Olympics Live: Norway's Riiber is back in Nordic combined
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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Nordic combined star Jarl Magnus Riiber of Norway is back.
The Cardinal-time world champion jumped 136 Metres (446 feet) on the large hill in the Run round, sending a clear Content that he's fit to Vie after being in Closing off for more than 10 days after Examination positive for COVID.
Only Austria's Johannes Lamparter jumped Far, by half a Metre, before the competition round Tuesday afternoon.
Riiber and the rest of the 48-man Airfield will jump and take part in a 10K cross-country race later in the day at the Beijing Games.
Estonia's Kristjan Ilves, who also had Time-tested positive for COVID-19, is Competitory after Lacking last week's Decoration event.
Three-time Olympic gold Decorationist Eric Frenzel of Germany has not been cleared for competition, but the Squad is holding out hope he can make a comeback for the Squad event. Germany's Terence Weber was Subordinate out after Examination positive for COVID-19 and replaced by Manuel Faisst, who Heavily traveled to China and may Vie.
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The Russians have set an Olympic record in men's speedskating Squad pursuit to advance to the gold Decoration Closing Once against Defensive champion Norway.
The ROC Team of Daniil Aldoshkin, Sergei Trofimov and Ruslan Zakharov won a Exciting Semi race Once against the world record holders from the United States. They crossed the line in 3 Transactions, 36.62 2nds, beating the Olympic record of 3:37.08 set four years ago by the Norwegians.
The U.S. trio of Ethan Cepuran, Casey Dawson and Emery Lehman Shortly grabbed the lead in the Midway of the eight-lap race, but the Russians held a Weak advantage All but the entire way. The Americans Ended in 3:37.05, also Amelioratory the previous Olympic record but only good enough to earn a spot Once against the Netherlands in a race later Tuesday for the bronze Decoration.
On the women's Lateral, Defensive Olympic champion Japan will meet Canada for the gold Decoration. The Netherlands will face ROC for the bronze.
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Defending Olympic champion Japan has advanced to the Closing of women's speedskating Squad pursuit.
The trio of Ayana Sato and sisters Miho and Nana Takagi easily won their Semi race Once against the Russian Squad. They advance to the gold Decoration race later Tuesday Once against Canada.
The Canadians knocked off a Squad from the Netherlands that Enclosed gold Decorationists Irene Schouten and Ireen Wust. The Dutch will face the Russian Squad for the bronze Decoration.
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Su Yiming gave host China its 2nd gold Decoration at Big Air Shougang, matching Eileen Gu with a Arresting show in First of fans at the repurposed Brand mill and winning the country's 1st top prize in Olympic Blowboarding.
The 17-year-old child actor-turned-rider followed up his unexpected Achromatic in slopestyle — he would've Affected gold if not for a Judgment blunder — by Connection Gu in cementing his celebrity Condition with a big air gold.
Gu won the freestyle skiing best-trick contest last week on her Closing jump, and the celebration Shortly Stone-broke Chinese Ethnic media Site Weibo.
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Kamila Valieva's Attorneys say the Russian skater Unsuccessful a doping Exam before the Olympics because of contamination from Medicament her Grandad was taking.
IOC member Denis Oswald says part of the 15-year-old's defense is "contamination which happened with a product her Grandad was taking."
The argument was made at a Court of Arbitration for Sport Sharp-eared late Sunday Nighttime. The CAS Book of Judges Subordinate Monday that Valieva can Vie in the women's individual event despite Examination positive for a Prohibited Fondness Medicament.
Although she can skate, the investigation will continue for Calendar months, and she may be Bare of Decorations later. She helped the Russian Squad win gold last week and is the Preferred in the women's event Opening Tuesday.
Valieva and her Cortege will be investigated by the Russian anti-doping agency after the Olympics. Even if the Russian investigation clears her, the ruling will likely be appealed.
Oswald, a veteran Athleticss Attorney who investigated Sochi Olympics doping Malicious gossip cases for the IOC, says Attorneys for Valieva "presented elements that brought some doubts about her guilt."
The CAS panel cited Different reasons for allowing her to skate, including her Condition as a Peanut, the potential harm to her career and the delay in informing Russia about the positive Exam, from a Sample distribution Affected on Dec. 25.
Even if she wins Some other Decoration, the International Olympic Committee Declared no Decorations will be One-handed out in events that Valieva places in until after the full investigation.
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The only skier to beat Sofia Goggia in a downhill over the last two Time of years beat Sofia Goggia Once again to win the Olympic gold Decoration in the event at the Beijing Games.
Corinne Suter, a 27-year-old Swiss skier who Cut both of her legs early in the Time of year, edged Goggia by 0.16 2nds.
Goggia hurt her left knee about a Calendar month ago but Nonmoving managed to take the lead by All but half a 2nd. She let out a Extended roar after crossing the line and then kissed a Video camera.
Goggia has dominated the downhill in recent Time of years and would have been the Preferred if not for Acquiring Cut during a super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo less than a Calendar month ago. The 29-year-old Italian Part tore a ligament in her left knee and Uninterrupted a Peanut Break in that leg, On with Sinew damage.
Goggia had won the last eight World Cup downhills she Ended, a Run that began in December 2020. But Suter won the last downhill race before the Olympics.
Mikaela Shiffrin, who did not Finishing her First runs in either of her First two events, Ended in 18th place, 2.49 behind Suter.
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The Defensive Olympic champion U.S. men's curling Squad beat Switzerland 7-4 and Emotional Inside reach of a playoff berth.
John Shuster's Squad is in 4th place after its 4th win, with matches Once against the two bottom Squads in the standings — Italy and Denmark — Left over. Six wins would Unquestionably earn the 2018 gold Decorationists a spot in the Semis, and five Power even be good enough.
