Miller unable to complete run in giant slalom amid snowy weather conditions
MANILA, Philippines — Asa Miller was unable to finish his run at the Men's Giant Slalom on Sunday at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre.
The first snow day of the Olympics in Beijing brought difficult weather conditions on the track that forced 33 skiers to pick up DNFs (Did Not Finish).
Miller slipped early in his race that forced him out of the competition.
Two skiers, Brazil's Michel Macedo and Armenia's Harutyun Harutyunyan, did not start in the competition leaving only 54 competitors finishing the course out of 89.
The skiers who were able to complete their run, currently led by Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, will compete again in Run 2 Sunday afternoon to determine who takes home the hardware.
As for Miller, he will attempt to bounce back in the Men's Slalom event on Wednesday.
In 2018, the Portland-based Filipino skier finished 70th in Giant Slalom.
Next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing will be held without spectators from overseas with tickets restricted to fans living in China because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday.
The IOC said only fully vaccinated participants would be exempt from a 21-day quarantine. Athletes who can provide a "justified medical exemption" will have their cases considered.
All attendees will enter a strict bubble upon arrival that covers Games-related areas and stadiums as well as accommodation, catering and the opening and closing ceremonies. — AFP | Main photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP
The International Paralympic Committee president says he is still waiting for China's state broadcaster to explain the apparent censorship of his forceful anti-war speech at the opening of the Beijing Winter Games, nearly a week on.
CCTV has not responded to the IPC's questions or made any guarantees that it won't happen again at this Sunday's closing ceremony of the Beijing Paralympics.
"Not yet. We asked about it. We are still waiting for their position or explanation," IPC president Andrew Parsons tells AFP.
Johannes Strolz bags a third Beijing Olympics medal as Austria beat Germany to win the alpine mixed team parallel event on Sunday.
Strolz, winner of the men's alpine combined and silver medallist in the slalom in Yanqing, is part of a winning Austrian quartet that also included Katharina Liensberger, Katharina Truppe and Stefan Brennsteiner. — AFP
Sport's top court dismisses an appeal from American skaters to get their Beijing Olympics team silver medals after they were held back because of the Kamila Valieva doping scandal.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says a panel "decided to dismiss the application" after deliberating by video conference. — AFP
Beijing Olympics organizers say that there were no new COVID-19 cases in the "closed-loop" bubble for the first time, hailing the success of China's strict approach.
There were fears ahead of the Olympics that COVID-19 could badly impact the Games, especially with the more contagious Omicron variant.
The nearly 3,000 athletes and more than 60,000 support staff, volunteers, journalists and others are cocooned inside a vast bubble where they must be tested every day and wear a mask at all times. — AFP
Russia's Olympic Committee on Monday welcomed the announcement that figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test.
"Tomorrow the whole country will support her and all our wonderful female skaters in the individuals competition," the committee said on Telegram, calling it the "best news of the day". — AFP
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