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Monday, Mar 25

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Jessie Diggins: ‘Eating disorders are about control when you feel like you have none’

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Having reached the summit of cross-country skiing (again), the former Olympic champion opens up about a relapse that nearly thwarted her season

Wednesday, Feb 14

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‘Happy Boléro day’: Torvill and Dean return to Sarajevo 40 years after gold

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Torvill and Dean, the British duo who helped revolutionise ice-skating when they won Olympic gold in Sarajevo 40 years ago on Wednesday, do not celebrate Valentine’s Day. “For us, it is Boléro Day,” said Christopher Dean referring to the…

Wednesday, Feb 7

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Kamila Valieva blamed failed drug test on grandfather’s strawberry dessert

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The banned Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva blamed her positive doping test on a strawberry dessert prepared by her grandfather on a chopping board he used to crush his medication pills, the court of arbitration for sport revealed on…

Friday, Feb 2

NHL players to return to Winter Olympics for 2026 and 2030

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NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade.

Tuesday, Jan 30

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US figure skaters to receive 2022 Olympic team gold after Valieva disqualified

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Members of the US Olympic figure skating team learned late Monday they will receive gold medals now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified for doping at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.

Monday, Jan 29

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Russian skater Kamila Valieva’s titles stripped after four-year ban for doping

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The Russian skater Kamila Valieva, who was only 15 when she found herself at the heart of a doping scandal at the 2022 Winter Olympics, has been banned for four years. The verdict means that Russia is certain to be stripped of its team…

Tuesday, Jan 23

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Teen bobsledder becomes first athlete from Thailand to win Winter Youth Olympic medal – video

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The Thai teenager Agnese Campeol made history when she won silver in the women's monobob bobsleigh at the Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea. The 17-year-old Campeol became the first athlete from Thailand to ever win a medal at…

Monday, Jan 22

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Steven Bradbury’s unlikely moment of glory was the fluke heard around the world | Jack Snape

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The veteran skater’s sequence of miracles in Salt Lake City resulted in one of the most joyous Olympic victories by any Australian

Sunday, Dec 17

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‘The focus had to be on the ice’: Robin Cousins on skating and his double life as a gay Olympian

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The 1980 BBC Sports Personality winner discusses the road to glory at Lake Placid while having to keep his sexuality secret

Monday, Dec 4

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Neck guards will be mandatory at Olympics after Adam Johnson’s death

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The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Monday that it is making neck guards mandatory for all levels of competition in the tournaments it runs, including the Olympics and men’s and women’s world championships.

Friday, Nov 17

New Zealand’s curling team, with nowhere to go, find a home at a Canadian retirement village

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Group of four men in their 20s and 30s struggled to find accommodation in Calgary while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics until an unlikely solution was offered

Monday, Oct 16

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Winter Olympics sliding events to be held outside Italy after 2026 track snub

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The sliding events at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be held at a venue outside Italy after the government decided not to pay for a new one, Games organising chief, Giovanni Malagò, said on Monday.

Tuesday, Sep 26

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Kamila Valieva’s Olympic case heads to court with Russian doping in focus

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The court of arbitration for sport has begun hearing the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case, a scandal that rocked the sport and cast a shadow over her country’s already embattled anti-doping system.

Thursday, Sep 21

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Olympic bobsleigh medalist Aja Evans sues team doctor alleging sexual assault

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Aja Evans, who won an Olympic bronze medal for the United States in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2014 Sochi Games, filed a lawsuit in New York state court on Wednesday, alleging she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions over the…

Tuesday, Jul 18

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Commonwealth Games crisis shows model for hosting big events is broken | Cath Bishop

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Victoria’s withdrawal as 2026 host should be a catalyst for a sustainable way of staging major tournaments and meetings

Monday, Feb 27

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Snowboarder Mia Brookes, 16, makes GB history with slopestyle world title

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A 16-year-old British snowboarder, who was too young to compete at last year’s Winter Olympics, has made history by winning her country’s first ever snowboard slopestyle world title with an extraordinary display of trickery and poise.

Tuesday, Feb 21

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Wada to take Valieva case to Cas after skater cleared by Rusada

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has announced it will take the case of figure skater Kamila Valieva to the court of arbitration for sport after the teenager was cleared of any wrongdoing by a Russian Anti-Doping Agency tribunal. Wada…

Monday, Jan 16

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BBC to keep Olympics rights until at least 2032

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Deal with EBU and Warner Bros Discovery retains same coverage as existing agreement

Friday, Jan 13

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Wada ‘concern’ as Rusada clears Valieva of wrongdoing over doping scandal

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The brilliant 16-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, whose positive doping test dominated headlines at the 2022 Winter Olympics, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a Russian Anti-Doping Agency tribunal.

Wednesday, Dec 7

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Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal threatens to derail Winter Games bid

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Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 event

Monday, Oct 17

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Marathon chicanery, handballs, Black Sox and more: sport cheating scandals | Hannah Jane Parkinson

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As the chess furore between Carlsen and Niemann rolls on, we take a look at some enduring disputes in sport

Saturday, Oct 15

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Mike Keenan to coach Italy’s men’s ice hockey team at 2026 Winter Olympics

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Mike Keenan was named coach of the Italy ice hockey team on Friday, giving the Stanley Cup winner a chance to guide the host country at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Monday, Jul 4

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‘They play, we suffer’: Olympian who led Beijing protest calls for Russian ban | Sean Ingle

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Having made waves with his protest in Beijing, skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych wants Russians banned from all sports

Wednesday, Jun 8

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Chinese freeski star Eileen Gu to join Salt Lake City’s Winter Olympic bid

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Eileen Gu, the California-born athlete who won two gold medals for China in freestyle skiing at the recent Beijing Olympics, has signed on to work for Salt Lake City’s bid for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics.

Monday, May 16

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‘Everyone forgets about you’: Erin Jackson on returning home after Olympics gold

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After making history in Beijing, the speed skater faces life after the spotlight, with sponsorships, training and changing the sport on her mind

Tuesday, Apr 26

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Vladimir Putin defends Kamila Valieva and hits out at bans on Russian athletes

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Vladimir Putin has expressed support for the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, saying she did not compete “dishonestly” after her doping case dominated the Winter Olympics in Beijing this year.

Thursday, Mar 17

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US Olympic skater Alysa Liu targeted in alleged Chinese spying operation

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US Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu – a former political refugee – were among those targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu said on…

Thursday, Mar 3

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China denies it asked Russia not to invade Ukraine during Winter Olympics

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Beijing dismisses as ‘fake news’ claims that Chinese officials had some knowledge of Russia’s plans

Friday, Feb 25

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Thursday, Feb 24

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The Kamila Valieva case shows yet again that the IOC is betraying teen athletes

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This rotten organisation stood by while the 15-year-old skater and her Olympic dreams were publicly crushed