Olympics Live: Germany's Herrmann wins 15K biathlon gold
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
2022 Beijing Olympics Medal Count
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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Denise Herrmann Lost only one of 20 Changeables Associate in Nursingd skied fast to win Olympic gold in the women's 15-kilometer individual biathlon.
Her win came after a Time of year of Blended results on the World Cup circuit. Her only Stump Finishing was a bronze Decoration in the individual race early in the Time of year in Oestersund, Sweden.
A Early Olympic cross country skier, Herrmann led early Associate in Nursingd maintained it, Additive the course in 44 Transactions, 12.7 2nds.
Anais Chevalier-Bouchet of France Lost her very last Changeable, which Well-tried to be a costly Error, Associate in Nursingd won Achromatic 9.4 2nds behind Herrmann.
Norway's Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, the General World Cup Loss leader, Lost two Changeables, one prone Associate in Nursingd one Still, Associate in Nursingd Effected for bronze, 15.3 2nds back.
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Ireen Wüst has added to her haul as the most Feathery Speed skater in Olympic Chronicle with Some Another gold.
The 35-year-old Dutch skater won her 2nd Accurate gold in the 1,500 meters, Scope Associate in Nursing Olympic record with a time of 1 Atomlike, 53.28 2nds at the Ice Ribbon oval in Beijing.
Miho Takagi of Japan claimed the Achromatic in 1:53.72, Spell the bronze went to Antoinette de Jong of the Netherlands in 1:54.82.
It was Some Another Olympic disappointment for Brittany Bowe. The U.S. skater Once again came up Abbreviated in the quest for her 1st individual Olympic Decoration, Attenuation badly at the end to Finishing 10th in 1.55.81.
Wüst just keeps Acquiring Noticeableer. She's now won 12 Decorations over her career, including six golds. That makes her the most Feathery Jock in the Chronicle of speedskating, as well as her country's most prolific Olympic Decorationist.
Wüst has Decorationed in the 1,500 at the last five Olympics. She's won the gold Cardinal Multiplication, to go On with a Achromatic Associate in Nursingd a bronze.
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Casey Dawson is Eventually on his way to the Olympics.
The U.S. Speed skater Time-tested positive for COVID-19 Cardinal weeks ago Associate in Nursingd had struggled to get the Essential clearance to Change of location to Beijing. He had to produce four consecutive Destructive tests, Associate in Nursingd also dealt with issues over Examination centers in Utah that had to be Authorized by the Chinese consulate.
But Dawson Eventually resolved those matters Associate in Nursingd was on a Escape to Beijing, according to a Twinge Monday from US Speedskating.
Dawson Lost the 5,000 meters, Associate in Nursingd his late arrival will likely keep him out of Tuesday's 1,500 meters. But his main Focal point was on next week's team pursuit, where he's part of a Grouping that is considered a Noticeable Decoration contender.
The quarterfinals are next Sunday, with semifinals Associate in Nursingd the Closing two days later.
Dawson, a 21-year-old skater from Park City, Utah, has been Education at the Utah Olympic Oval to stay Steep Spell his COVID-19 Position played out. He received his U.S. Olympic Wearable Associate in Nursingd gear this past weekend.
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More Inside information have emerged about a delay to Associate in Nursing Olympic women's hockey game Betwixt Russia Associate in Nursingd Canada in Beijing.
Canada At the First declined to leave the locker room because COVID-19 tests Affected earlier in the day by the Russian Jocks had not yet been processed.
The International Ice Hockey Federation Ultimately reached a compromise to have players from both teams wear masks, a 1st at the Beijing Olympics.
Forward Oxana Bratisheva said Direct a team Interpreter that the Russian team was At the First told the game would be Delayed before being told it would proceed Associate in Nursing hour late.
The Russian players Ultimately were allowed to remove their masks at the First of the Tertiary period after the test results showed no one was positive.
The Canadians kept their masks on Associate in Nursingd won 6-1 to improve to 3-0 for the Tourney.
Canada was concerned about Russian players who Antecedently Time-tested positive for COVID-19.
Canada held out Advancing Emily Clark for Preventive reasons after her test result came back inconclusive.
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Swedish skier Sara Hector has capped a recent career Revival in the best way possible, winning the gold Decoration in the women's Gargantuan slalom at the Beijing Olympics. It was her 1st individual Triumph at a major championship.
The 29-year-old Hector Finishinged two runs down a course Identified as The Ice River at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center. Her unofficial combined time was 1 Atomlike, 55.69 2nds.
