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Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left ankle tendon and will miss the Alpine combined event in which she would have been a challenger to Mikaela Shiffrin, the favorite in the race.

24-year-old Swiss skier Marco Odermatt plowed through snow and poor visibility Sunday to win the men’s giant slalom at the Beijing Games. It was the first time snow fell during an Alpine skiing race at this year’s Olympics and the bad weather conditions caused the second run to be postponed by 1 hour, 15 minutes.

BEIJING (AP) — When Mikaela Shiffrin was getting set to head to the athletes’ lounge after her third event of the Beijing Olympics, she spotted her boyfriend, Norwegian racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde , who was there to watch her compete.

Snow finally fell during an Alpine ski race in Beijing, causing a delay and tricky conditions. But Swiss favorite Marco Odermatt dealt with it all to take gold. Meanwhile, Russian skater Kamila Valieva may still compete.

"That was for everyone who thinks they don’t belong in skiing," Benjamin Alexander said after the giant slalom at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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BEIJING (Sputnik) - The Russian mens cross-country skiing team won the 4x10 kilometers relay at the Beijing Olympics for the first time in the countrys... 13.02.2022, Sputnik International

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Just like in the women's cross-country ski race, the Russian team opened up a lead on the first leg of the men's relay on Sunday and then held on for the Olympic gold medal.

Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left ankle tendon and will miss the Alpine combined event in which she would have been a challenger to Mikaela Shiffrin, the favorite in the race.

CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The freestyle skiing women aerials qualification of Beijing 2022 has been postponed from Sunday to next Monday due to