Winter Olympics descends into chaos as team refuses to leave changing room

Ayrshire care home residents have been going for gold in their own version of the Beijing Winter Olympics this week.

Out French ice dancer, Guillaume Cizeron, won a gold medal Monday at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Cizeron skated with his longtime skating partner, Gabriella Papadakis.

Sha’Carri Richardson, the American track and field star who was banned from the Tokyo Olympics last year for marijuana use, has an issue with Russian Olympic Committee figure skater Kamila Valieva‘s participation in the Beijing Olympics. 15-year-old Kamila tested positive for a banned substance in the midst of the 2022 Winter Olympics, but on Feb. 14, she was granted approval to continue competing by the Court of Arbitration for Sports. The CAS said Kimila’s age is the main reason they decided to lift the ban on the teenager, according to Sport’s Illustrated.

Ranvir Singh and Eddie the Eagle massively clashed when it came to talks about Winter Olympics funds on Monday's (February 14) episode of Good Morning Britain.The TV host, 44, held a quite a strong opinion on the matter and argued that "tax payers money" could be better spent after Great Britain had so far failed to achieve any medals.Eddie the Eagle, whose real name is David Edwards, hit back as he explained that he had been the underdog during his competition days and if funds were tightened, he might not have had a shot to take part.The pair clearly didn't see eye-to-eye on the matter as talk turned to shouting over one another.It appeared that ITV fans were also divided over the row, with many agreeing with both parties.One tweet read: "Agree with Eddie 100%. Watched the film about his life which was so inspiring.

Winter Olympics. Norwegian skier Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold fell to the ground after crossing the line in 14th place in the event on Sunday following a difficult final lap of the course.Biathlon combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting as athletes complete laps of a course, with their starts separated based on times from previous races.Tandrevold had been in contention for a medal going into the final lap before her competitors were able to make up ground on her.After finishing the race, Tandrevold collapsed on her skis and appeared motionless as officials and medics rushed to help her.The 25-year-old was soon helped to her feet and away from the course following a brief delay whilst medics saw to her.This was the second time in three days that Tandrevold had suffered from a health scare, having collapsing after finishing fifth in the 7.5km sprint on Friday.Will Team GB win a medal before the end of the Winter Olympics? Let us know in the comments section below.Tandrevold has previously had issues with an irregular heartbeat in the past, with the team doctor confirming after the race that medics were able to measure her heart rate.Lars Kolsrud said, via The Sun: “We measured it a little bit and we were able to measure heart rate.

a heartfelt message live on NBC. He thanked his American compatriots and called snowboarding the love of his life. (No, I’m not crying, you’re crying.

Though many call Shaun White, 35, the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) of snowboarding, Nina Dobrev, 33 has coined a new term for him to celebrate his final Olympics: G.(B).O.A.T. (Greatest Boyfriend of All Time). Nina gushed over her BF of two years in a new Instagram post, where the actress revealed she was “in awe” of his accomplishments, writing: “You are one of a kind.”

Chinese capital, but things did not exactly go as planned.The two-man team were positioned at the start line and were all set to begin.But the athlete who was pushing the bobsleigh from the back, inexplicably slipped when they began to move the bobsleigh forward.His teammate was forced to slow down his start as a result, but the more he tried to regain his footing, the more he struggled and even fell on his back.He tried to recover by clinging onto the bobsleigh while he tried to find his feet.A teammate, who was recording the blunder in the background, watched on in shock as the pair struggled to find the synchronisation needed for their bobsleigh run.They almost came to a standstill before he was able to recover and they could begin heading around the course.Hopefully the team will be firing on all cylinders by the time they are ready for the attempt that will count.The error resembles striking parallels with the popular Cool Runnings film, which is loosely based on the true story of the 1988 Winter Olympics Jamaica national bobsleigh team, who were competing at the event for the very first time.In the movie, during their final race, one of the bobsled’s blades detaches, causing it to turn upside down and crash.The resilient team were keen to cross the finish line despite the accident and decided to pick up their bobsled and carry it across the line, which received a rapturous applause from the crowd and other competitors.Fans reacted to the gaffe on Twitter and some definitely saw the funny side.“Imagine training for 4 years and your partner does that,”' one penned, along with a laughing emoji.Another added: “Cool runnings, the samba version.”While another chimed in: “4 years of training wasted because he wore

Gold medal love! As Team USA’s finest athletes compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, their loved ones are some of their biggest fans.

