WINTER OLYMPICS. Glory day this Monday, February 14 for Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, crowned Olympic champions in these 2022 Olympics. Results, medals… All the news live.
The essential
- Latest results of the 2022 Olympics. After Quentin Fillon Maillet’s Olympic title yesterday in the men’s biathlon pursuit, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron imitated him very early on Monday, February 14 by winning the pair figure skating event. They finally add a gold medal to their collection four years after the last Olympic Games where the dress of the Frenchwoman was torn off during the rhythmic dance. In slopestyle, Tess Ledeux, silver medalist in the Big Air, qualified for the final which will take place this Tuesday from 2:30 a.m. while the Frenchwoman Margot Boch, the first tricolor to be engaged in a monobob event at the Olympic Games , took eleventh place in the discipline.
- On the program for the 2022 Olympics this Monday. To follow at 1:05 p.m. the entry into the running of the two Frenchmen Dorian Hauterville and Romain Heinrich in the two-man bobsleigh event. Regularly in the top 10 of the World Cup, the two Frenchmen could play the spoilsports.
- The 15-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva was authorized to continue to compete in these 2022 Olympics and to take part in the individual event on Tuesday February 15 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which considers that the case has no not yet been sufficiently examined to deprive it of a test. The suspension was therefore lifted to avoid causing him “irreparable harm” according to the sporting jurisdiction.
Live
09:30 – The twelve qualified for the freestyle skiing final
We know the twelve women qualified for the acrobatic jumping final in these 2022 Olympics. At the end of the qualifying rounds, six athletes initially qualified directly after the first round. Laura Peel (AUS), Ashley Caldwell (USA), Xu Mengtao (CHI), Danielle Scott (AUS), Marion Thenault (CAN) and Hanna Huskova (BLR) went straight to the vault final. Six other jumpers joined them: Akmarzhan Kalmurzayeva (KAZ), Megan Nick (USA), Kaila Kuhn (USA), Fanyu Kong (CHI), Esseniia Pantiukhova (RUS), Anastasiya Andryianava (BLR). The final will start at 12 p.m.
09:15 – Canada joins the ice hockey final (W)
Canada corrected Switzerland in the semi-finals of the women’s ice hockey tournament this morning (10-3) and reached the final. The Canadians are therefore assured of a medal in these 2022 Olympics and are wisely awaiting their opponent who will be known at the end of the other half which will start at 2:10 p.m. between the United States and Finland.
09:00 – Russian Olympic Committee delighted with CAS decision
The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) this Monday morning concerning the Russian skater Kamila Valieva authorizing her to continue these 2022 Olympics despite a positive test for a doping product last December made the happiness of the Russian Olympic Committee. “It’s the best decision of the day. The whole country supports her and all our skaters for the individual event,” the Russian Olympic committee said. The young skater will be on the attack tomorrow in the women’s individual figure skating event.
08:45 – Lucile Lefevre’s farewell with style
Discover the last jump of the career of the French snowboarder Lucile Lefevre who made the show by jumping with a tiger disguise during the qualifications of the Big Air women of these Olympic Games 2022.
08:30 – Margot Boch’s reaction
The first Frenchwoman in the history of the Olympic Games to take part in a women’s monobob event, Margot Boch gave herself up after her eleventh place obtained in these 2022 Olympics. “Pride and joy to become an Olympic athlete but also frustration because I mistakes. But, in any case, I wasn’t expected so high so it’s a nice surprise. When I crossed the line, I didn’t think I had stayed in the lead. The staff and teammates were very happy for me. It’s nice to have their support,” said the 22-year-old bobsledder who will be competing in the two-man bobsleigh with her teammate Carla Sénéchal from Friday February 18.
08:15 – The rant of the United States Olympic Committee
After the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport to let the Russian skater Kamila Valieva continue to compete in these Olympic Games, the United States Olympic Committee denounced a “contempt for clean sport by Russia”. This story may not have delivered its last lessons when the young skater will be able to line up with the individual ladies’ short program tomorrow in these 2022 Olympics.
08:00 – Papadakis free program – Cizeron
Live or relive the free program of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron who consecrated them early in the morning in these 2022 Olympics.
07:45 – “I think I had never been so stressed in my life”, admits Cizeron
After their superb gold medal in pair figure skating at the 2022 Olympics, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron talked about their performance and their feelings. “It is hard to realize what is happening at the moment. These four years seemed very long and very difficult. These Olympic Games, it was the moment for which we were working. We have honored these last four years”, said explained Gabriella Papadakis. For Guillaume Cizeron, the minutes before the program seemed endless: “I think I had never been so stressed in my life, but there was a certain serenity. We know that we can trust our training, that you can trust each other on the ice. There were all these 17/18 years of partnership. We could rest on all that, but it was still very stressful.”
07:30 – Russian skater tested positive for doping cleared to compete
One of the soap operas of these 2022 Olympics continues to deliver its adventures. Indeed, the young 15-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for a doping product before the start of these Olympic Games, was authorized to compete in Beijing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The individual test will take place on Tuesday. The sports court considered that depriving her of competition when the case had not been examined as a whole would cause her “irreparable” damage.
07:20 – Lucile Lefevre made the heat
End clap with style for the Frenchwoman Lucile Lefevre. The French was competing in these 2022 Olympics, the last event of her career. In Big Air snowboarding, she ensured the show despite not qualifying. Indeed, Lucile Lefevre completed her qualifying heats with a tiger costume.
07:15 – Margot Boch 11th in the women’s monobob
She had already gone down in history. Margot Boch took 11th place in the women’s monobob. As a reminder, she was the first Frenchwoman to be involved in this competition in the history of the Olympic Games. American Kallie Humphries won the Olympic title ahead of her compatriot Elana Mayers Taylor and Canadian Christine Can de Bruin.
07:10 – It’s OK for Tess Ledeux
Other good news of the night on this new day of the 2022 Olympics. Frenchwoman Tess Ledeux, silver medalist, in Big Air last week, made it to the slopestyle final where she will try to recover a new medal. After a fall during the first run, the freestyle skier grabbed a 9th place (68.13 pts). The final of the event will take place this Tuesday from 2:30 am.
07:04 – Papadakis and Cizeron in gold!
We start this new day of the 2022 Olympics with excellent news. French skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron won their first Olympic title early this morning at the end of the figure skating free program. They erase their old demons of the last Olympic Games where the dress of the Frenchwoman had torn off at the start of the rhythmic dance program of the couple, which had cost them the gold medal.
Learn more
Although the Winter Olympics take place over the same duration as the Summer Olympics, the program is less busy, here is the schedule of events for the 2022 Olympics:
As with Tokyo, you have to get up early if you want to follow the entire Winter Olympics. In February, there is a 7 hour time difference between France and Beijing. The events start at 1:30 a.m. French time before ending at 4:30 p.m. still French time.
As for several years, two choices are available to you for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: France Télévisions with an all-day broadcast on France 2, France 3 but also France 4 and France TV Sport, or even the Eurosport 1, Eurosport channels. 2.
Norway regained its place as leader of the medal table with 9 medals including 4 gold medals. Sweden and the Netherlands are just below with 7 medals, but 4 gold also for Sweden and 3 for the Netherlands. France, with 6 medals, remains 10th.
Throughout the Winter Olympics, you can find the count of all the medals of the French delegation for the Beijing 2022 Olympics.