Winter Olympics: Games rocked by cheating claim as Team GB star punished

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Tabby Stoecker was understandably emotional after winning a gold medal at her first Winter Olympics in the skeleton mixed team event with men's individual champion Matt Weston. The pair improved on the silver medals they won at the last two World Championships, setting a track record of 1:59.36 after Weston overcame a 0.30-second deficit from Stoecker's run to win by 0.17 seconds.

Team GB gold medallist chokes back tears in BBC interview at Winter Olympics

Bruce Mouat responds to Team GB's second round-robin loss:

Switzerland remain unbeaten in the men's curling round-robin after beating Team GB in an extra end thanks to having the hammer. The teams tied 5-5 through the scheduled number of ends, but the Swiss prevailed to exact revenge on their British opponents for their World Championship final defeat last year.

BBC commentator John Hunt fumed at the broadcaster's camerawork as viewers missed the start of Matt Weston's gold medal mixed team skeleton run. The Team GB athlete, alongside Tabitha Stoeker, beat the two German teams to a second British gold of the day - but those hoping to watch history being made were left disappointed.

BBC Winter Olympics commentator furious as viewers miss start of GB gold medal

Anna Odine Stroem has won Norway another gold medal, taking the women's large hill competition with a score of 284.8. She adds this title to her normal hill victory and a silver in the mixed normal hill.

It was a Norway one-two with Eirin Maria Kvandal only 2.1 points behind her teammate. World champion Nika Prevc came a distant third to win bronze for Slovenia.

Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker have won the inaugural Winter Olympics skeleton mixed team event by 0.17 seconds, with a track record time of 1:59.36. Weston is now a double-Olympic champion after winning the men's skeleton on Friday night, while Stoecker now takes home a gold medal from her debut Games.

Team GB win two gold medals on same day as British history made at Winter Olympics

Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker quickly spoke to the BBC before collecting their medals on the podium.

Stoecker said:

Weston added:

Matt Weston has done it again, this time with Tabby Stoecker in the mixed team event, and it's two golds in one day for Team GB after snowboard cross success earlier this afternoon!

The skeleton mixed team competition is currently underway as Matt Weston returns to the track in a team with the women's fifth-place finisher, Tabby Stoecker. On the chances of another win, Weston said:

Two more speed skating medals for the Netherlands after Femke Kok won women's 500m gold with an Olympic record time of 36.49 in the final run, minutes after 1000m champion Jutta Leerdam took the lead. The bronze went to one of the fourth-place finishers in Milan, Miho Tagaki of Japan.

Jennifer Dodds has laid down the gauntlet for Team GB's curling team tomorrow after dubbing their matches against Denmark and Switzerland as must-win matches for them.

Sweden have beaten Team GB's curling team in Cortina just as they did during November's European Championship final. The Swedes remain unbeaten after a 9-7 victory, while the reigning champions have just one win from their four matches so far, with only five left to play in the round-robin stage.

Huw Nightingale's mother, Christine, and father, Clive, have spoken to the BBC about their Olympic champion son.

Christine said:

Clive added:

Team GB now have two medals to their name at this year's Winter Olympics, both of which are gold!

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won gold earlier today in the mixed snowboard cross, while Matt Weston also won gold earlier this week in the men's singles skeleton.

It's the first time that Team GB have won two gold medals at the same Winter Olympics.

Team GB have won gold at the mixed team snowboard cross! It is our first gold ever on the snow at the Winter Olympics.

Charlotte Bankes finished first ahead of Lea Casta for France, with Huw Nightingale getting second in his race, which has seen GB win their second medal of the Winter Olympics this year.

What an achievement for Bankes and Nightingale!

Team GB are into the final of the mixed team snowboard cross, thanks to a victory in the sem-final.

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won the semi-final with France taking second place.

The final is scheduled to take place later this afternoon.

Winter Olympics pundit Chemmy Alcott was given a ban by the BBC from plugging her clothing range on television.

Former Team GB Olympic skier Alcott has been part of the broadcaster's punditry panel, but was given a stern talking to from BBC bosses back in 2022.

