VAR has left football fans divided, but other sports are calling for it to be introduced. GB’s women curlers were penalised for a controversial foul that ended up costing them the game and fans are now calling for the system to be introduced in the sport to prevent such mistakes being made. The stone had […]
HURTLING through the air, twisting, turning, gliding gracefully with just a pair of skis strapped to your feet… It can’t be easy, can it? Well, maybe it would be best to not get too inspired by this winter’s astonishing crop of Olympians. After all, if even the best freestyle aerial skiers in the world can […]
LIZZY YARNOLD’S hopes of retaining her Olympic title suffered a blow as she slipped from gold to bronze position at the half-way mark in the women’s skeleton. The 2014 gold medal winner was in first place after setting a course record in the opening heat of the event. But she admitted she has been having […]
AN Australian commentator was forced to defend herself after being accused of racism towards Chinese athletes. Jacqui Cooper, 45, faced a backlash for comments made during the women’s aerials competition at PyeongChang 2018. The five-time Olympian was talking about Chinese aerial skier Yan Ting on the Seven Network when she said: “Very Chinese. They all […]
SHELLEY RUDMAN has told Lizzy Yarnold to avoid the limelight in Pyeongchang if she wants to retain her Olympic skeleton title. Yarnold, 29, carried the weight of Team GB on her shoulders in Sochi four years ago, winning our only gold medal – and that will be the case during her first run on Friday. […]