Nina Dobrev ‘In Awe’ Of Boyfriend Shaun White As He Heads To His 5th Winter Olympics

Alan Shearer’ to make a cheeky header during his side’s defeat of Latvia in their first game of the 2022 Winter Olympics.Winger Max Friberg was lining up for the Swedes in their Group C encounter with Lativa, with both teams harbouring hopes of winning the gold medal.Friberg was the furthest player forward for Sweden with 11.33 minutes remaining of the second period when the puck was launched forwards.It was too high for the Frölunda HC star to bring down with his stick, despite him being 1.79 metres tall, so he employed a novel method to get the puck back on the ice.After the puck was played forward from deep on Sweden’s left, Friberg jumped up and headed it into the centre of the rink.Unfortunately for Friberg, none of his team-mates were far enough forward to capitalise on his header, with Latvia mopping up easily.While his fellow Swedes were unable to anticipate it, Friberg’s header delighted supporters watching on.And some even compared the 29-year-old to legendary Premier League striker Shearer.How many medals do you think Team GB will win at the Winter Olympics? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section...“Has Sean Dyce seen this?” one fan asked.“Alan Shearer like flick on that,” another tweeted.“Man Utd scouts on high alert,” a third joked.“Lovely little near-post flick on,” a fourth said.Friberg helped Sweden to survive a comeback from Lativa to secure a win in their opening game of the Beijing Games.Anton Lander’s goal as well as a double from Lucas Wallmark had given the Swedes a commanding 3-0 lead midway through the second period.But Latvia hit back through powerplay strikes from Renars Krastenbergs and Nikolajs Jelisejevs to send the game to a nervy finish.The Swedes were able to hold on though and

the Washington Post . Survivors of the camps have reported acts of torture, rape, and forced sterilization. Though China to have closed the camps, in 2020 a BuzzFeed News revealed that the government had built “high-security camps—some capable of housing tens of thousands of people” in which to forcibly house Uyghurs.

A proud support system! As Shaun White made his Beijing Olympics debut in the men’s snowboarding qualifying round, girlfriend Nina Dobrev had a pair of special guests watching the event with her.

Go Team USA! Nina Dobrev cheered on Shaun White, while he competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics for snowboarding on Wednesday February 9. The 33-year-old actress posted tons of videos of her TV screen while her boyfriend, 35, shredding up the slopes to try to win yet another gold medal for the United States in Beijing. Nina topped it all off with a sweet photo with her boyfriend on screen to show that even miles apart, she’s rooting for him.

Today. “Because it really shaped me into the individual that I am.

2022 Winter Olympics.When Lucas Foster started on his second run, he pulled off the double part 180 and a cab 10 manoeuvre – however, in the subsequent move, he made an awkward landing, leaving hearts in mouths at what was to come next.Against the odds, he regained his balance, but the US star still had his teammates gasping at the prospect of him seriously hurting himself.The Eurosport commentator said "There's a sharp intake of breath from just about everybody in the stands."Somehow, he's survived that crash. And it is beyond me how they [snowboarders] how they are able to ride away.

Winter Olympian who has been branded 'Russia's most beautiful' knows exactly how to motivate herself to win a gold medal.Yulia Kanakina is a former ballet dancer who will compete for the Russian Olympic Committee in the women's skeleton when it gets underway on Friday.She is a former world junior champion and has revealed she is aiming to get on the podium in Beijing, having claimed two top three finishes during this season's World Cup.The 26-year-old is making her Olympic debut in the Chinese capital and has opened up on how she motivates herself to win a medal.Speaking to Sport24, Kanakina said: “We have been getting ready for the Games for quite a long time, much work has been done. I need to keep myself in good shape, both physical and psychological, till the beginning of the competition.“Some people like to motivate me by saying ‘Yulia, the most important thing is to win.’“I don’t need this kind of motivation.

Olympic Games.Mae was seen as one of Britain’s most impressive musical stars, and her talent now doubt reaped reward, with the Sunday Times rich list estimating her fortune to be around £32 million in 2006.Remarkably though, the violinist put her musical attributes on hold as she looked to take on a career in skiing with aims of competing at the Winter Olympics.Despite holding British citizenship after being born and raised in London, Mae was born to a Singaporean mother and a Thai father, and her father’s nationality would prove to be her route to becoming an Olympian.After outlining her plans to compete at the Games, the musician opted to represent Thailand as an alpine skier, rather than Team GB as she felt this gave her the best chance possible to qualify for the Sochi event in 2014.In 2010 she told The Telegraph: “I am British, but realistically there is no way I could represent my own country, but because my natural father is Thai, they have accepted me.”Is Mae's story one of the great Olympic stories? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.Four years later she found herself on a plane to Russia in order to compete at the Sochi 2014 Games, as one of two Thai skiers competing in the giant slalom event.Despite achieving her dream though, it is more than fair to say that things didn’t go to plan for Mae.The skier ended up finishing 67th out of 67 finishers on the Sochi slopes, but still kept her head held high following her last place performance.Following the race Mae positively said: “It’s so cool. You’ve got the elite skiers of the world and then you’ve got some mad old woman like me trying to make it down.

