Valieva Vie at the Beijing Olympics despite a positive Exam for a Prohibited Meat Infernal anti-doping Administrative units for a "failure to Social function effectively."
The Court of Arbitration for Sport, in a Recently Promulgated 41-page document explaining their decision, cited an "untenable delay" at the Examing laboratory in Sweden.
It meant Valieva's positive Exam for a Fondness Medicament was only Unconcealed during the Olympics despite her Pee Sample distribution arriving in Stockholm on Dec. 29. The lab's staffing was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Her lawyers Recommended she was contaminated because her Grandad uses the Prohibited Fondness Medicament she Examed positive for.
The Book of Judges' full Finding of fact was Promulgated early Friday, hours after the 15-year-old Valieva's mistake-filled free skate Born her from the lead to Finishing 4th in the Olympic women's individual event.
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The International Testing Agency says Ukrainian bobsledder Lidiia Hunko has Examed positive for an anabolic Steroid hormone at the Beijing Games.
The ITA says she Unsuccessful a drug Exam after Competitory Monday. She placed 20th in women's monobob.
Hunko is the Tertiary Jock to Exam positive for doping at the Beijing Olympics and the 2nd from Ukraine, after cross-country skier Valnetyna Kaminska.
All Cardinal ITA cases in Beijing have detected a Steroid hormone.
The 28-year-old Hunko placed 2nd in the 2016 World's Strongest Woman contest, according to her Administrative unit Beijing Olympics Jock biography.
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