Browsing entries tagged with Olympics
23 Jan 2012
British pair Jazmin Sawyers and Mica McNeill finished second in the two-woman bobsleigh at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, claiming silver medals for Britain. And there were medals too for us in…
14 Jan 2012
The first medals have been won at the Youth Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, following last night’s opening ceremony – which wasn’t without a few technical hitches along the way but also…
11 Jan 2012
Update 20 Jan 2012 Sadly, Sarah Burke died from her injuries on Thursday 19 January. Despite emergency surgery, Sarah’s injury was too severe. The press announcement said “Groundbreaking Canadian…
30 Nov 2011
La Plagne is celebrating not only its 50th anniversary as a ski resort, but also the imminent arrival of Olympic stars to compete in this year’s Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup. The event, originally…
23 Aug 2011
There are less than 150 days to go before hundreds of young athletes descend on Innsbruck, Austria, for the 2012 Youth Winter Olympic Games. A new promotional video and new games’ ambassador, Alpine…
20 Dec 2010
British ski and snowboard athletes have suffered another setback, following UK Sport’s announcement that their funding is to be withdrawn. The news leaves Britain’s top racers without vital…
24 Jun 2010
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been considering candidates for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games – and one of the top three is South Korea. The South Korean mountain resort of Pyeongchang…
15 Jun 2010
Amy Williams, our only gold medallist winner at the Vancouver Olympics Games in February, has been awarded an MBE for her achievement. Williams 27, from Bath, learned of her award through the Queen’s…
17 May 2010
A chairlift installed temporarily for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games is moving to a new home in Banff. The fast quad used to transport spectators and athletes to the Alpine events in Whistler…
17 Mar 2010
There was more good news from Britain’s Kelly Gallagher at the Paralympic Games this week: a fourth place in the giant slalom. Gallagher just missed out on a podium place in the visually-impaired giant…
15 Mar 2010
The Paralympic Games began in Vancouver at the weekend and British athletes have already put in good performances in the Alpine events. The Games takes place from 12-22 March, with 12 members of the British…
27 Feb 2010
Italy’s Guiliano Razzoli has won the men’s slalom, the concluding Alpine ski event of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Razzoli delighted the Italian squad with the country’s first gold…
27 Feb 2010
Canada has taken its 13th gold medal of the Vancouver Games, with a win in snowboarding giant slalom. While fog hampered efforts in the Whistler slalom, over on Cypress Mountain the rain was bucketing…
26 Feb 2010
When the men’s Olympic slalom races kick off on Saturday, among them will be one man fulfilling an extraordinary dream – Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, representing Ghana. And what an amazing tale of determination…
25 Feb 2010
Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg has stormed to victory in the women’s giant slalom, moving up from sixth place at the end of her first run. Fog was still affecting the upper part of the course on Thursday,…
25 Feb 2010
Fog in Whistler has forced the women’s giant slalom into another day, with postponement of the second run. The race got off to a shaky start on Wednesday, when poor visibility and intermittent snowfall…
25 Feb 2010
Various Austrian resorts offer visitors the opportunity to try Olympic sports for themselves. And as a former Winter Olympic host to the 1964 and 1976 Games, Innsbruck is keen to promote the region’s…
24 Feb 2010
Day 12 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games produced more thrills and spills for the athletes. There was delight for the Swiss in the men’s giant slalom, but medal hopes for Team GB faded in…
22 Feb 2010
It’s fast, furious and pumped-up the Vancouver crowds on Sunday; it is ski cross – the no-fear event making its Olympic debut in 2010. The first Olympic ski cross competition took place at Cypress…
21 Feb 2010
Bode Miller has won his first ever Olympic gold medal, taking the top spot in the men’s super combined event at Whistler. American Miller sealed his third medal of the Games, having already won a…
