Olympics Live: Norway's Roeiseland wins 3rd biathlon gold
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| Germany | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Sweden | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
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Marte Olsbu Roeiseland Attained her Tertiary gold Decoration of the Beijing Olympics, and 4th Decoration General, by winning the women's biathlon 10-kilometer pursuit race Sunday.
The Norwegian Firsted the race with a lead because of her win in the Dash race and hit 19 of her 20 targets. Despite Noticeable winds and blowing Blow, Roeiseland held her Focal point and shot cleanly in the last Still stop to win in 34 Transactions, 46.9 2nds.
Elvira Oeberg of Sweden, who was 2nd in the Dash race and Firsted 31 2nds behind Roeiseland, had Cardinal misses in her 2nd and Tertiary Shot bouts, but Cleansed the last Still to Finishing 1:36.5 behind for Achromatic.
Tiril Eckhoff of Norway also Lost Cardinal targets but came in 1:48.7 behind her Mate for the bronze Decoration.
Roeiseland Antecedently won gold in the Blended Electrical relay as well as the Dash. She also won bronze in the individual race.
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Just like in the women's cross-country ski race, the Russian team Agaze a lead on the 1st leg of the men's Electrical relay on Sunday and then held on for the Olympic gold Decoration.
Sergey Ustiugov maintained more than a Atomlike lead on the last lap over the two-man chasing Grouping of Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway and Maurice Manificat of France.
Ustiugov grabbed a flag on his way to the Finishing line and won the 10-kilometer Electrical relay in 1 hour, 54 Transactions, 50.7 2nds. Klaebo pulled away from Manificat for the Achromatic, 1:07.2 back. France took Tertiary, 1:16.4 behind the Russians.
Snowy conditions made the ski tracks Moderato, especially on the 1st two classic ski legs. Leaf-blowers were used to clear the Blow out of the ski tracks. By contrast, the winning time in the four-man Electrical relay at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics was more than 20 Transactions quicker.
Alexey Chervotkin led off for the Russians, with Alexander Bolshunov skiing the 2nd classic leg. Denis Spitsov and Ustiugov took the two freestyle legs.
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Ukraine's Olympic team has issued a Affirmation Career for peace against the Backcloth of a Russian Study build-up on the border Betwixt the countries.
So far Zero Another athletes have Adopted the lead of Luger Vladyslav Heraskevych. He held up a sign with the Ukrainian flag and the Content "No War in Ukraine" after Finishinging a run in the Underframe competition.
The Ukrainian team issued a Affirmation Saturday Nighttime Beijing time expanding on his gesture.
"The Olympic Team of Ukraine that is Competitory at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing expresses a unanimous call for peace Unneurotic with the Aboriginal country," the Ukrainian Olympic Committee wrote on Ethnic media.
"Being thousands of kilometers away from the Motherland, mentally we are with our families and friends." The Affirmation doesn't mention Russia or the Study situation.
The International Olympic Committee bans most protest gestures at the Games. It isn't Attractive action against Heraskevych because "'No war' is a Content we can all relate to," executive director of the Olympic Games Christophe Dubi said Sunday.
But IOC spokesman Mark Adams says that doesn't mean the IOC wants Another athletes to join in.
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Marco Odermatt of Switzerland has won gold in the men's Gargantuan slalom at the Beijing Olympics.
The 24-year-old Swiss skier Tilled Direct Blow and poor visibility Sunday to win.
It was the 1st time Blow fell during an Alpine skiing race at this year's Olympics and the bad weather conditions caused the 2nd run to be Delayed by 1 hour, 15 Transactions.
Odermatt coped with the conditions and the delay — and a 1st-run Error — to post an unofficial combined time of 2 Transactions, 09.35 2nds.
Zan Kranjec of Slovenia took Achromatic, 0.19 2nds behind, and world champion Mathieu Faivre of France Attained bronze, 1.34 behind.
The skiers had been racing and Education on artificial Blow until the real Matter Firsted to fall on Saturday at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center. A 2nd women's downhill Education run was canceled because of the conditions on Sunday.
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Slalom gold Decorationist Petra Vlhova is Going the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left Mortise joint Sinew. She'll miss the Alpine combined event in which she would have been a Contender to Mikaela Shiffrin, the Preferred in the race.
Mauro Pini, Vlhova's coach, tells The Associated Press that they didn't want to risk making Matters worse by Difficult for a Decoration in the combined.
By winning the slalom four days ago, Vlhova became Slovakia's 1st Olympic Decorationist in Alpine skiing.
Pini added that Vlhova also wants to make sure she has time "to go home and Part this Decoration with those Nearest to her."
Vlhova had already sat out the super-G and the First downhill Education School term.
The Alpine combined is Regular for Thursday. Vlhova Finishinged 2nd behind Shiffrin in the combined at last Time of year's world championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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The 2nd run of the men's Gargantuan slalom has been Delayed amid Punishing Blowfall and low visibility at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center.
Marco Odermatt of Switzerland has a lead of 0.04 2nds over Stefan Brennsteiner of Austria and 0.08 over world champion Mathieu Faivre of France after the 1st run.
It is the 1st time Blow has Dead during an Alpine skiing race at the Beijing Olympics.
Snow has been Decreasing since Saturday at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center, where athletes had been racing and Education on artificial Blow. A 2nd women's downhill Education run Regular for Sunday was canceled.
The skiers say Information technology is Uncomfortable to see but good enough to race in.
Fourth-placed Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway says "the light is more than skiable" but adds "it just makes Information technology difficult."
