German-born Briton beats "best friend" to skeleton gold at Lillehammer 2016
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Great Britain's remarkable record in the women's skeleton continued here today with a gold medal in the Winter Youth Olympic Games for Ashleigh Fay Pittaway.
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United States | 10 | 6 | 0 | |
Korea, Republic Of | 10 | 3 | 3 | |
Russian Federation | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
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Great Britain's remarkable record in the women's skeleton continued here today with a gold medal in the Winter Youth Olympic Games for Ashleigh Fay Pittaway.
Austria's Manuel Traninger finally got his hands on a gold medal at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, producing a memorable second run to clinch the slalom crown after American star River Radamus’ pursuit of a clean sweep ended with a first round crash here today.
By Nick Butler, Liam Morgan and Philip Barker in Lillehammer
Switzerland's Aline Danioth claimed a fourth medal of Lillehammer 2016 with victory in the women's slalom event here today.
A future Norwegian Winter Olympic bid would be an "incredible legacy" of Lillehammer 2016, according to Christophe Dubi, the leading International Olympic Committee (IOC) official who claimed the country "missed an opportunity" by dropping Oslo's bid for the 2022 edition.
Magnus Kim of South Korea continued his impressive run of form at Lillehammer 2016 as he sealed his second Winter Youth Olympic Games gold medal with a commanding victory in the men’s 10 kilometres free race here today.
South Korean speed skaters have received many of the plaudits for their performances at Lillehammer 2016, but Slovenian ski jumpers have been every bit as dominant, completing a clean sweep with another gold medal in the mixed team event here today.
By Nick Butler, Liam Morgan and Philip Barker in Lillehammer
International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials have vowed to closely watch the development of some of the new disciplines on the programme here at Lillehammer 2016, while insisting the Games are exceeding their expectations at the halfway point.
Speed skating’s first mixed National Olympic Committee (NOC) sprint has proved a big hit for Mongolia, who struck gold for the first time at any Winter Olympic event here today at Lillehammer 2016.
China claimed a shock victory in today's single mixed biathlon relay at Lillehammer 2016 to show they are already making progress towards their aim of using the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to improve their sporting performances.
River Radamus of the United States remains on course for an Alpine skiing clean sweep at Lillehammer 2016 after he sealed his third gold medal with another supreme performance in the men’s giant slalom here today.
Fast-starting Canada swept to victory over United States in the mixed curling final here at the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympics today, powering into a 5-0 lead after the first-end before pulling clear for a 10-4 victory.
By Nick Butler, Liam Morgan and Philip Barker in Lillehammer
South Korean domination of the short-track was halted today as China's Zang Yize claimed a chaotic women's 500 metres title after being the only one of the four finalists to officially finish here at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.