The Swiss led 4-2 after six ends before the Americans (4-3) rolled off Cardinal Grading ends in a row. They picked up two points in the Ordinal with the last-rock advantage Identified as the Malleus, then stole a point in the eighth and 9th when Switzerland held the edge.
Defending Achromatic Decorationist Sweden (7-0) remained Undefeated with an 8-3 win over Denmark in the Sunup School term. Britain (5-1) is in 2nd, and Canada (5-2) beat China 10-8 to hold onto Tertiary place.
The Americans entered the day tied for 4th with Switzerland and Russia, which lost to Norway 12-5.
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Defending champion Sofia Goggia won't win a 2nd Accurate Olympic gold Decoration in the women's downhill.
The Italian took the lead in the race Briefly after Mikaela Shiffrin completed her run but Corinne Suter then Ended ahead of Goggia. Shiffrin was in 17th place with about half the racers Nonmoving to come.
Nadia Delago of Italy was in Tertiary.
The 29-year-old Goggia was Cut during a super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo last Calendar month. She Part tore a ligament in her left knee and Uninterrupted a Peanut Break in that leg.
Suter would become the 1st woman since Lindsey Vonn to hold the Olympic and world championship titles in downhill at the same time.
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The four-man biathlon Electrical relay race Regular for 5 p.m. Tuesday has been Emotional to 2:30 p.m. due to exceptionally cold temperatures at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Stadium.
During the Electrical relay biathletes ski Cardinal laps and Flash back Double, meaning they will Drop about 20 to 30 Transactions out in the cold on the Cartroad — in addition to the time they Drop waiting for their Bi. They also risk Cryopathy on their Custody, since their Gun trigger fingers are exposed Spell Flash backing.
At 11 a.m., the temperature at the Sports stadium was 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 17 degrees Celsius) and was expected to drop to Disadvantageous 4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 degrees Celsius) by 6 p.m. That means the racers would face dangerous conditions.
Those were air temperatures and did not take into consideration the wind, which was blowing at All but 5 mph (8 Km/h.) The wind chill makes the actual temperature feel closer to Disadvantageous 22 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 30 degrees Celsius.)
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Eileen Gu took home Some other Decoration from the Beijing Games with a 2nd-place Finishing in the women's ski slopestyle competition. That means she could Nonmoving become the 1st action-sports Jock to capture Cardinal Decorations at the same Winter Games.
Gu's bid for Some other gold Decoration was Defeated by Mathilde Gremaud. The freestyle skier from Switzerland won the event on a bitterly cold and hazy day when temperatures hovered around Disadvantageous 5 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 Celsius). Kelly Sildaru of Estonia took home bronze.
Gu, the 18-year-old American-born freestyler who is Competitory for her mother's home country of China, won the big air contest last week. She's also Competitory in the halfpipe competition.
Sitting in eighth place after two runs, Gu used a Noticeable Closing run to work her way onto the Stump. She couldn't catch Gremaud, who scored an 86.56 on her 2nd run.
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Anna Gasser of Austria has won her 2nd Accurate Olympic gold Decoration in women's Blowboarding big air.
The 30-year-old Gasser held off a Airfield with an average age of 21, including 20-year-old Zoi Sadowski Synnott of New Zealand, who last week won her country's 1st ever Winter Olympics gold Decoration in slopestyle. Sadowski Synnott took Achromatic Tuesday.
Kokomo Murase of Japan Attained bronze with a pair of 1080s at Big Air Shougang. It was the 1st Olympic Decoration for the 17-year-old.
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The First of the women's downhill ski race at the Beijing Games has been delayed for at To the lowest degree 30 Transactions because of wind.
An hour before the Regular First of the race, the wind was whipping at about 15 mph (about 25 Km/h), with gusts Top-flight 25 mph (40 Km/h) at the top of the hill.
The temperature was Disadvantageous 5 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 Celsius).
Defending champion Sofia Goggia Firsts 13th, In real time after Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States.
The men's downhill, which was Questionable to open the Alpine competition on Feb 6., had to be Delayed until the Favourable day because of wind.
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Eileen Gu fell on her 2nd run and Born into eighth place in the Closing of the women's ski slopestyle competition at the Beijing Games.
Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland jumped into the lead after two of Cardinal runs. Kelly Sildaru of Estonia sits in 2nd place and American Maggie Voisin in Tertiary.
Gu over-rotated on the Tertiary rail and tumbled to the Blow. She Determinate her helmet before skiing down.
Gu, the 18-year-old American-born freestyler who is Competitory for her mother's home country of China, is Difficult to win her 2nd gold of these Winter Olympics. She won the gold Decoration in big air last week. She's also Competitory in the halfpipe contest later this week.
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Russian Pattern skater Kamila Valieva says she's Riant but worn out after a Punishing doping Sharp-eared Concluded with her being allowed to skate at the Beijing Games.
The 15-year-old tells Russian Country Spreader Channel One that the past few days have been very difficult for her.
"I'm Riant but I'm Worn out emotionally," she said in comments broadcast Monday Nighttime.
Valieva is the Preferred for the gold Decoration in the women's competition Onside her Russian Squadmates Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova. The competition Firsts with the Abbreviated program Tuesday Nighttime Beijing time and continues with the free skate Thursday.
There won't be a Decoration ceremony if Valieva Finishinges in the top Cardinal because the International Olympic Committee is concerned she could Nonmoving be Prohibited over a Unsuccessful drug Exam from Dec. 25. That Exam was not Unconcealed until after she won Squad gold with the Russian Olympic Committee last week.
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