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Jutta Leerdam: Speed skating star wins Olympic gold as fiance Jake Paul weeps
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (558+ words) Jutta Leerdam won the Netherlands' first gold of the 2026 Winter Olympics As Jutta Leerdam secured her Olympic gold medal, the tears flowed and stained her face with eyeliner. The only person crying nearly as much was her fiance in the…...
Winter Olympics 2026: What is Olympic ice and how is it made?
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (773+ words) Olympic ice describes the uniform ice surface specified for international competitions, including the Winter Olympics. Skilled technicians are responsible for making and maintaining the ice and they are are known as 'ice masters'. The team is tasked with ensuring the…...
Winter Olympics 2026: Jutta Leerdam wins speed skating gold for the Netherlands
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (223+ words) Jutta Leerdam wins gold for the Netherlands in the women's 1,000m speed skating as her fiance Jake Paul watches on. WATCH MORE: Winter Olympics Videos Jutta Leerdam wins speed skating gold as fiance Jake Paul watches on. Video, 00:00:45Jutta Leerdam wins speed…...
2026 Winter Olympics: Delayed Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena hosts first match
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (803+ words) The Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena is one of two newly built venues for Milan-Cortina 2026 Beset by delays, concerns and last-minute building works, the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena finally opened its doors to the Olympics on Thursday. And while,…...
BBC Audio | More Than The Score | Arianna Fontana: A Winter Olympic legend's long road home
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (267+ words) Earlier this year, Arianna Fontana spoke to the BBC's Ed Harry from her home town in the Italian Alps about how far she's come from that first Olympic medal to now. She explains how she's spent two ... More than the…...
Peterborough skate park left unlit with users raising safety fears
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (429+ words) Skate park users said a lack of lighting was putting them at "serious risk" and forcing some to travel to other towns to practise. The lights at the facility in Hampton Hargate, Peterborough, have reportedly been out of order since…...
Gateshead skater numbers 'declining' after covered park shuts
3+ week, 1+ day ago (485+ words) The number of skateboarders in a town has "dropped off a cliff" after a park was forced to shut over safety concerns. The Five Bridges skatepark, beneath the condemned A167 Gateshead Highway flyover, has been closed since August due to the…...
Free skateboard workshops for half-term holiday in South Kesteven
3+ week, 2+ day ago (263+ words) Free skateboard workshops, a BMX stunt show and street art sessions will be offered during February half-term, South Kesteven District Council has confirmed. The skateboard sessions would run throughout the day at Deeping, Stamford, Bourne and Grantham skate parks during…...
Inclusive Telford ice skating team celebrates success
3+ week, 2+ day ago (269+ words) A figure skating coach who led her team to 40 medals at the Inclusive Skating World Championships said the experience was "just magical". The event promotes the inclusion of skaters with any form of impairment or disability and Sarah Carter from…...
European Figure Skating Championships: GB's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson fall short of historic gold
3+ week, 2+ day ago (948+ words) GB's Fear and Gibson miss out on European gold Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have missed out on winning Britain's first European Figure Skating Championships gold medal for 32 years. The duo went into the final round of the ice dance…...