WINTER OLYMPICS. After three one-hour postponements, the organizers have decided to postpone the men’s downhill to Monday due to the strong gusts of wind this Sunday, February 6. As for the skiathlon, the French could not compete. The best placed is Clément Parisse in tenth place.
The essential
- Latest Beijing Olympics Results. Highly anticipated, the men’s downhill event was postponed three times due to strong gusts of wind, this Sunday night, before being canceled. Finally, the organizers announced that the event would be held at 5 a.m. (French time) this Monday, February 7.
- This Sunday, February 6, the reigning Olympic and world champion, Perrine Laffont is eagerly awaited in the mogul ski final. Qualified without problem, it did not however achieve the best score. At 23, she will play her third Olympic final at 12:30 p.m. (French time).
- At 8 am, in the men’s skiathlon, the French could not compete with the other competitors. The best ranked is Clément Parisse in tenth place. The Norwegian favourites, for their part, missed out on their event and did not place any cross-country skiers on the podium. Russian Alexander Bolshunov won the gold medal. Silver goes to Russian Denis Spitsov. Finn Iivo Niskanen completes the podium.
- Overnight, New Zealand won its first Olympic title in its history. Zoi Sadowski Synnott won gold in the snowboard slopestyle event. The new champion was celebrated by her competitors who carried her in triumph.
- The first medal obtained by the French delegation in these Olympic Winter Games was silver in biathlon in the mixed relay event disputed this Saturday, February 5. Despite a complicated start, the Blues managed to come back up before rubbing shoulders with Norway and Russia in a last stint under tension. At the end of the final sprint, Johannes Boe’s Norway took over Quentin Fillon Maillet and Latipov. Among the results of the day, in snowboard slopestyle, the Frenchwoman Lucile Lefèvre completely missed her qualifications and will not compete in the final.
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09:22 – The French will not have made the weight
Outsiders in this skiathlon event, the French could not compete. The best ranked is Clément Parisse and takes tenth place. Hugo Lapalus retired before the end of the race.
09:22 – No Norwegian on the podium
It is also a Russian who takes second place. it is Denis Spitsov. He finished 1 minute 11 seconds behind the leader. On the third place of the podium, we find Ivo Niskanen, the Finn. Norway did not win a single medal in this event.
09:17 – Alexander Bolshunov Olympic skiathlon champion!
After a controlled race from start to finish, the Russian Bolshunov is Olympic skiathlon champion. After a fall without incident from the 2nd kilometer, he completed the 30 kilometers in 1 hour and 16 minutes
09:10 – Norway out of the game
Big favorites in the skiathlon event, the Norwegians are out of contention for victory, and the podium seems to be slipping away. A great cross-country ski country, Norway only places its best cross-country skier in fourth position for the moment, forty seconds from third place with 4 kilometers from the finish.
09:01 – At 7.5 kilometers from the finish, only one man in the lead
As the end draws closer, a man races alone in the lead. it is Bolshunov. the Russian is ahead of his compatriot Spitsnov with 46 seconds in advance. In third position, we find the Finn Niskanen 1 minute 26 from the lead. The hole seems made with fourth place. The Norwegian Holund is forty seconds behind on the podium.
08:42 – Halfway through the skiathlon race, a Frenchman 1 minute 20 from the head
After 15 kilometers in the skiathlon event, the first Frenchman is Hugo Lapalus. He is 9th and is 1 minute 20 from the head of the race.
08:31 – The men’s downhill rescheduled for Monday
Postponed three times, the men’s downhill which was to be held this Sunday morning has been definitively postponed. The organizers have announced that the event will be held at 5 a.m. (French time) this Monday, February 7.
08:01 – Let’s go for this skiathlon event
The cross-country skiers set off in this skiathlon event. Cross-country skiers will travel 15 kilometers twice.
07:55 – Four French people in the running for the skiathlon event
In a few minutes, the skiathlon event will begin (at 8 am, French time). Four French are in the running with the status of outsider. They are: Hugo Lapalus, Clément Parisse, Maurice Manificat, Jules Lapierre.
07:35 – New Zealand wins the first gold medal in its history
Overnight, New Zealand won its first Olympic title in its history. Zoi Sadowski Synnott won gold in the snowboard slopestyle event. The new champion was celebrated by her competitors who carried her in triumph.
07:15 – The men’s downhill definitely postponed
Highly anticipated, the men’s downhill event was postponed three times due to strong gusts of wind this Sunday night. Finally, the organizers decided to postpone the event to another day.
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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 took the top spot in the medal standings after Therese Johaug’s Olympic title in skiathlon (the first Olympics gold) and biathlon gold in the mixed relay event. France, in silver, is second in the medal standings.
Throughout the Winter Olympics, you can find the count of all the medals of the French delegation for the Beijing 2022 Olympics.