Winter Olympics

‘Everyone forgets about you’: Erin Jackson on returning home after Olympics gold
After making history in Beijing, the speed skater faces life after the spotlight, with sponsorships, training and changing the sport on her mind
Bryan Armen Graham
16, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

Sports quiz of the week: Mo Salah, strikers, sportsmanship and skiing
Who showed up? Who froze? Who left early?
Paul Campbell
25, Feb, 2022 @4:56 PM

The Kamila Valieva case shows yet again that the IOC is betraying teen athletes
This rotten organisation stood by while the 15-year-old skater and her Olympic dreams were publicly crushed, says campaigner Sarah Klein
Sarah Klein
24, Feb, 2022 @2:39 PM

First the IOC, now Nato: how Putin’s Russia refuses to play by the rules | Jonathan Liew
The scandal surrounding Kamila Valieva at the Winter Olympics raises fears the regime may end the teenager’s career before it has a chance to begin
Jonathan Liew
22, Feb, 2022 @8:00 AM

Kamila Valieva horror show proves the price of Olympic gold is too high | Cath Bishop
This is not a problem happening just in Russia – a win-at-all-costs mentality is affecting young athletes more than ever
Cath Bishop
21, Feb, 2022 @7:00 PM

Winter Olympics curling triumph draws new generation to the ice
Scotland’s rinks have been inundated with inquiries since the weekend’s medal-winning performances
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
21, Feb, 2022 @6:01 PM

Winter Olympics funding will not just be guided by medals, says UK sport chair
Katherine Grainger has said grassroots participation will help to determine future funding for Winter Olympic sports as well as medal potential
Tumaini Carayol
21, Feb, 2022 @4:50 PM

Winter Olympics: highs, lows, heroes and villains of Beijing 2022
Our writers pick their best moments, from Alexandra Trusova’s extraordinary rant to Erin Jackson’s groundbreaking gold
Sean Ingle, Bryan Armen Graham and Martin Belam
21, Feb, 2022 @12:05 PM

A Winter Olympics that was farcical, disturbing and often exceptional | Sean Ingle
The soul-destroying story of the young Russian skater Kamila Valieva will stick in the memory for all the wrong reasons
Sean Ingle in Beijing
20, Feb, 2022 @5:59 PM

Winter Olympics day 16: GB win women’s curling gold before closing ceremony – as it happened
Team GB’s women won curling gold before a Beijing closing ceremony to a Games embroiled in controversy
Martin Belam (now), with Luke McLaughlin, Jonathan Horn and Beau Dure (earlier)
20, Feb, 2022 @2:08 PM

‘Horrific’: BOA chief backs harsher ROC ban if Valieva was deliberately doped
The British Olympic Association wants a harsher ban imposed on Russia if it can be proved that its sporting system deliberately doped the 15-year-old skater Kamila Valieva
Sean Ingle in Beijing
20, Feb, 2022 @12:58 PM

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: GB gold brings Games to a close
Women’s curling team win for Britain in Games that will be remembered more for another Russian scandal than the sport
Martin Belam
20, Feb, 2022 @12:14 PM
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