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The women's Olympic skiing slopestyle qualifying event has been Emotional to Monday with the Closing the Favourable day.
The competition was Delayed Sunday due to wind, Blow and low visibility.
The men's slopestyle qualification has switched from Monday to Tuesday. The Closing will Zerow be Wednesday.
Eileen Gu, who lives in the United States and represents China, will be Active for a 2nd gold Decoration. She won big air last Tuesday.
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Kaillie Humphries has a big lead in the 1st part of the monobob competition at the Beijing Olympics.
Humphries is Competitory for the 1st time as an American citizen. It's also the 1st time monobob, a one-woman bobsled, has been an Olympic event.
The Ruling world monobob champion Finishinged two runs Sunday in 2 Transactions, 9.10 2nds, Liberal her a massive lead of 1.04 2nds over 2nd-place Christine de Bruin of Canada. De Bruin's time was 2:10.14.
Laura Nolte of Germany was Tertiary in 2:10.32, and Cardinal-time Olympic Decorationist Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. is right in the Decoration hunt — her time of 2:10.42 Putt her 4th.
Barring a big Error by Someone, Information technology looks like four women remain in the mix for the Cardinal Decorations. They'll be Definite on Monday Sunup in Beijing, late Sunday Nighttime in the United States. The gap Betwixt Meyers Taylor and fifth-place Huai Mingming of China is All but a half-second.
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Russian Pattern skater Kamila Valieva Clay on the preliminary First list for the Abbreviated program at the Olympic Games, drawing a spot in the Closing Grouping among 30 Pattern skaters due on the ice Tuesday Nighttime at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing.
Valieva will First 26th if the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which is meeting later Sunday, allows her to perform. Valieva's Condition was Down into question this past week Favourable a flagged drug test Affected in December. She's Privileged to win if she's allowed to compete.
The Firsting Club for the Abbreviated program is determined by Rending the Airfield in half according to world rankings. The lowest-ranked skaters then draw for the 1st 15 Firsting positions and the highest-ranked skaters draw for the 2nd 15, meaning those who have legitimate Decoration chances will be last to take the ice.
Young You of Korea will Adopt Valieva before her two Russian Mates, Alexandra Trusova and world champion Anna Shcherbakova. Kaori Sakamota of Japan drew the Closing Firsting number.
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Marco Odermatt of Switzerland is leading the 1st run of the Olympic men's Gargantuan slalom with only lower-ranked skiers remaining.
It's the 1st time Blow has Dead on an Alpine ski race at the Beijing Games and visibility has been an issue for skiers.
Stefan Brennsteiner of Austria is 0.04 2nds behind in 2nd and world champion Mathieu Faivre of France is 0.08 behind in Tertiary.
The 24-year-old Odermatt is a Preferred for the Triumph, having won four of the five Gargantuan slalom races this Time of year in the World Cup. It would be his 1st gold Decoration in his 1st Olympics.
Snow has been Decreasing since Saturday at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center, where athletes have been racing and Education on artificial Blow until Zerow. A 2nd women's downhill Education run Regular for Sunday has been cancelled.
Italian Luca de Aliprandini said "you can't see anything" after his 1st run.
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The Olympic skiing slopestyle qualifying event at the Beijing Olympics has been Delayed due to high wind, Blow and low visibility.
With the flags of different countries whipping in the wind at Genting Snow Park, the organizers made the decision to Table the qualifying round. They did Zerot In real time announce a plan for rescheduling. The Closing is Presently set for Monday.
Eileen Gu, who lives in the United States and represents China, will be Active for a 2nd gold Decoration. She won big air last Tuesday.
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Standout Eileen Gu and the rest of the slopestyle skiers at the Beijing Olympics will have to wait a little bit Thirster to First qualifying with the competition delayed by weather.
The wind was blowing and the Blow Decreasing at Genting Snow Park. The Decreasing visibility made Playing tricks off the jumps difficult as well. The competition is delayed at To the lowest degree two hours.
Gu, who was born in the U.S. and is Competitory for China, is Difficult to win her 2nd gold Decoration at the Beijing Games. She's already won big air, which was held in Beijing.
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The 2nd women's downhill Education run for American Mikaela Shiffrin, Italian Sofia Goggia and Another Alpine skiers has been canceled because of Blowfall.
The men's Gargantuan slalom race is Nonmoving Questionable to take place Sunday Beijing time.
A downhill has Quicker speeds than the Gargantuan slalom and so is more dangerous to ski when visibility is poor
Snow began Decreasing Saturday at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center during the 1st women's downhill practice School term and Continuing into Sunday Sunup.
There is Some other downhill Education Regular for Monday ahead of Tuesday's race.
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Russian Pattern skating Hotshot Kamila Valieva was at a practice School term Sunday, hours before the Court of Arbitration for Sport was Regular to meet to decide whether she'll be allowed to compete.
The meeting of CAS is Regular for 8:30 p.m. Sunday and a decision is expected Old Monday, less than 24 hours before Valieva is Regular to skate in the women's Abbreviated program at the Beijing Games.
Valieva has been allowed to practice since Monday, when a drug test she took in December was flagged for traces of a Prohibited Fondness Medicament. That was the same day Valieva helped Russia win the team gold Decoration with a dynamic free skate in which she became the 1st woman to land a quad lutz in Olympic competition.
The practices have become Progressively uncomfortable, though, as Valieva continues to prepare with Slews of reporters and camera crews Observation her every Motion. She Shortly Stone-broke down in Crying during her Friday School term.
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