Kaillie Humphries claimed the first-awarded women's monobob gold medal today, topping the podium for her adopted nation United States, at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

was 1.76 seconds adrift of Humphries, falling behind Meyers Taylor on the final run.Laura Nolte of Germany

Film star Wu Jing has become ice hockey’s first ambassador in China with a mission to popularise the sport in the Olympic host nation.

being beaten 8-0 by the United States and 5-0 by Canada, but pushing Pyeongchang 2018 silver medallist Germany

France dominated the women's team épée competition at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) World Cup in Barcelona to clinch gold, notching a comfortable victory over Russia in the final.

44-22 victories against Britain and Austria respectively.In the semi-finals, the Russians overcame Germany

42-36.Italy recovered from their defeat to France to finish third, seeing off Germany 42-35.Dubai in

Hosts Russia came out on top in the men's team épée event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) World Cup in Sochi.

fourth-placed Venezuelans enjoyed an impressive run from the round of 32 which included wins against Germany

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team won a third cross-country skiing gold medal of Beijing 2022 after producing a scintillating performance in the men's 4x10 kilometres relay.

Winter Olympics.Chervotkin exploded out of the gate to give his team a substantial 23.5sec lead over Germany

Figure skating at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is currently convulsed with the case of the Russian Olympic Committee's 15-year-old Kamila Valieva, whose eligibility to compete in the women's event is due to be determined by a Court of Arbitration for Sport panel tomorrow.

representatives of their own nation, China, Poland, Ukraine and France; judges from the United States, Canada, Germany

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won gold in the women’s cross-country skiing 4x5 kilometres relay at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in a time of 53min 41sec.Coming into the final leg, Germany

cross-country skiing team in the summer of 2021.Speaking after the race, Sorina said: "I did not expect that Germany

Lindvik put down a great second jump to win gold in the men's large hill ©Getty ImagesHannah Neise of Germany

Committee (ROC) won 4x5 kilometres women's cross-country relay gold after a tremendous tussle with Germany

I did not expect that Germany would be there together with us, so I wanted to create a better situation

Friday night was a wild one, guys.

after four runs, he was more in the spotlight than the new Olympic champion Christopher Grotheer of Germany

Lindsey Jacobellis won her second Beijing 2022 gold medal in a matter of days at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, claiming the inaugural Olympic mixed team snowboard cross title alongside American team-mate Nick Baumgartner.

is a first Olympic medal, while 26-year-old Jacobellis now has three.Martin Nörl and Jana Fischer of Germany

International Olympic Committee (IOC) member and chair of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Coordination Commission Juan Antonio Samaranch has praised the organisation of the event citing the potential difficulties from the COVID-19 pandemic.

positive COVID-19 tests, including Nordic combined pair Jarl Magnus Riiber of Norway and Eric Frenzel of Germany

Russia's Aleksandr Sobolev produced back-to-back upsets in the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Épée World Cup in Sochi to reach the main draw.

preliminary round opener.Sobolev then beat 2017 World Championships bronze medallist Richard Schmidt of Germany

Stacy Lewis has been named captain of the United States' 2023 Solheim Cup Team which is set to be played at Finca Cortesin in Spain from September 22 to 24.

Inkster] gave me my first taste of captaincy when she asked me to help her with the singles line-up in Germany

Japanese athletes competing at the Winter Olympics here are expected to have their mobile phones checked when they return home amid security concerns.

had a "simple but devastating flaw".Several National Olympic Committees, including the United States, Germany