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Marco Odermatt
personSwiss skier Marco Odermatt wins gold in men's giant slalom with a time of 2:09.35, 0.19 seconds ahead of Slovenia's Zan Kranjec. Second run this afternoon was postponed for more than an hour due to poor weather conditions. Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway won the women's biathlon 10-kilometer pursuit race.
Nick Baumgartner
personNick Baumgartner, 40, becomes the oldest snowboarder to win an Olympic medal. At 36 years, 177 days, Lindsey Jacobellis is the second-oldest. U.S. has five gold medals and 11 overall at Beijing Olympics.
Dan Biggar
personWales beat Scotland 20-17 in Six Nations rugby match at Principality Stadium. Flyhalf Dan Biggar marks 100th test appearance with game-clinching dropped goal. Northampton fly-half battled through a knee injury. Scotland have not won in Welsh capital for 20 years.
Kai Havertz
personChelsea beat Palmeiras 1-0 in the FIFA Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi. Romelu Lukaku and Raphael Veiga scored for the Blues. Kai Havertz scored the winner from the penalty spot in extra-time.
Palmeiras
organizationChelsea beat Palmeiras 2-1 in the Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi. Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz scored the goals for Chelsea. Raphael Veiga and Thiago Silva scored for the South American champions. Chelsea have now won every major club trophy since 2003.
Southampton
organizationManchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton at Old Trafford. Jadon Sancho gave United the lead before Che Adams equalised. United dropped more points in the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Doug Ford
personBiden administration urges Canada to use its federal powers to end the blockade. White House said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke with their Canadian counterparts. Ontario Premier Doug Ford successfully asks a court to freeze millions of dollars in donations to the convoy.
Aaron Rodgers
personRodgers, 38, edged out Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady with his stellar regular-season performance. He led the Packers to their third straight NFC North title after going 13-4 in the regular season. Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp got one vote for MVP, but he easily took top offensive player honors. Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt, a unanimous All-Pro like Kupp, led the NFL in sacks with a record-tying 22 1/2.
Kamila Valieva
personKamila Valieva tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine in a sample collected on Christmas Day. The 15-year-old could be prevented from competing in the ladies’ singles event in Beijing, which begins on February 15. WADA said it will file an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in an attempt to overturn the decision by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.
Antony Blinken
personU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia has sent more forces to its border with Ukraine. Russia denies Western accusations it may be planning to invade its former Soviet neighbour. Russia and its ally Belarus are starting 10 days of war games.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk said he was ‘highly confident’ this was the year his new Starship would make it to orbit. Announcement came nine months after SpaceX achieved the first successful launch and touchdown of a Starship prototype rocket. Once fully developed, it will be capable of taking humans to the Moon and Mars.
Sadiq Khan
personSadiq Khan branded 'rude and unprofessional' by Home Secretary Priti Patel. London Assembly member Susan Hall expressed her dismay over Sadiq Khan's handling of the Cressida Dick row. She warned potential successors may think twice before taking up Met Police Commissioner's role.
Cressida Dick
personDame Cressida Dick stepped down as Met Police Commissioner on Thursday. She had lost the confidence of London Mayor Sadiq Khan following a series of scandals. The force said the 'partygate' probe continues as normal under Commander Catherine Roper.
Shaun White
personJapan's Ayumu Hirano won the gold, while Australian Scotty James earned silver and Switzerland's Jan Scherrer took bronze. The All-American hero went into his bid for a fourth Olympic gold with a loving good luck message from actress girlfriend Nina Dobrev.
Kamila Valieva
personRussian figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test for a banned substance. The 15-year-old won gold in the team event at the Beijing Olympics. The head of the U.S. Anti Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, said new laws could be used to prosecute those around her.
Dame Cressida Dick
personDame Cressida Dick was brought down by her desire to protect Met's reputation, says NBPA president Andy George. Dick announced her departure on Thursday after falling out with London’s mayor Sadiq Khan. Mayor had threatened to oust Dick, saying she wasn't doing enough to reform force.
Ayumu Hirano
personJapan's Ayumu Hirano clinches snowboard halfpipe gold with the last run of the final. Three-time champion Shaun White ends his Olympic career by missing out on a medal. Australia's Scotty James won silver with 92.50 while Switzerland's Jan Scherrer's 87.25 earned him bronze.
Dame Cressida Dick
personDame Cressida Dick has resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. She said London Mayor Sadiq Khan ‘no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership to continue’ It has been agreed that she will continue to serve for a short period. Comes a week after police watchdog said it found 'disgraceful' misogyny.
the Metropolitan Police Service
organizationLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan forced out Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick. He said he was 'not satisfied' she could 'root out racism, sexism and homophobia' Dick has headed the force since 2017 and is the first woman to lead Scotland Yard.
Liz Truss
personSergei Lavrov accused British delegation of grandstanding and failing to listen. He said: 'It seems like we listen but don't hear' Liz Truss hit back saying: 'I certainly wasn’t mute in our discussions earlier'