Winter Olympics descended into absolute chaos.Players remained in their dressing room while they waited for the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Covid-19 test results to come through following a delay.The ROC skated onto the Wukesong Sports Centre ice for the introductions but were left standing on the blueline as the Canadians failed to join them.When Canada eventually came out for the game, players on both sides took the ice wearing masks due to "safety and security concerns" as things got off to a chaotic and confusing start.ROC players, however, removed their masks for the third period while the Canadians continued to wear theirs.Canada went on to register a routine 6-1 win but despite the result being a forgone conclusion, the contest was far from uneventful."Russia's results from this morning weren't back in yet," said Canada forward Natalie Spooner."I know in the past few days they've had a few positives and we just wanted to make sure their results came back and we were safe to play."Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Figure skater Nathan Chen brought glory to the United States on the ice during Monday’s primetime coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics, shattering the world record in the men’s short program at the Beijing games. Nabbing 113.97 points, Chen brought in the highest short program score in figure skating history. Monday saw new highs for Chen and the winter sport, not for NBC’s fifth night of coverage, or at least in early numbers.

Savannah Guthrie loves reporting on the Winter Olympics but that doesn't mean she enjoys taking part!The Today show host opened up about being rescued while reporting on the sporting event back in 2018. MORE: Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb share disappointment over 2022 Winter Olympics Savannah spoke to her co-host, Hoda Kotb, about the experience and explained how horrified she was to discover she was going to have to learn to ski for a segment on the NBC show.WATCH: Savannah Guthrie shares behind-the-scenes with fans ahead of new project"So the [producers] were like, 'You're going to learn to ski in PyeongChang,'" she said, according to People magazine. "I never skied, because I grew up in the desert.

Winter Olympic dream crushed.However, there was another twist as Charles’ Canadian teammate Florence Brunelle was relegated to fourth after earning a second penalty of the games.Brunelle had made an illegal pass past Kexin, allowing Charles and Kexin to qualify for the semi-finals."This incident wasn’t Canada’s fault… look at the footage closely and you will see it was the Chinese competitor who flicks the marker," one fan tweeted.Another added: "Biggest cheaters on the planet."While Brunelle, who was disqualified from the event told Canadian media: “That’s sport. Through making mistakes, I’ll learn.

American Olympic team.Harding’s desperation to overcome Kerrigan saw ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and bodyguard Shawn Eckhardt hire Stant and his uncle Derrick Smith to set up the attack.Their long-term rivalry came to a head at the National Championships in Detroit back in January 1994.Stant clubbed Kerrigan’s right knee after a practice session ahead of the event, with the American superstar’s traumatised face emblazoned across newspaper covers.As she sat on the floor, Kerrigan tearfully screamed: “Why? Why? Why? Why me?”Fortunately for Kerrigan, she escaped the horrible attack with severe bruising and no broken bones - but it ruled her out of the championships the following night.Two days later, Harding won gold at the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and guaranteed her spot at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.Kerrigan was fit enough to compete at the Olympics a month alter, and she was offered a spot to compete at the Games by her fellow skaters. Do you think Tonya Harding deserved a lifetime ban? Let us know in the comments section. An FBI investigation was launched into Eckhardt, with Harding’s bodyguard confessing to his involvement in the attack on 12 January, sensationally incriminating Stant, Gillooly and getaway car driver Smith.The United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) considered banning Harding but decided to allow her to compete as no evidence had surfaced regarding her claims of not being involved in the attack.Gillooly surrendered to the FBI four days after a warrant was issued for his arrest, and confessed on 27 January that he orchestrated the shocking attack - implicating Harding, Eckhardt, Stant and Smith.Harding continued to deny her involvement in the attack saying:

Beijing Winter Olympics.The lack of snowfall across the UK alongside its lack of facilities for sliding sports and curling mean Britain are underdogs for pretty much every event at the Winter Games.While the Russian Olympic Committee and China are both riding high with two golds, British athletes in the bobsleighing have to fund themselves while the cross-country skiing team make life easier for themselves by residing in Norway.That means Team GB’s measly tally of 32 medals across 23 winter Olympics is unlikely to drastically improve any time soon.And yet the athletes still partake in their events with greater morale than other nations, for example Germany, who have complained about not having hot food.That is down to Britain’s stars receiving a fantastic support package, despite their not so glamorous performances across the actual events.An operation dubbed ‘Home from Home’ has ensured Team GB athletes for the first time have training spaces at each of the three Games hubs around Beijing, courtesy of freight containers arriving from the UK beforehand.For training, ten Watt bikes, two ski Ergs, a cross-country treadmill and six Olympic lifting areas have been set up.An additional 70 sofas, 180 mattress toppers and 40 Smart TVs were brought in to make their stay as seamless as possible.Do you think Team GB will manage to secure a gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into

