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Jack Lau

Harvey Kong

How time flies – we’re now a week into the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Day 6 was another thriller, with “Quad King” Nathan Chen of the US clinching gold in the men’s figure skating free skate.
The event also saw defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu attempt and fail to land a quadruple axel, much to the disappointment of the Japanese superstar and his adoring fans.
Elsewhere, China won silver in the mixed team freestyle skiing aerials final, in what was the event’s debut at the Olympics.
Friday is set to be just as action-packed – so here are five things to watch on Day 7.

Women’s ice hockey
Defending women’s champions and world No 1 the United States will play the Czech Republic at 12.10pm.
The world No 7 Czechs are by no means weak, and started the competition with a 3-1 win against China, before racking up another victory over Sweden in what is their Olympic debut.
The Swedes will face women’s world No 2 Canada at 9.10pm. The Canadians have yet to lose a game, winning their clash of the giants against the US.

Hong Kong’s challenging short-track debut
A star-studded 500 metres short-track speedskating event will see Hong Kong make their Beijing bow on the ice.
Hungary’s Sandor Liu Shaolin is in heat one, which starts at 7.18pm. Liu helped Hungary win bronze in the mixed team relay, and he almost won gold in Monday’s dramatic men’s 1,000m final, only to be disqualified.
His elder brother Liu Shaoang, a bronze medal winner in the individual 1,000m and mixed team relay event, is in heat 7.
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China’s Ren Ziwei is in heat 2. He already has two gold medals at these Games, in the men’s 1,000m and the mixed team relay. Keep an eye also on heat 6, which features South Korea’s Hwang Dae-heon, the winner of the men’s 1,500m event.
World- and Olympic-record holder Wu Dajing, of China, will race against Italy’s Pietro Sighel and Hong Kong’s Sidney Chu in the last heat.
The fastest two athletes in each heat, and the four fastest third-place finishers, will make Sunday’s quarter-finals.

Shiffrin hoping for reset on slopes
All eyes will be on Mikaela Shiffrin during the women’s super-G event.
The two-time Olympic alpine skiing champion has endured a difficult Beijing Games, crashing out during the women’s slalom and giant slalom events.
The gold medal favourite will surely be hoping to reset her Winter Olympics campaign when the women’s super-G starts at 11am.




Skeleton on show
Day 7 will see two skeleton events on show, with the heats for the women’s event starting from 9.30am, and the men’s event getting under way at 8.20pm.
Great Britain will be strong favourites again, while Zhao Dan will be representing China.
The Germans lead the men’s event after two of four runs, with Christopher Grotheer and Axel Jungk in first and second place respectively. China’s Yan Wengang is third, while teammate Yin Zheng is in seventh.
Find out more about the skeleton event in this Post explainer
Shaun White’s last hurrah
Retiring snowboarding legend Shaun White will be competing in his signature event for the last time, so it goes without saying this is one to watch.
White has won three Olympic gold medals in the half-pipe, the latest at Pyeongchang 2018.

Wow! So happy to make it through into finals!! This being the last Olympic qualifying event of my career, I definitely felt the pressure. So pumped I pulled that last run off. See you in finals 💪 @Olympics @TeamUSA 📸 @usskiteam pic.twitter.com/dYMAuYrvoh
— Shaun White (@shaunwhite) February 9, 2022

He will face stiff competition from the new generation, with Japan’s Ayumu Hirano topping Wednesday’s qualifiers with a score of 93.25, while White came in fourth with 86.25.
The men’s snowboard half-pipe final will start at 9.30am local time.


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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Winter Olympics: five things to watch on Day 7 as Hong Kong’s Sidney Chu makes his speedskating debut, with Shaun White set for last hurrah

Hong Kong’s Sidney Chu during a short-track speedskating training session. Photo: Reuters

The United States celebrate scoring against Canada. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong short-track speed skater Sidney Chu (left) with head coach Sun Dandan in training at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Photo: HKSF&OC

Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, walks through the finish area after a training run at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: AP

Winter Olympics: Chinese figure skating judge who was banned for ‘obvious’ bias is serving on Beijing 2022 technical panel

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China skate during the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition at the Gangneung Ice Arena during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games. Photo: EPA-EFE

China’s Sui Wenjing (left) and Han Cong react after competing during the pairs free skating programme at the 2017 Grand Prix of Figure Skating final in Nagoya. Photo: AFP

Winter Olympics: Chinese fans of Yuzuru Hanyu upset but hail ‘wonderful spirit’ in quadruple axel attempt

Fans of Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu gather in front of the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing as he competes in his free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: Kyodo

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu falls during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: AFP

Fans of Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu gather in front of the Capital Indoor Stadium. Photo: Kyodo

Winter Olympics: fans accuse Chinese speed skater Fan Kexin of deliberate ‘Mario Kart’ trick to trip opponent

Fan Kexin (top) of China and Alyson Charles of Canada fall onto the rink during the women’s 500m quarter-finals. Photo: Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi

Fan Kexin of China falls onto the rink. Photo: Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi

Fan Kexin and Alyson Charles. crash out. Photo: Xinhua/Lan Hongguang

Fan Kexin looks to get to her feet at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua/Li Yibo

Ren Ziwei (right) of China crosses the finish line ahead of Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary to win the men’s 1,000m final at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. Photo: EPA-EFE

Winter Olympics: Chloe Kim says half-pipe gold ‘still hasn’t hit me’ as China’s Eileen Gu lauds ‘my friend, inspiration and big sister’

United States’ Chloe Kim reacts during the women’s halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: AP

Winter Olympics: figure skater Nathan Chen steals the show on day six as China’s mixed aerial team narrowly miss out on gold

American Nathan Chen goes through his routine on his way to gold in the men’s figure skating. Photo: Xinhua

Nathan Chen holds his heart during the playing of the USA national anthem after winning gold. Photo: EPA-EFE

Chloe Kim celebrates her gold medal in the women’s half-pipe. Photo: Reuters

Mikaela Shiffrin appears for Super-G training after crashing in her previous two events. Photo: AP

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