# Winter Olympics

All time

China's human rights atrocities 'outside of our remit' says IOC VP ahead of Beijing Winter Games

Rights groups believe at least one million Uyghurs and members of other mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in the Xinjiang region.

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Oct 13th 2021, 11:07 AM

# Skiing

Irish Winter Olympics hopeful seals top 25 finish at Skiing World Championships

Cormac Comerford finished in 23rd place at the the Cortina d’Ampezzo Alpine Skiing World Championships.

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Feb 21st 2021, 6:10 PM

# breaking ice

Watch: The tale of Ireland's bobsleigh team is coming to the big screen

Jason Branagan’s first documentary feature charts the unorthodox push to bring Ireland to the Winter Olympics.

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Jun 29th 2020, 12:11 PM

# Blanca Fernández Ochoa

Body of missing Olympic medallist found in Spain

Blanca Fernández Ochoa was last seen on 24 August.

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Sep 5th 2019, 11:03 PM

# resilience

A life-changing injury, night terrors, and resigning from the Gardaí to pursue the Olympic dream

Brendan Doyle’s road to representing Ireland at the Olympics has only just begun, but it’s only by luck that he has the chance.

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Sep 15th 2018, 10:00 AM

# feel the rhythm

Ever dreamed of being an Olympian? Team Ireland are looking for their next bobsleigh squad

People from all sporting backgrounds are invited to apply to represent Ireland in bobsleigh, skeleton and monobob at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Aug 26th 2018, 10:00 AM

# RIP

Medal-winning Olympic figure skater stabbed to death aged 25

Kazakh Olympian Denis Ten died in hospital after medics fought to save his life following the attack.

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Jul 19th 2018, 2:57 PM

# beijing 2022

7 new events added to Winter Olympics to boost women's participation

Get your skates on.

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Jul 18th 2018, 8:47 PM

# In the clear

Russia's Olympic ban has been lifted after 'the most difficult months in the history of Russian sports'

The IOC has deemed the nation compliant after the remaining drug tests from the Winter Olympics were negative.

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Feb 28th 2018, 5:21 PM

# and that's a wrap

Pics: Winter Olympics conclude with spectacular closing ceremony in Pyeongchang

The Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium hosted the rousing event.

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Feb 25th 2018, 9:53 PM

# feel the rhythm

The Irish Cool Runnings: How a group of elite rowers became Ireland's first Olympic bobsleigh team

While the Jamaicans were creating history by creating an Olympic bobsleigh team, there was something very similar happening at home in Ireland.

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Feb 25th 2018, 10:00 AM

# Niet

Russian athletes won't march under their own flag at Olympic closing ceremony

The decision follows two doping violations.

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Feb 25th 2018, 7:34 AM

# Pyeongchang

North Korea's Winter Olympics cheer squad are being forced into sexual slavery, says a defector

North Korea’s cheer squad has captured the imagination of fans at the Winter Olympics.

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Feb 24th 2018, 4:08 PM

# Winter Olympics

Ester Ledecka makes history in Pyeongchang

The Czech became the first woman to win gold in two sports at a single Winter Olympics with snowboarding success on Saturday.

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Feb 24th 2018, 9:45 AM

# Closing Ceremony

North Korean general should be 'hanged in the streets' not going to Olympics, says S. Korean politician

Kim Yong Chol is heading to the closing ceremony but is accused of war crimes.

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Feb 23rd 2018, 6:28 PM

# Mixed Fortunes

Russian bobsledder fails doping test as 15-year-old figure skater earns first gold medal

Nadezhda Sergeyeva has tested positive for a banned substance, while teenaged compatriot Alina Zagitova won her event for OAR.

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Feb 23rd 2018, 11:21 AM

# Controversy

Russian curler stripped of Olympic medal for doping

Alexander Krushelnitsky was one of 168 Russian athletes who passed rigorous testing to compete as neutrals.

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Feb 22nd 2018, 11:25 AM

# Winter Olympics

The final race of Lindsey Vonn's Olympic career ends in disappointment

Vonn’s last race in South Korea ended without a medal as Michelle Gisin won Alpine combined gold in Pyeongchang.

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Feb 22nd 2018, 8:09 AM

# Review

Norway's Bjoergen becomes most successful Winter Olympian ever, 15-year-old smashes skate record

Alina Zagitova stole the show in figure skating on Wednesday.

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Feb 21st 2018, 1:51 PM

# On Second Thoughts

US vice president had secret plan to meet the North Koreans - but they cancelled last minute

The US has accused North Korea of never being serious about the meeting.