Alcott wore knitwear from skiwear brand Snow Finel, where she is an ambassador, while presenting Ski Sunday and covering the Winter Olympics.

There is still plenty of action left to unfold on day nine of the Winter Olympics in Italy.

Here is a look at what's on the horizon for the rest of today.

An impressive ninth end for Team GB sees them claim a 9-4 victory over Germany in the men's curling.

Team GB secured the victory in the round robin contest, and will be back in action on Monday afternoon against Norway.

With the ninth end now underway, Team GB enjoy a 7-4 lead over Germany in the men's curling at the Winter Olympics.

Team GB are getting closer to getting a well-earned victory in this round robin contest.

Team GB now have a 5-2 lead over Germany in the men's event, with the sxth end about to get underway.

Team GB will be looking to get a win under their belt in this round robin contest.

Team GB are currently in curling action with the men's team taking on Germany in the round robin stage.

After the second end, Team GB have a 2-0 lead, with the third end taking place right now.

This month's Winter Olympics have fallen victim to "hateful criminal acts" of sabotage targeting its transport infrastructure, with officials claiming that lives have been put "at risk."

Rail services throughout central Italy experienced lengthy delays of more than an hour on Saturday, in what senior figures suspect may be a deliberate act of sabotage during the Games.

Greetings and welcome to Sunday's coverage of the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

Express Sport will be on hand to provide live updates from day nine in Italy, so make sure you stay tuned!

Niall Treacy finished sixth in the final but was deemed at fault for a collision that caused him and two other skaters to go down and is thus stripped of that positioning.

Niall Treacy will race for the medals after winning the third men's 1500m short track speed skating semi-final. After coming through the field from back to front after moving around the outside, he stayed there after a collision between Canada's Felix Roussel and Latvia's Roberts Kruzbergs behind him to progress.

Muir "just wanted to get her runs down" and is "really stoked that she did".

On inspiring everyone back home, she said:

It's fourth place for Kirsty Muir and a place in Monday's big air final. The Brit is below slopestyle champion Mathilde Gremaud, as well as Eileen Gu and Megan Oldham, halfway through the third run, but still ahead of world champion Flora Tabanelli, who is down in fifth so far.

Domen Prevc has another Olympic gold medal after winning the men's large hill individual ski jumping with 301.8 points. Ren Nikaido took the silver for Japan with a 295 score, while Kacper Tomasiak of Poland has a second medal of these Games, a silver to go with his normal hill silver.

Amelia Coltman responded to her worst run by following it up with her best to take back 10th place with a 57.6-second run, meaning all three Brits make the top 10.

Freya Tarbit also moved up to seventh with a 57.77 run, while Tabby Stoecker's final time kept her in fifth.

Kirsty Muir is second only to Canada's Megan Oldham, who scored 91.25 points early in this qualifying stage, after scoring 87.5 thanks to a 1440-degree spin. That effort also moved her ahead of Eileen Gu of China on 86, and the home favourite, world champion Flora Tabanelli, on 81.50.

Team GB's Kirsty Muir is back in action this evening with three runs to reach the women's big air final on Monday. The first of those is underway now, with reigning Olympic champion Eileen Gu among the field, as well as slopestyle gold medalist Mathilde Gremaud and Italy's world champion Flora Tabanelli.

The Winter Olympics 'cheating' scandal surrounding Canada's curling team has escalated with a Switzerland player, Pablo Lachat-Couchepin, making a fresh allegation and also reporting Marc Kennedy to the match umpire for wrongdoing.

Winter Olympics cheating storm escalates after fresh allegation as Team GB stars weigh in

Tabby Stoecker sits fifth with one final skeleton run to go and will have plenty to do for a podium finish after a few untidy errors in her 57.75-second-long third run. Freya Tarbit stayed in sixth after her 57.87 effort but has since slipped to eighth, while Amelia Coltman went from ninth to tenth after a 58.13.

Jordan Stolz continues to dominate men's speed skating after adding a 500m gold to his 1,000m title. The American also holds the Olympic record in each distance, with a time of 33.77 today.

Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands was 0.11 back in second for the silver, with Canada's Laurent Dubreuil a distant third to take the bronze.

GB have beaten the Czech Republic to make it three wins from four in the curling round robin. Bruce Mouat's rink led 4-1 after the third and maintained their advantage throughout, ending up with a 7-4 victory to bounce back after being beaten by Italy yesterday. Germany are up next tomorrow morning.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has become the first Brazilian athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics, winning the men's giant slalom in Alpine skiing earlier this afternoon. Braathen beat the reigning Olympic champion, Marco Odermatt, to the gold, with the Swiss skier and his teammate Loic Meillard taking silver and bronze.

Maren Kirkeeide has won the women's 7.5km sprint biathlon, crowning a monumental rise in the sport after only winning her first World Cup event mere months ago. France's Oceane Michelon came in second for silver, and Lou Jeanmonnot made it a French 2-3 by taking the bronze medal this afternoon.

World Curling has intervened after the Winter Olympics match between Canada and Sweden was mired by controversy on Fright night. Canada eventually secured an 8–6 round-robin victory at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.

However, the scoreline only told half the story as the Swedes believed one of the Canadians was repeatedly double-touching some of his stones - releasing the handle at the appropriate time but then giving the stone another little prod with his finger to correct its course.

And as the fallout continues, World Curling have released their own statement, which read: “Following the Friday evening session, World Curling spoke with the Canadian officials to issue a verbal warning regarding the language used by a Canadian men’s player during the game.

“During that meeting it was made clear to those officials that further inappropriate behaviour, determined by rule R.19, would result in additional sanctions. Rule R.19 states: “Improper conduct, foul or offensive language, equipment abuse, or wilful damage on the part of any team member is prohibited. Any violation may result in suspension of the offending person(s) by the curling organisation having jurisdiction.””

Sweden's Ebba Andersson suffered a bizarre fall – but managed to still pick up a silver medal.

In dramatic scenes, Andersson led at the start of the second leg before she was overtaken by Norway's Astrid Oeyere Slind.

And having already fallen once, Andersson soon fell again, this time completing a full somersault for her troubles.

But the worst was still to come for Andersson, as one ski popped off and slid down the hill, forcing her to start running on one ski, holding the other.

The drama didn’t end, though; the Swedish technician, who was attempting to run off the course with the broken ski, also took a tumble himself.

Eventually, Andersson finished her leg – admirably only one minute and 18 seconds behind leaders Norway – leaving Karlsson and Jonna Sundling with plenty to do.

Sweden dropped to eighth, and though their hopes of gold were dashed, Olympic champions Karlsson and Sundling clawed back enough time to not only make the podium but also win an impressive silver.

Team GB's women curlers stunned Canada as they secured their first victory in the competition. After defeats to China and South Korea, the British women's team came out on top against Canada, winning 7-6.

Reflecting on the win, captain Sophie Jackson told BBC Sport, "It just feels absolutely amazing to go out there and get our first win. We put the game together that we wanted to today – we had a good first half and carried that on in the second half."

They have six more round-robin matches to play, with a total of five or six wins potentially enough to clinch a semi-final place.

Canadian curler Marc Kennedy was accused of cheating in his country's expletive-laden victory over Sweden in the Winter Olympics. Despite taking place on ice, things became heated in the round-robin contest between the two curling heavyweights.

Canada, who were skipped by Brad Jacobs, managed to secure an 8-6 victory over Sweden, who were recently beaten by Team GB in one of their opening matches. But the biggest talking point of the game took place when Sweden's Oskar Eriksson repeatedly accused Kennedy of touching his stones after letting go, an act which is forbidden in curling once the stone has crossed the hog line. Furious at the cheating accusation, Kennedy responded with some heavy expletives for his opponents.

The Canadian pointed at himself, as if stunned that Eriksson was accusing him. He then shouted: "I haven't done it once. You can f*** off."

Undeterred by the fruity language of his rival, the Swede doubled down and shouted back. "I'll show you a video after the game. I'll show you a video where it's two meters over the hog line."

