Tag: medallist

29 DEC

‘It’s better to see female figure skaters with formed bodies’ – Olympic medallist Zhulin

Russian former figure skating world champion Alexander Zhulin has lamented the domination of young female figure skaters, suggesting it’s “more interesting to see women with formed bodies” in senior competition. Zhulin, a former ice dance world champion and double Olympic medallist, spoke out as a number of younger Russian female stars have claimed major titles. […]

19 JUL

Olympic figure skating medallist Denis Ten stabbed to death

Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten was killed Thursday, and prosecutors in Kazakhstan said they were treating the case as murder. Ten was stabbed after a dispute with people who allegedly tried to steal a mirror from his car in his home city of Almaty, Kazakh news agencies reported. Doctors in Almaty say he died […]

12 SEP

2-time Olympic gold medallist Heather Moyse making bobsleigh comeback

Why does any successful athlete attempt to return to competition after reaching the pinnacle? What is there to be gained from an encore performance by a woman who has been an Olympic champion not once, but twice? When your chosen line of work is bobsleigh brakeman, it’s certainly not money or fame. There’s precious little of either to […]

23 AUG

Paralympic medallist Jonnie Peacock on Strictly Come Dancing: I always relish a challenge

GETTY Jonnie Peacock has selected as the first disable contestant on Strictly Come Dancing Such a cruel blow when he was five years old could have ruined his life.  Instead, it instilled a determination that took him all the way to the top of the podium at the London Paralympics. And now, just when you […]