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Winter Olympics.It is a nightmare athletes hope to avoid: a top falling down and revealing your nipple to millions around the world.This was the upsetting reality for superstar French ice skater Papadakis, whose nipple emerged as she and Cizeron aimed for the gold medal before they were docked precious points due to the clothing malfunction.At the Gangeneung Ice Arena, partner Cizeron twirled around her during their performance, loosening her top inadvertently which subsequently exposed her nipple.Just 22 years of age and one of the favourites to win gold, Papadakis described the unfortunate mishap as her ‘worst nightmare’.“My costume opened up,” Papadakis said afterwards.“It was difficult. It’s the first time that something like that happened.“I tried to stay focused and finish without anything else happening.”Papadakis and Cizeron were left in second place at the halfway point in the competition after receiving an incredible 81.93 score from the judges - despite the incident. Do you think Papadakis and Cizeron should have been docked points for the incident? Let us know in the comments section. According to Cizeron, the incident cost them points as the duo went on to secure the silver medal.“It’s just frustrating to miss a few points just because of a costume issue," Cizeron explained.“It’s not what we get ready for when we train.

Daft Punk’s music made an unlikely appearance at the Winter Olympics yesterday (February 6).A medley featuring a series of tracks from the former dance duo’s final album ‘Random Access Memories’ was used to soundtrack a routine in the US figure skating Team Event in Beijing.The team were sitting in third place behind Japan in a battle for the silver medal before Madison Chock and Evan Bates performed their Daft Punk routine which included snippets of ‘Within’, ‘Contact’ and ‘Touch’.As a result the team picked up the silver medal. You can view the pair’s routine below.#NBCOlympics #WinterOlympics2022 #TeamUSAUSA's Chock/Bates channel Daft Punk to win team ice dance | Winter Olympics 2022 | NBC Sports pic.twitter.com/PCmjpiqKLL— Pitbull (@Willian87420216) February 7, 2022Daft Punk split last February after 28 years together.

With the first full day of games tucked away, NBC posted some early numbers from the Beijing Winter Olympics and the glass seems to be half full.

Winter Olympics.Roberts retired from nude streaking in 2013 after starting his rather odd career in 1993.But during the 2018 Winter Games, the 57-year-old returned from his self-imposed retirement.He appeared semi-naked on the ice after the men’s 1,000m speed skating event.Roberts danced around wearing a frilly pink tutu with a monkey pouch covering his genitals.He also had the slogan ‘peace and love’ emblazoned across his chest.Once the medals were awarded for the speed skating event, Roberts charged to the ice and de-robed to reveal himself.The streaker made a love heart symbol with his arms before losing his balance and slipping on the ice, falling flat on his face. According to The Daily Record back in 2018, Roberts has tallied a total of 519 naked appearances at various events.

Southampton, will be keeping a close eye on the ongoing Winter Olympics in Beijing.That is because his daughter, Sara McManus, will be representing Sweden in the curling event.She will participate in the women’s tournament starting next week, alongside her teammates Anna Hasselborg, who is the team leader, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs and Johanna Heldin.The 30-year-old won a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics alongside Hasselborg, who became the first curler in history to reign as the simultaneous holder of the European Curling Championship gold medal, the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship gold medal, and the Olympic gold medal.She burst onto the curling scene in 2009 on a team led by Hasselborg, throwing lead rocks in most of the team's games in both the 2009 and 2010 World Junior Curling Championships, with the latter seeing McManus and Sweden emerge victorious.The Swede became the team’s skip for the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Curling Championships, where they finished fourth and fifth respectively.Her first appearance at the Curling World Championships came in 2014, but served as an alternate and did not play any games.Her best finishes at the event came in 2018 and 2019, where Sweden finished as runners-up.After three silver medals at the 2016, 2017 and 2021 European Championships, McManus and the crew finally tasted European glory in 2018, before defending the crown a year later.What have you made of Team GB's start to the WInter Olympics? Let us know in the comments section.Now the daughter of the former Southampton footballer is ready to help her team to more glory in Beijing.They are set to begin their campaign against Team GB in their opening encounter of the round robin stage.Originally from

Go team go! Team USA has a long history of winning at the Winter Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Games are no different.