20 Feb 2010
Amy Williams has won skeleton Olympic gold in Whistler, Britain’s first individual gold medallist in 30 years. Celebrations are underway at the sliding centre, where Williams (27) put in a tremendous…
18 Feb 2010
Sweden’s Anja Pearson has stunned the Whistler crowds to win an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s super combined competition – despite a limping away from a serious crash in Wednesday’s downhill…
18 Feb 2010
Britain’s Ben Kilner gave an impressive performance in the half-pipe, putting him in the semi finals at Cypress Mountain. But he was no match for the unstoppable Shaun White – the US star rode to gold…
17 Feb 2010
Lyndsey Vonn has secured Olympic gold in the women’s downhill, with a tremendous run that put her half a second ahead of teammate Julia Mancuso. The pair took gold and silver medal positions in the competition…
17 Feb 2010
There’s good news from the Team GB Olympic camp on Wednesday, with a successful start by the women’s curling team – skippered by 19-year-old Eve Muirhead. The British women’s curling team began…
16 Feb 2010
Britain’s Zoe Gillings has finished a very respectable eighth in the Olympic women’s snowboard cross, reaching the semi finals. But it was Canada that eventually took the gold medal, with a…
16 Feb 2010
The Olympic women’s downhill race, now rescheduled for Wednesday 17 Feb to accommodate the Whistler weather, holds obvious interest for British spectators with the participation of Chemmy Alcott.…
16 Feb 2010
After a thrilling showdown in the men’s snowboard cross final on Monday 15 February, the attention falls on the women’s event this evening (Tuesday 16 February) – with British hopes resting on 24-year-old…
15 Feb 2010
Switzerland has taken its first Olympic men’s downhill gold medal in 22 years, with a superb performance by Didier Defago. The Blue Riband event finally got going at Whistler Creekside on Monday…
14 Feb 2010
How do you like your moguls? Or perhaps bump runs aren’t for you? But the athletes on Cypress Mountain made them look easy as young knees took a pounding in the Women’s freestyle moguls event. Rain…
13 Feb 2010
Whistler’s notoriously fickle weather has forced postponement of the Men’s Olympic Downhill races due to take place at Whistler on Saturday – and of Sunday’s Women’s Super Combined event. The…
12 Feb 2010
Are you ready? The 2010 Winter Olympic Games is about to begin in Canada, with over two weeks non-stop sporting action from the slopes of Whistler and Cypress Mountains, near Vancouver. And we can’t…
12 Feb 2010
It wouldn’t be the Olympics without the famous Torch, which has travelled more than 26,000 miles in its worldwide journey to mark the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. The Olympic…
10 Feb 2010
Following the demise of the British Ski and Snowboard Federation, members of the travel trade have raised over £10000 to ensure that the British Olympic team has its two coaches in Vancouver. Eight companies…
2 Feb 2010
As Winter Olympic Games fever builds, two excited youngsters will be on their way to Vancouver shortly to live their dream as McDonald’s Champion Kids. Nicole Ritchie and Tom Walsh, both 15, won the…
27 Jan 2010
The 2010 Olympic Winter Games are due to take place from 12 to 28 February in Vancouver and Whistler, in far western Canada – and the final British team was announced in London on Tuesday. But the company…
18 Jan 2010
Fancy a bit of nostalgia on your wall? Two skiing-related auctions take place in London this week: one of vintage winter sports posters, the other to support our Winter Olympic hopefuls. Pick up a poster…
15 Jan 2010
Unseasonably warm weather forced the closure of one of the Winter Olympic venues this week, through lack of snow. Cypress Mountain near Vancouver is scheduled to host some of the snowboarding and ski events…
11 Nov 2009
A metre of snowfall this week and more to come means that Whistler can’t wait any longer. The resort will open on Saturday 14 November – 12 days earlier than planned. It is too early to say whether…
28 Aug 2009
Anton Sailer, the first athlete to win all three Alpine skiing events at a Winter Olympics has died. According to the Austrian press, skiing champion Sailer (73) from Kitzbuhel died on Monday 24 August,…
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