Winter Olympics Archives

Simidele Adeagbo debuts at IBSF Skeleton International Cup

Nigeria's Simidele Adeagbo, Africa's first female Skeleton athlete at a Winter Olympics is for another milestone in her illustrious career. The 37 year-old will become the first Nigerian to compete at the International Bobsleigh &…

100 volunteers quit Olympics because they didn’t like assigned jobs

The PyeongChang Organising Committee says around 100 volunteers have quit working at the Pyeongchang Olympics because they didn’t like their assigned jobs. Organising committee spokesperson Nancy Park said Monday that the absences didn’t…

'wizard' Dom Parsons claims surprise Bronze for UK

Dom Parsons has won Great Britain's first medal of the Winter Olympics after the 100-1 outsider claimed a shock bronze in the men's skeleton Nicknamed 'the Wizard', Parsons clung on to his podium place by just 0.11 of a second,…