With the men’s downhill postponed due to high winds the Winter Olympics had to look elsewhere for headlines on Sunday.
Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva raised a hand as she lit up the Capital Indoor Arena, becoming only the fourth woman to land a triple axel at an Olympics, while Zoi Sadowski Synnott made history for New Zealand on her snowboard.
Team GB advanced in the mixed curling despite defeat to Norway, while Makayla Gerken Schofield made history as the first Briton to feature in an Olympic moguls final, finishing eighth in the women’s event.
Here's a quick guide to what happened on Sunday at the Winter Olympics.
Star of the day
Zoi Sadowski Synnott marked New Zealand’s national day, Waitangi Day, in exceptional style by becoming her country’s first ever Winter Olympic champion with gold in the women’s snowboard slopestyle event. The 20-year-old was mobbed by her rivals at the finish as she beat Julia Marino to end the American dominance of this event, while Tess Coady claimed Australia’s first medal of these Games with bronze.
Fail of the day
⛷The thrill of Downhill!
🏔The #Beijing2022 men’s #AlpineSkiing Downhill final is today.
Who will be crowned champion of the slopes?
#StrongerTogether | @fisalpine pic.twitter.com/B9tneaCLhM— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) February 6, 2022
Advertisement
The big story of the day was supposed to be the men’s Alpine downhill final, the traditional blue riband event of any Winter Olympics, but after all the controversy about the amount of fake snow being used in these Games, the event was postponed due to high winds above Zhangjiakou. It is yet to be rescheduled.
Picture of the day
Social media moment
Ka-mi-la! 💜
The ROC's Kamila Valieva nearly broke her own world record in her Olympic debut, sending her team into the lead with a stirring short program.
Here's how it unfolded ⬇️ And what's to come next at #figureskating...@ISU_Figurehttps://t.co/aJxZMNvLfh— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) February 6, 2022
Advertisement
