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Swiss TV commentary of Israeli Olympic bobsled run fuels fierce reaction

Switzerland’s public broadcaster has taken down a Winter Olympics clip online after a journalist’s commentary during an Israeli bobsled team’s run was criticized

The Independent UK · Feb 17

A part-time job and DJ gigs helped Lara Hamilton reach the Winter Olympics. Now she wants to put Australia on the map

Despite financial and physical challenges, the Australian with Nordic skiing in her blood is hoping to make an impact in the new sport of skimo

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17

Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro wins 2nd gold in Nordic combined

Norway’s Jens Luraas Oftebro has won his second Nordic combined gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games in the large hill event

The Independent UK · Feb 17

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‘No cushion, no seatbelt, no airbag’: the GB bobsledder who races with her eyes closed

Ashleigh Nelson is in the mix for a bobsleigh medal at the Winter Olympics – but that doesn’t mean she enjoys it

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

How to spend 72 hours in Lech, Austria

World-class skiing, refined alpine dining and a relaxed après-ski scene, Lech is the perfect spot for a long winter weekend. Maria Boyle has your guide

Evening Standard · Feb 17

What exactly is it about Britons that makes us so good at hurtling down an icy drainpipe?

Team GB has swept up the skeleton medals at the Winter Olympics. I suspect it’s something to do with our capacity at weathering tremendous, impotent fear, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

‘I’m trying to expand what it means to be a skier’: Mallory Duncan on jazz, freedom and the mountains

The Californian once had ambitions of winning gold at the Winter Olympics. But now he is more interested in what skiing can do for the soul

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

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Winter Olympics briefing: Swiss stranglehold on skiing shows no sign of loosening

Franjo von Allmen has led the way for the men with three golds and Loïc Meillard’s slalom victory brought a fourth gold

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Two Brits killed in avalanche in French ski resort named as tributes pour in

Shaun Overy, 51, and Stuart Leslie, 46, were friends and experienced skiers

Evening Standard · Feb 17

How did Australia – better known for its beaches than snow – become a consistent Winter Olympics performer?

Targeted resource allocation and investment in facilities have contributed to a record medal haul – but tougher times may lie ahead

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17

Gold for Elana! Meyers Taylor, 41, wins Olympic monobob title at Milan Cortina Games

Elana Meyers Taylor has won her first Olympic gold in women’s monobob, and she made history as the oldest American woman to do it at the Winter Games

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Tearful Kirsty Muir ‘really proud’ despite more Winter Olympic medal heartbreak

Muir had to settle for fourth place in the women’s Big Air final.

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Kirsty Muir suffers more medal heartbreak with fourth place in freestyle Big Air

Muir finished just off the podium for the second time.

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Austria wins gold in 1st Olympic men's super team ski jump as event is shortened due to weather

Austria has won the first Olympic men’s super team ski jumping event

The Independent UK · Feb 16

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

The Guardian view on Team GB’s Winter Olympics success: sporting inspiration lifts the grey February mood

Editorial: A record gold medal haul, amid blue Italian skies, has made for compelling viewing. The Games can be a catalyst for new grassroots investment in the UK

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Olympic meltdown: Norway's Atle Lie McGrath loses gold medal in slalom, then control of emotions

Norway's Atle Lie McGrath saw his gold-medal hopes slip away in the Olympic slalom and decided to send his ski poles sailing along with them

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Rap to rev up, soul to calm down: Freestyle skiers pick their soundtracks at the Winter Olympics

The Olympic big air jump in freestyle skiing and snowboarding causes hearts to thump and nerves to fray

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale have inspired next generation – GB coach

The pair won mixed team snowboard-cross gold.

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T3 · Feb 16

How to watch Winter Olympics 2026 – watch from anywhere, including free options

The 2026 Winter Olympics are in full swing in Milano Cortina – here's how you can watch from anywhere in the world

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

‘I just needed some time for myself’: Norwegian skier hides in woods after slalom gold heartache

Loïc Meillard took men’s slalom gold after Atle Lie McGrath crashed out, while Team GB’s Dave Ryding finished his final Winter Olympic race in 17th place

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Great Britain’s ‘one in a million’ Winter Olympian Dave Ryding bows out in Milan

The 39-year-old finished one place behind his compatriot Billy Major.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

How British skeleton left the world in its tracks with golden Winter Olympics haul

Big investment in coaches and kit – £5.8m in the last cycle – has paid off despite lack of facilities and snow at home

Radio France Internationale · Feb 16

France's Desloges embraces role as second fiddle to cross-country maestro Klaebo

Moments after coming second in the men's 10 km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, French cross-country skier Mathis Desloges threw down the gauntlet to Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo who had also taken gold ahead of him a day earlier in the 10km + 10km skiathlon.

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Last at halfway, smiling at the finish: Israel’s first Olympic bobsled run

Israel has made its Olympic bobsled debut, and its two-man team celebrated even while it sits in last place

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

Train derails in Switzerland amid fatal avalanches across the Alps

Swiss police say derailment near Goppenstein injured five as large areas of western Alps remain under category 5 avalanche risk

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