Read the full story here.

Matt Weston has been speaking the morning after he delivered Team GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News, he said: “The last couple of corners, I kind of knew I’d done a good job, but you can never tell, it’s racing.

“I had no idea what anyone else had done, I keep my helmet just low enough so that I can’t see any of the times when I’m at the block.

“As soon as I came up in the out run, all I was looking for was green numbers, and I saw them, and then the tears hit – I was just shocked at the bottom.

“Then my coach basically rugby tackled me and dived onto me at the end – I kind of knew I’d done a good job! I was as soon as I saw the green numbers, the tears started to be honest.”

09:30-11:05 - Women's dual moguls

11:00-13:00 - Women's cross-country relay

09:00-14:20 - Men's giant slalom

13:00-14:35 - Women's biathlon 7.5k sprint

15:00-17:05 - Women's speed skating team pursuit

17:00-19:50 - Women's skeleton

17:45-20:05 - Men's ski jumping large hill

19:15-22:10 - Women's short track 3000m relay

Lindsey Vonn has still been tipped to compete at the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps by snowboard icon Shaun White - despite claims she could be months away from walking again.

The 41-year-old clipped a gate and fell just seconds into the race at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina last Sunday, with Vonn airlifted off the mountain and eventually transferred to a hospital in Treviso, where she has already undergone three bouts of surgery.

According to orthopaedic expert knee specialist, Dr Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, the impact of the injury could remain for the rest of her life. "The timeline is quite unpredictable," he told RMC Sport. "It will be months before she can walk normally again.

"Her goal now is first and foremost to keep her leg and be able to walk. I think we're not yet at the stage of returning to high-level skiing. We're not there yet, but some injuries like hers can end in amputation..."

Despite all the steps Vonn will need to take in the coming months and possibly years, former five‑time Olympian White believes she could still make a return at the 2030 Winter Olympics.

When asked whether that was realistic, he said: "Oh, for sure. She’s impressive Lindsey, you're a legend. You inspire us all.

"You're going to go down in history as the greatest and there's no disputing that. The fact that she came back from previous injuries and got back out on the mountain and then started to win, that's just got to be the most incredible feeling.

"But I've always told athletes, it's never a straight path to the Olympics. There's twists and turns and she hit a big hurdle, which was injuring the knees again."

Clare Balding was left stunned after Ilia Malinin finished eighth in the final of the men's single skating at the Winter Olympics – despite the Team USA star being the favourite to win gold.

Despite his most fierce challengers preceding his time on the ice, giving him what should have been a clear pathway to at least a podium place, the 21-year-old suffered a number of high-profile mistakes under immense pressure. As a result of falling twice, Malinin tallied a total of 264.49 – his lowest free skate score in years.

As a result, Malinin dropped to eighth in the standings, while Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov secured gold with a score of 291.58. Japan's Yugi Kagiyama and Shun Sato secured silver and bronze, respectively, with scores of 280.06 and 274.90.

Reacting to Malinin's performance, Balding was left stunned. Speaking to BBC Sport, she said: "We didn’t expect that anything could happen to Ilia Malinin, but it did – and he will leave these Games without a medal."

BBC commentator Kat Downes, meanwhile, was also astounded at Malinin's fumble. She added: "This is taking some computing from everybody.

"The 'quadgod' has fallen. Beaten for the first time in two years, the gold that was supposed to be his. That was supposed to be the most predictable gold of this games but Ilia Malinin has fallen to eighth.”

Clare Balding was forced to momentarily pause the BBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics, as Lizzy Yarnold was reduced to tears by Matt Weston's heroics.

The Team GB athlete became not only the first British man to win a gold medal in the skeleton on Friday evening but also clinched his nation's first gold since the women's curling at the 2022 games in Beijing.

Shortly after speaking about Weston's heroics, Yarnold broke down in tears and put her hands over her face. Balding then stepped in to take over presenting while Yarnold collected herself.

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Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of day eight at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. Express Sport will be here throughout the morning, afternoon and evening in yet another busy day of sport in Italy.