Cross-Country Skiing: Iivo Niskanen Is the Best in Men’s 50km Classical
Iivo Niskanen, a cross-country skier from Finland, became an Olympic champion in men’s 50km classical. It’s the second Olympic gold for the athlete as in 2014, he was a gold medalist in team sprint.Olympic Athletes from Russia, Aleksandr Bolshunov (a silver medalist in relay, team sprint and bronze medalist in individual sprint) and Andrey Larkov […]
Continue readingSnowboarding: Ester Ledecka Won Her Second Gold Medal at 2018 Winter Olympics
Ester Ledecka, who previously gained gold in Super-G alpine skiing, won her second Olympic gold by winning women’s parallel giant slalom. She became the first athlete to win events in both alpine skiing and snowboarding at the same Olympic Winter Games.Ester commented her wins in both disciplines: “Do whatever you want. If you want to […]
Continue readingSnowboarding: Sebastien Toutant Gained Victory in Men’s Big Air
Sebastien Toutant of Canada won men’s Big Air event in PyeongChang. In total, he gained 174.25 points. Toutant said: “Today I knew I had the tricks and I knew I could’ve done well, I’m just so happy it’s gone my way. The format is three jumps, best two count. I put down my first two […]
Continue readingSnowboarding: Nevin Galmarini Claims Gold in Men’s Giant Slalom
Swiss snowboarder, Nevin Galmarini, gained victory in men’s parallel giant slalom. Thus, the athlete improved his result from the 2014 Sochi Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the same discipline. Nevin Galmarini poster Lee Sang-ho of South Korea became a silver medalist. And Slovenian athlete, Zan Kosir, won a bronze medal. At 2014 […]
Continue readingAlpine Skiing: Switzerland Wins the Team Event
The Swiss team, consisting of Denise Feierabend, Wendy Holdener, Luca Aerni, Daniel Yule and Ramon Zenhausern, won gold in alpine skiing team event.Yule liked the team format of the event: “It’s just amazing and I think, to do it in a team event, for us skiers who usually are always doing an individual sport to […]
Continue readingBiathlon: Swedish Team Gains Victory in Men’s Relay
Sweden won the men’s relay in biathlon at 2018 Winter Olympics. The team, consisting of Peppe Femling, Jesper Nelin, Sebastian Samuelsson, a silver medalist in pursuit, and Fredrik Lindstroem, finished in 1 hour 15 minutes 16.5 seconds.Norwegians finished in 1:16:12.0 and won silver medals. The team included Lars Hegle Birkeland, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe, […]
Continue readingSpeed Skating: Kjeld Nuis Gains His Second Gold Medal in PyeongChang
Kjeld Nuis, an athlete from Netherlands, gained his second gold at 2018 Winter Olympics by winning 1000m race. Nuis finished in 1 minute 07.95 seconds. Previously, he won the 1500m race. Havard Holmefjord Lorentzen from Norway, a winner of 500m race, finished in 1 minute 07.99 seconds and won a silver medal. Kim Tae-yun of South […]
Continue readingCurling: Switzerland Won the Bronze Medal Match in Men’s Event
The team of Switzerland became bronze medalists of 2018 Winter Olympics in men’s curling. In the match against Canada, they won with score 7:5. Thus, the medals were awarded to Benoit Schwarz, Claudio Patz, Peter de Cruz and Valentin Tanner.Peter de Cruz commented their victory: “Honestly I did think we could win a medal, but […]
Continue readingFreestyle Skiing: Kelsey Serwa Is the Winner of Women’s Ski Cross
Canadian Kelsey Serwa gained victory in women’s ski cross big final. In 2014, she was a silver medalist in Sochi. She already shared her emotions with the journalists: “I had a plan and executed it, and was so fired up. And to be there with my teammate and best friend Britt, too. It is very […]
Continue readingFigure Skating: Alina Zagitova Claims Gold in Women’s Singles
Alina Zagitova, an Olympic Athlete from Russia, became an Olympic champion in women’s singles. She gained 82.92 points and set a new world record.15 year old Zagitova becomes the second-youngest women’s skater to win Olympic gold after Tara Lipinski in 1998, who was about a month younger than Zagitova.Alina still can’t believe in her success: […]
Continue reading