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Feb 21st 2018, 8:04 AM

# Disaster

World champion Christie's luck out again as she leaves without Olympic medal after disqualification

The Winter Olympics are over for Elise Christie, who has once again endured a miserable campaign in Pyeongchang.

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Feb 20th 2018, 11:15 AM

# Null point

Move over Eddie the Eagle, Swaney the Safe is our new Winter Olympics cult hero

Elizabeth Swaney finished last in the ladies’ ski halfpipe in Pyeongchang after refusing to do a single trick.

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Feb 20th 2018, 9:16 AM

# obsessed

Just 12 tweets for anyone who has become unexpectedly bet into the Winter Olympics

You didn’t love figure skating until right now.

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Feb 20th 2018, 8:00 AM

# good run

Ireland's Brendan Newby misses out on ski halfpipe final despite best score of the season

The Cork-born skier finished 22nd with just the top 12 going through.

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Feb 20th 2018, 7:58 AM

# divided opinion

Great Britain curling team suffers controversial defeat at Winter Olympics

The incident generated a lot of reaction on social media.

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Feb 18th 2018, 4:25 PM

# Report

Russian curler suspected of failing doping test at Winter Olympics

A source close to the matter said the case involved meldonium, the same substance that saw Maria Sharapova banned.

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Feb 18th 2018, 3:15 PM

# Untouchable

'He's the best' - Hirscher becomes most successful skier at 2018 Winter Olympics

The Austrian powered to his second Pyeongchang title by winning the men’s giant slalom.

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Feb 18th 2018, 10:56 AM

# Journey

'I had to look after this puppy when I could barely look after myself'

Irish Alpine skier Kirsty McGarry chats to The42 about representing Ireland twice at the Winter Olympics and the difficult aftermath.

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Feb 18th 2018, 8:00 AM

# Jamaica has a bobsled

Beer company buys sled for Jamaican bobsledders after departing coach took their other one home

The ‘Mr Cool Bolt’ sled that the Jamaican bobsleigh team had been renting now belongs to them, thanks to a generous offer from Red Stripe.

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Feb 17th 2018, 3:00 PM

# pyeongchang 2018

American star Lindsey Vonn misses podium in Olympic return as Ledecka claims shock win

Lindsey Vonn made her Pyeongchang debut on Saturday but she took a back seat to Czech Ester Ledecka, who stunned the field.

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Feb 17th 2018, 10:48 AM

# Winter Olympics

Ireland's Thomas Westgaard finishes strong in cross-country skiing

Westgaard pushed from 74th to finish 63rd in Pyeongchang, while Ireland’s Alpine racers claimed top 50 spots.

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Feb 16th 2018, 9:33 AM

# turmoil

Jamaican bobsleigh coach quits, threatens to take her sled home

Not ideal preparation for the Olympics.

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Feb 15th 2018, 9:51 AM

# pyeongchang 2018

Ireland's Tess Arbez 50th in Olympic Giant Slalom, Pat McMillan 52nd in Downhill

Both athletes have another event ahead of them tomorrow in Pyeongchang.

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Feb 15th 2018, 8:31 AM

# unforgiving

'Be prepared for the drop after the peak': the stark realities of being an Irish winter athlete

Conor Lyne was flag-bearer at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.

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Feb 15th 2018, 8:00 AM

# hairpin

The intense turn that created a scary luge crash has become the most feared section of the Olympics

The curve is a 45-degree turn that turns athletes to the right before making them adjust to the left coming out of it.

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Feb 13th 2018, 9:34 PM

# pyeongchang 2018

Heartbreak as GB star Elise Christie crashes out in dramatic speed skating final

500m gold went to Italy’s Arianna Fontana, the runner-up in Sochi four years ago.

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Feb 13th 2018, 2:15 PM

# Reaction

'I'm very happy with that' - Ireland's Westgaard finishes 62nd at Winter Olympics

The Norway-born athlete, whose mother hails from Galway, secured a time of three minutes and 29.6 seconds.

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Feb 13th 2018, 11:27 AM

# Take a Bow

American prodigy melts hearts with tearful snowboarding gold

Chloe Kim had been assured of victory before her pulsating final run.

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Feb 13th 2018, 9:34 AM

# pyeongchang 2018

Mixed emotions for Ireland's Seamus O'Connor as he goes within touching distance of Olympic final

Meanwhile, skier Pat McMillan placed 61st overall on his debut in the competition.

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Feb 13th 2018, 8:06 AM

# Katie Couric

Journalist apologises for saying Dutch excel at Winter Olympics as skating is 'important mode of transport'

Katie Couric made the comments during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday.

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Feb 13th 2018, 7:33 AM