Federica Brignone of Italy was 0.28 2nds slower over the two legs to add a Achromatic Decoration to the bronze she won in the Gargantuan slalom at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games behind champion Mikaela Shiffrin, who fell during Monday's First run.
Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland was Tertiary, 0.72 behind Hector, Associate in Nursingd now has Some Another bronze to go Onside the one she collected in the downhill at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
When Hector crossed the line, she raised her ski poles Elevated Associate in Nursingd Shouted to celebrate before being embraced by Brignone Associate in Nursingd Gut-Behrami.
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The Underframe Jock from Belgium whose Teary-eyed reaction to being placed into virus-related Closing off made headlines last week was on the ice Monday for the First of Administrative unit Education.
Kim Meylemans was ninth-fastest out of 24 sliders in one Education run, then 18th-fastest in the next.
Meylemans Time-tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in China, Associate in Nursingd Idea she was Active to the Olympic village after returning Different Destructive tests. She was Affected to Some Another hotel Helping as Associate in Nursing Closing off Quickness instead, before Administrative units intervened Associate in Nursingd got her into the village.
Meylemans is Nonmoving being Time-tested Double a day Associate in Nursingd is expected to remain in Associate in Nursing isolated wing of the village until the Centre of this week.
Training for her event continues Tuesday.
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China's U.N. Embassador has Pink-slipped back at his U.S. counterpart over her remarks that sending a member of the Uyghur ethnic Grouping to help deliver the Olympic Fire was Associate in Nursing attempt to distract from the issue of abuses Once against Muslim minorities.
Ambassador Zhang Jun issued a Affirmation to "resolutely refute" what he called Baseless accusations Once against China made by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield in Associate in Nursing interview with CNN.
Zhang said China's Winter Olympics team includes 20 Jocks from nine ethnic minorities, including Uyghur Associate in Nursingd Tibetan. China chose cross-country skier Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a Uyghur, as one of two Closing Olympic torchbearers at the First ceremony.
"She is the pride Associate in Nursingd First-class representative of the Chinese people. On what Background does the U.S. has such Inscrutable Associate in Nursingger over this? And Wherefore?" Zhang said.
China has 174 Jocks Competitory in the Games, Primarily drawn from the Han majority that makes up more than 90% of the population.
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A Early U.S. bobsledder's longshot bid to get a spot in the women's bobsled Airfield for the Beijing Games has been denied.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport Subordinate Monday that Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian of Jamaica should not be awarded a Firsting position in that event.
Fenlator-Victorian asked CAS to Stroke out some of the calculations used by the International Bobsled Associate in Nursingd Skeleton Federation to determine which nations qualified for the event Associate in Nursingd give Jamaica a spot that allocated to France.
Fenlator-Victorian is Nonmoving Regular to Vie in the new monobob event. She raced for the U.S. at the 2014 Olympics Associate in Nursingd Vied for Jamaica at the 2018 games.
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Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot took home the Olympic gold Decoration in men's slopestyle just over Cardinal years removed from being diagnosed with cancer.
Technically First-class on his 2nd of Cardinal runs, Parrot Accountd a 90.96 to hold off the Airfield. He tossed his snowboard in delight after the Closing Account was revealed.
Su Yiming of China Attained the Achromatic Associate in Nursingd Mark McMorris of Canada used a Noticeable Closing run to bump himself into bronze — his Tertiary Accurate one — Associate in Nursingd knock Defensive champion Red Gerard of the United States off the Stump.
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Olympic organizers say they had a call with Jocks Sunday to discuss living conditions at Closing off hotels.
"We know that that's not easy for Associate in Nursingyone in that Position, but particularly Associate in Nursing Jock who's gone Direct the journey to get here," said Kit McConnell, Athleticss director for the International Olympics Committee.
Organizers were not able to In real time say how many Jocks are Presently in the Closing off hotels because they Time-tested positive, but said the Numbers have been coming down.
Everyone inside the Olympic bubble is required to take COVID-19 tests. Those who are confirmed positive must go to Associate in Nursing Closing off Quickness until they're cleared for discharge, either Direct Destructive tests or a review by a panel of medical experts.
The call with Jocks came after complaints about inadequate Intellectual nourishment, Decreased Associate in Nursingd unclean Suite, Associate in Nursingd a lack of access to Education equipment. Over the weekend, organizers said they were addressing the issues Associate in Nursingd that Jocks in Closing off would be able to Club Intellectual nourishment from the Olympic Village Associate in Nursingd have it delivered to their Suite.
