Winter Olympics Day 7: ‘Quad God’ goes for gold in men’s skating, Ukrainian appeals Games DQ
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US superstar Ilia Malinin goes for gold in the men’s figure skating while Ukrainian skeleton athlete fights his Olympics DQ, among other events. Follow CNN for live updates.
• ‘Quad God’ aims for Olympic title: US superstar Ilia Malinin looks to crown himself as the world’s best figure skater with gold today in the men’s individual competition. Maxim Naumov is also in action in the men’s free skate, looking to honor his parents who died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 last year. • Ukrainian challenges IOC: Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for defying IOC guidelines banning his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine. He has appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. • Yesterday’s highlights: US snowboarding star Chloe Kim settled for silver after South Korea’s Choi Ga-on bested her, dashing her hopes of a third consecutive Olympic gold in the halfpipe event. CNN Sports has all of the greatest feats of achievement – and funny anecdotes – from the Games, so sign up for our “Milano Memo” newsletter. While the Olympic schedule is full of spectacular sports this year, there is one missing from the agenda – speed skiing. In fact, speed skiing has only ever been a demonstration event at the Games, wowing audiences at the 1992 Olympics. There are hopes, though, it could feature for real at the next Winter Olympics in 2030.
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