Focusing on the positive. After a difficult start at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin offered a glimpse at how she approached her remaining time at the international sports competition.

A legendary career. Shaun White reflected on his snowboarding achievements after his final Olympic Games ended without a medal.

Fresh off the gold medal wins for Nathan Chen and Chloe Kim, NBC’s coverage of 2022 Winter Olympics ventured to new heights with Thursday earning the highest demo of the games so far.

2022 Winter Olympics. The 54-year-old American actor appeared on Thursday's episode of , and revealed that he was rooting for the Jamaicans this year, after starring as a member of the country's 1988 Olympic team in the classic film .«After doing a movie like , you always feel like you're part of the country,» Yoba said, speaking in the Jamaican accent he used in the 1993 film. «I have to root for Jamaica.

Courageous Kirsty Muir’s teenage tricks right through the night gave her Covid-struck and housebound dad Jim plenty to cheer about back in the UK.

Olympics figure skater aged just 15 has failed a drug test, the International Testing Agency (ITA) have confirmed.Kamila Valieva helped the Russian Olympic Committee to gold in the team event on Monday but has since received a test result from the Russian Figure Skating Championships on Christmas Day.Her sample returned positive for trimetazidine, a banned heart medication, on Tuesday, which prompted an automatic ban from the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).Valieva successfully appealed that and was then allowed to continue competing at the Beijing Games, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have now lodged an appeal of their own.They want the matter to be "expedited as quickly as possible" with the teenager set to compete in the women's single event next Tuesday.After announcing the failed drug test, the ITA released a short statement on the matter.It read: "The IOC will exercise its right to appeal and not to wait for the reasoned decision by RUSADA, because a decision is needed before the next competition the athlete is due to take part in (Women Single Skating, 15 February 2022)."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.

Hoda Kotb took to social media to reveal an incredible bit of news that had fans feeling as elated as she was.MORE: Jennifer Lopez teases Hoda Kotb about Joel Schiffman split live on Today showThe Today Show star shared a picture on Instagram featuring the two athletes who had brought the United States gold at that point at the 2022 Winter Olympics.WATCH: Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie share how to watch the Winter Olympics GamesThe post highlighted Nathan Chen and Chloe Kim in competition, and Hoda happily wrote: "Good morning GOLD!!! Congrats @nathanwchen @chloekim."One fan excitedly commented: "Thank you Nathan and Chloe for an amazing job - it was so exciting and enjoyable watching you- your hard work and dedication certainly paid off!!"MORE: Hoda Kotb makes rare revelation about home life with daughters Haley and HopeAnother wrote: "Way to go guys!!!! So proud of you," with many others sharing congratulatory messages as well and sharing love for Hoda.While Hoda is currently dealing with the ramifications of her split from longtime fiancé Joel Schiffman, she has maintained that the two are still quite amicable.A post shared by Hoda Kotb (@hodakotb)Hoda celebrated the athletes that won gold for USA at the Winter OlympicsShe has been keeping herself busy by throwing herself into coverage for the 2022 Winter Olympics, which are being held in Beijing.While Hoda did attract a huge amount of fan love for her warm and enthusiastic coverage of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, this year the pandemic and ongoing fears of a resurgence have forced NBC to alter plans. MORE: Inside Hoda Kotb's stylish home where she will co-parent her kids with ex Joel SchiffmanMORE: Hoda Kotb announces split from fiancé Joel Schiffman live on

Figure skater Nathan Chen and snowboarder Chloe Kim both brought gold for the U.S. Olympic team during Wednesday’s primetime coverage of the 2022 winter games in Beijing. Chen, fresh off his world-record-shattering men’s short program performance, nabbed the top prize in the men’s singles while Kim won gold for the women’s halfpipe. Each added to their tallies of Olympic medals, while also helping to provide a nice boost to NBC’s primetime coverage.

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.

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.