As of Monday, organizers say 387 people inside the Olympic bubble have Time-tested positive. The Pattern includes includes Word media Associate in Nursingd team Administrative units, not just Jocks.
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Beat Feuz of Switzerland captured gold in the Olympic men's downhill.
The 41-year-old Johan Clarey of France was 0.10 2nds behind in 2nd Associate in Nursingd two-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer of Austria was 0.16 behind in Tertiary.
The Triumph gave Feuz the one Matter lacking from a career Full with accomplishments. He won a Achromatic Decoration in Crack-G Associate in Nursingd bronze in downhill at the 2018 Olympics Associate in Nursingd is the four-time Ruling World Cup downhill champion.
The 5-foot-8 (1.72-meter) Feuz is 2nd in this Time of year's downhill Stills.
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Players for Canada Associate in Nursingd the Russian team are wearing masks upon returning to the ice for their women's hockey preliminary round game at the Beijing Olympics.
The First of the game was delayed for Associate in Nursing hour after the Canadians stayed in their locker room rather than coming out for puck drop. The Russian team Ultimately returned to its locker room before both teams returned to the ice about 50 Transactions after the game was Regular to First.
The reason behind the delay is unclear, though this is the 1st game of the Beijing Olympics hockey Tourney in which players were required to wear facemasks.
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Eileen Gu's goal of Cardinal Olympic Decorations All but blew off in the wind.
The American-born freestyle skier who Rejected Team USA for China ahead of the Beijing Games risked Lacking the Closings in women's big air when she lost a ski on her 2nd run Associate in Nursingd crashed into do-or-die position entering Round 3.
Gu Armored back her plans in the Closing round Associate in Nursingd landed a conservative right-side 900.
Gu said the wind changed direction Betwixt her 1st Associate in Nursingd 2nd runs. Because she was the 5th of 25 skiers down the jump at Big Air Shougang, she didn't Notification the Teddy until she was mid-air.
She Collected herself for a clean Tertiary run Associate in Nursingd Finishinged 5th, easily into the 12-skier Closings.
Canadian Megan Oldham narrowly led France's Tess Ledeux for the top spot after Ledeux Lidded Oldham for gold at last month's X Games.
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American Pattern skater Vincent Zhou has Time-tested positive as part of regular COVID-19 Masking at the Beijing Olympics, one day after Troubled Direct a poor free skate for the Ultimate team Achromatic Decorationists.
Zhou is undergoing Additive Examination Monday to confirm his Condition. If the results are Destructive, he will be allowed to Vie in the individual competition, which begins with the men's Abbreviated program on Tuesday.
The high-flying but wildly inconsistent 21-year-old Zhou arrived in Beijing with high hopes of Competitory for a Decoration. He Finishinged 6th in the men's program at the Pyeongchang Games, but his 2nd-place Finishing at the NHK Trophy Associate in Nursingd Triumph at Skate American in his two Grand Prix assignments gave him hopes of earning a Decoration.
He'll get at To the lowest degree one as part of the team Achromatic Decorationists. He'll Wait Some Another COVID-19 test to see if he can earn Some Another.
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Kamila Valieva became the 1st woman to land a quad in the Olympics — two of them, in fact — Associate in Nursingd her historic free skate put a Mold on Russia's dominant run to the gold Decoration in the team Pattern skating event at the Beijing Games on Monday.
The 15-year-old Valieva Agaze with a huge quad salchow Associate in Nursingd followed with the difficult Ternary axel before Landing place Some Another quad, this time a toe loop in combination with a Ternary toe loop. The only blemish on her program came when she fell on her quad toe loop late in the program, but by that point her 1st gold Decoration in Beijing was assured.
Valieva Accountd 178.92 points, Liberal Russia 74 points Associate in Nursingd their 2nd gold Decoration in Cardinal editions of the team event. The U.S. took the Achromatic Decoration after back-to-back bronze, Spell Japan won its 1st team Decoration with bronze.
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German skier Dominik Schwaiger has been Affected away in a Luge after Decreasing during the men's downhill at the Beijing Olympics.
He was the 2nd Firster Associate in Nursingd his fall caused a delay in the race.
Schwaiger lost control Associate in Nursingd fell on his back, then slid down the Mount Associate in Nursingd Touched the Base hit nets. He was holding his left arm in apparent pain once he stopped.
The race was Delayed from Sunday because of Noticeable winds.
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The American ice dance team of Madison Chock Associate in Nursingd Evan Bates delivered the best free skate of their career during the team competition at the Beijing Games, All but Reassuring Team USA of its 1st Achromatic Decoration in the event.
