{"id":438187,"date":"2026-02-21T16:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/438187\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:18:09","slug":"winter-olympics-live-update-issued-on-bobsleigh-horror-crash-before-team-gb-go-for-curling-and-halfpipe-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/438187\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympics live: Update issued on bobsleigh horror crash before Team GB go for curling and halfpipe gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>French biathlete convicted of credit card fraud wins fourth Winter Olympics medal<\/p>\n

French biathlete Julian Simon claimed a fourth medal of this Winter Olympics<\/a> with silver in the final race of the Games, the women\u2019s 12.5km mass start.<\/p>\n

Simon had already won the women\u2019s 15km individual, as well as the mixed and women\u2019s relays in Antholz-Anterselva in the far north of Italy.<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford21 February 2026 16:15<\/p>\n

<\/a>Women’s halfpipe final delayed due to weather<\/p>\n

It\u2019s heavily snowing in Livigno which means that the women\u2019s halfpipe final is unlikely to begin as scheduled.<\/p>\n

Zoe Atkin\u2019s pursuit of a gold medal will now take place at 8pm GMT.<\/p>\n

A postponement until tomorrow has not been ruled out and there may be more updates to come. <\/p>\n

Mike Jones21 February 2026 16:07<\/p>\n

<\/a>Winter Olympics medal table: Current standings for Team GB ahead of final events<\/p>\n

The 2026 Winter Olympics<\/a> is nearing its end in northern Italy<\/a> as Milan-Cortina plays host to the century-old sporting event.<\/p>\n

The USA<\/a> are in prime position to claim second int he medal table, although host nation Italy and the Netherlands are not too far behind.<\/p>\n

Here are the latest standings from Milan-Cortina 2026:<\/p>\n

Will Castle21 February 2026 16:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>The unmistakeable political edge attached to the USA and Canada\u2019s blockbuster ice hockey final<\/p>\n

It is hard to know what hockey-mad Canadians would find less palatable \u2014 Donald Trump<\/a> following through on his rhetoric about annexing their country or losing this weekend\u2019s Olympic men\u2019s hockey final to the United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Losing your country or losing a game shouldn’t really be a choice but this is Canada<\/a>, where hockey is the cultural cornerstone.<\/p>\n

The sport has long provided an athletic outlet for political tension: the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union and the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics remain prime examples.<\/p>\n

These two teams of NHL team-mates know there is more than gold on the line in Milan before they jet back across the Atlantic to resume their seasons.<\/p>\n

James Toney21 February 2026 15:45<\/p>\n

<\/a>Austrian press attache provide positive update after bobsleigh crash<\/p>\n

Christoph Iglhauser, the Austrian team press attache, has confirmed that Jakob Mandlbauer has escaped a serious injury and was taken to hospital for \u201conly a check\u201d.<\/p>\n

“Jakob is on his way to hospital,” Iglhauser said to The Athletic. “He’s not so bad. It’s just a check. Everyone else is fine. No injury, only a check. He’ll be fine.” <\/p>\n

Mandlbauer had complained of neck and back pain and was taken away to hospital.<\/p>\n

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Will Castle21 February 2026 15:39<\/p>\n

<\/a>Speed skater takes blade to the face in bloody accident at Winter Olympics<\/p>\n

Polish speed-skater Kamila Sellier had to be stretchered off the ice on Friday after a competitor’s blade sliced her above her left eye in a gory accident during the women’s 1,500m at the Milan Cortina Olympics.<\/p>\n

Sellier went down along with 15-time Olympic medalist Ariana Fontana of Italy and American skater Kristen Santos-Griswold, who was penalised for an illegal lane pass that contributed to the accident and therefore denied a place in the quarter-final.<\/p>\n

The race was paused while Sellier received attention, with a large white sheet raised to block the view of the packed crowd inside the Milano Ice Skating Arena, there to see the final night of short-track speed skating.<\/p>\n

Will Castle21 February 2026 15:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>GB freeskier Gus Kenworthy misses out on podium on Olympic comeback<\/p>\n

Gus Kenworthy finished sixth in the men\u2019s freeski half-pipe final, falling twice to end his hopes of a medal under the lights at Livigno Snow Park.<\/p>\n

American Alex Ferreira won gold with an unbeaten score of 93.75 on his final run, while Estonia\u2019s 19-year-old Henry Sildaru took silver with 93.00 and Canadian Brendan Mackay bronze with 91.00.<\/p>\n

Kenworthy qualified in ninth place having come out of retirement from the sport for one more tilt at the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford21 February 2026 15:15<\/p>\n

<\/a>WATCH: Australian presenter breaks silence on slurred Olympics reportAustralian presenter apologises for drinking before Olympics report<\/p>\n

Will Castle21 February 2026 15:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>How Team GB pulled off a great escape to guarantee curling medal<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s our report from Team GB\u2019s curling semi-final triumph in Cortina:<\/p>\n

Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk once surmised that history does nothing but repeat itself.<\/p>\n

In Cortina, Great Britain<\/a>\u2019s curlers are hoping to prove that notion true.<\/p>\n

Rhona Martin and Eve Muirhead<\/a> both led British squads to unlikely curling gold medals and on Saturday night, Bruce Mouat will hope to do the same after a day of rollercoaster emotions on and off the ice.<\/p>\n

Charlie Bennett21 February 2026 14:45<\/p>\n

<\/a>The Winter Olympics\u2019 newest sport is entertaining – but fundamental flaws make it merely a gimmick<\/p>\n

The first-ever Olympic ski mountaineering medals were handed out on Thursday, with world champions Oriol Cardona Coll of Spain and Marianne Fatton of Switzerland taking gold in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s races, respectively.<\/p>\n

Ski mountaineering – skimo for short – is the first new sport added to the Winter Olympics<\/a> programme since skeleton in 2002, but may not prove quite as long-lasting.<\/p>\n

It had an inauspicious beginning as Bormio – which has also hosted the men\u2019s Alpine skiing<\/a> – was covered in a blanket of snow, with heavy snow falling throughout the competitions and the powdery conditions less than ideal for the athletes.<\/p>\n

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