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Winter Olympics

April 2022

OFI President Sarah Keane (left. Image credit: Sportsfile.

‘We just want them to be treated the same’ - Sarah Keane calls for equality for Winter Olympians

The President of the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) has called for equality for Irish Winter Olympians, highlighting the huge imbalances that exist in funding, access to facilities and support structures compared to their counterparts in the Summer Games.

March 2022

Kamila Valieva took to the ice under the kind of pressure few Olympians have ever experienced. Photo: Catherine Ivill

Controversial figure skater Kamila Valieva set for return in Russian-only event while World Championships are on

Thirty-seven days after her dramatic fall from grace at the Winter Olympics, Kamila Valieva will return to competition in Saransk this weekend with no apparent conclusion to the doping case that blighted the Beijing Games in sight.

A worker with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) walks at the Olympic Village, on the day that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed that Russian and Belarusian athletes can no longer compete in the Beijing Paralympics, in Beijing, China, March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Russians heading home from Paralympics, reserving right to later legal action after deciding against CAS appeal

The Russian Paralympic Committee will leave Beijing and has no immediate plans for legal action.

February 2022

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC talks to coaches Eteri Tutberidze (l) and Sergei Dudakov (r) during the Women Single Skating Free Skating in Beijing, China. Picture: Getty Images

Kamila Valieva saga casts shadow over curtain call for cheerless Winter Olympics

The Olympic Flame was snuffed out over Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium on Sunday night, concluding a Winter Games which will always be remembered as the one in which an ethereal figure skater fell to earth.

Gold medalist, Anna Shcherbakova of the Russian Olympic Committee celebrates with silver medalist, Alexandra Trusova of the Russian Olympic Committee and bronze medalist, Kaori Sakamoto of Japan during the flower ceremony. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

‘I saw what a burden this was for Kamila’ – Valieva ordeal leaves gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova feeling ’emptiness inside’

Nine days after being notified of a failed drugs test, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva fell apart in the glare of the watching world on Thursday night to finish outside the medals at the end of a dramatic Olympic women's free skate.

Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee reacts after performing

Kamila Valieva left in tears after two falls and a series of errors in Beijing

Nine days after being notified of a failed drugs test, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva finally fell apart in front of the watching world on Thursday night, finishing out of the medals following a dramatic Olympic women’s free skate.

Kamila Valieva training at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing today. Photo: Natacha Pisarenko

Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva gold would be provisional ahead of test outcome - IOC

Kamila Valieva will have an asterisk applied to her name in the Olympic record books if she converts her lead after the short program into victory in the women's figure skating competition in Beijing tomorrow.

Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee in action. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva, 15, rules on the ice despite ongoing doping saga

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva dominated the ice on Tuesday, fighting back tears as she completed a skate that put her at the top of the short programme standings.

Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee in action during the Women's Single Skating Short Program event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Photo: Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein

Winter Olympics: 'Emotionally tired' Kamila Valieva blames failed drugs test on grandfather’s medication

Russia’s figure skater Kamila Valieva has reportedly claimed her positive drugs test was caused by contamination from her grandfather’s medication.

Russian Olympic Committee's Kamila Valieva during the Figure Skating training session on day ten of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in China. Photo: PA Wire

Kamila Valieva cleared to skate but no medals if she finishes in top three

Kamila Valieva will skate her spellbinding short program at the Capital Indoor Arena in Beijing on Tuesday, amid a swirl of controversy over the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to rule against re-imposing her provisional suspension for a doping offence.

Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee during training today, February 14. Photo: Reuters

James Toney Opinion Russian teen skater Kamila Valieva gets stay of execution as verdict leaves Winter Olympics under a dark cloud

Kamila Valieva will skate for Olympic gold, but her dream story could yet turn into a dystopian nightmare.

ROC's Kamila Valieva during a training session on day nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in China. Photo: PA Wire

Russian Kamila Valieva cleared to compete in the women's figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women's singles in figure skating at the Beijing Olympics after a decision by sport's top court on Monday.

Attention has turned to the team behind fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva.as she continues to await news of whether she will be banned from the Winter Olympics in Beijing after her failed drug test. Photo credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

Decision on Kamila Valieva’s Olympic fate due on Monday as attention shifts to team after failed drugs test

Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva will find out her Olympic fate on Monday, one day before the scheduled women’s figure skating competition in Beijing, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has announced.

Thomas Maloney Westgaard of Ireland during the Men's 15km Classic event on day seven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Cross Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, China. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Winter Olympics: Ireland's Thomas Maloney Westgaard finishes 14th in Cross-Country Skiing event

It was another good day for Team Ireland at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, with a fantastic 14th place for Thomas Maloney Westgaard in the Cross-Country Skiing 15km Classic.

Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee during training on Friday. Photo: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

James Toney Opinion Kamila Valieva - it’s about the welfare of a child, rather than an aspiring Olympic figure skating champion

Kamila Valieva’s Olympic dreams are hanging by a knife-edge as the bewildered teenager was pitched into a battle between the International Olympic Committee and Russia.

Training Rink Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China - February 11, 2022. Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee during training REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

The key questions about Russian Winter Olympics figure skater Kamila Valieva after failed drug test and what happens next

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is facing an uncertain future at the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for a banned heart medication.

February 11, 2022. Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee during training REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Russian figure skater and gold favourite Kamila Valieva, 15, faces Winter Olympics expulsion after failed drugs test

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva faces being thrown out of the Winter Olympics after the International Testing Agency confirmed she tested positive for a banned heart medication in December.

Thomas Bach, IOC President speaks with Peng Shuai prior to the Women's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Big Air final on Day 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Big Air Shougang. Photo: Getty Images

Tennis star Peng Shuai pictured alongside IOC president Thomas Bach during Eileen Gu's gold-medal display

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has said an interview given by Peng Shuai to French newspaper L’Equipe and her public appearances at the Winter Olympics do not alleviate the concerns they have over the Chinese tennis player.

Alyson Charles of Canada and Fan Kexin of China after the incident in their quarter-final of the women's 500m Short Track Speed Skating. Photo: Reuters

Watch: Canadian media question whether Chinese skater deliberately took out fellow competitor at Winter Olympics

In the latest controversy to hit the Beijing Winter Olympics, questions are being raised about alleged foul play by a Chinese skater during a race on Monday.

Jack Gower of Ireland during the men's Super-G event on day four of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing, China. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Beijing 2022: Irish skier Jack Gower suffers disappointment as he joins long list of DNFs in men’s Super-G

There was disappointment for Ireland’s Jack Gower in the Men’s Super-G today in Yangqing, when he joined a long list of DNFs for the men’s Super-G at the Winter Olympic Games.

The Olympic rings are seen at the Shougang Park ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: Reuters

Unpredictable weather will be the ‘story of the Games’ in Beijing – arid climate a problem

Unpredictable weather could become the “story of the Games” at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, according to a Canadian coach.

Staff members work on the National Ski Jumping Centre course ahead of the start 2022 Beijing Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China. Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay

Explainer: Winter Olympics 2022 – The seven new exciting events added to Beijing Games

In July 2018, the International Olympic Committee announced it was adding seven new events to the Winter Olympics in an effort to increase female participation and appeal to younger audiences. Those new sports will debut at this year's Winter Games in Beijing.

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