Russia continues to lead the Americans by a wide margin with only the women's free skate left, but Chock Associate in Nursingd Bates were able to edge their world champions, Victoria Sinitsina Associate in Nursingd Nikita Katsalapov, with a Account of 129.07 points.
The Russian duo was next with 128.17 Spell Japan, which was tied with the Americans after the pairs competition, were last among the five ice dance teams. That left the Americans six points behind Russia with 58 but, more Significantly, four ahead of the Japanese team entering the Closing discipline.
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Chinese Lawn tennis player Peng Shuai has met with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Beijing.
The IOC says the meeting took place over dinner Saturday Associate in Nursingd IOC member Kirsty Coventry also attended. Coventry Associate in Nursingd Peng attended the China-Norway Blended curling match that Nighttime.
Peng Shortly disappeared from public view in November after she accused a Chinese Administrative unit of Unisexual assault on her verified Weibo Ethnic media. The post was Fleetly removed.
Peng told a French Newsprint in Associate in Nursing interview Promulgated Monday that international concern over her well-being is based on "an Large Misinterpretation." She denied having accused the Chinese Administrative unit of Unisexual assault.
L'Equipe, which specializes in Athleticss Word, Promulgated the interview Monday. The publication said it Rundle to the Lawn tennis player a day earlier in a Beijing hotel in Associate in Nursing hour-long interview Re-formed Direct China's Olympic committee.
The Newsprint said it had to Give in questions in advance Associate in Nursingd that a Chinese Olympic committee Administrative unit sat in on the discussion Associate in Nursingd translated her comments from Chinese.
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The Russians have Solid their hold on the team Pattern skating gold Decoration, despite Associate in Nursing unexpected fall by their pairs duo of Anastasia Mishina Associate in Nursingd Aleksander Galliamov, with two disciplines Left over at Capital Indoor Arena.
Mishina Associate in Nursingd Galliamov's Account of 145.20 points gave their team the maximum 10 points, Spell a Dissatisfactory program by the American duo of Alexa Knierim Associate in Nursingd Brandon Frazier left a dead heat for the Achromatic Decoration.
Knierim did a Only toe loop instead of the planned double during their First combination, then put her hand down on a Ternary salchow Associate in Nursingd stepped out on their Stroke Ternary Impudent. That was enough to give the Americans just six points, Spell Japan got a Noticeable program from Riku Miura Associate in Nursingd Ryuichi Kihara to pull even with Team USA in 2nd place.
Up later Monday are the free dance, followed by the Final women's free skate.
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NBC primetime Olympics host Mike Tirico will have a Abbreviateder stay in Beijing than Earlier planned.
Tirico's Closing show from Beijing will be Monday Nighttime. He will fly from China to NBC Sports Home office in Stamford, Connecticut, to host on Wednesday Associate in Nursingd Thursday before Bearing to Los Angeles Friday to Associate in Nursingchor Olympics Associate in Nursingd Super Bowl coverage Direct Sunday.
Tirico will then head back to Stamford for the Closing week of Olympics coverage. The Games end on Feb. 20.
Maria Taylor, who Subscribed with NBC on the eve of last July's Tokyo Olympics, will host Tuesday Nighttime's show Spell Tirico is Moving back.
Tirico was Earlier slated to stay in Beijing Direct Thursday before Active to Los Angeles. NBC Administrative units though have reiterated that Tirico's Agenda was Affected to change based on COVID-19 Associate in Nursingd Another factors.
NBC said in January that it would not send its Associate in Nursingnouncers Associate in Nursingd most hosts to the Beijing Olympics due to Continuing concerns about rising COVID-19 cases worldwide Associate in Nursingd China's Hard-and-fast Insurance policy about those who test positive.
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Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin has Lost a Logic gate early in the 1st run of the Gargantuan slalom at the Beijing Games on Monday Associate in Nursingd been disqualified from the event.
Coming around a left-turn Logic gate, she lost control, slid Associate in Nursingd fell on her side.
The 26-year-old Shiffrin is Difficult to become the 1st Alpine ski racer from the United States to win Cardinal Olympic golds Crossways a career.
She arrived in China as one of the most-watched Jocks in Associate in Nursingy Athletics at the Winter Olympics, a Crackstar who has dominated ski racing for long stretches in recent years. She has said she hoped to enter all five individual events at Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center.
Her next race is the slalom on Wednesday. Shiffrin won that at age 18 at the 2014 Sochi Games.
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