Day 8 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

By George Ramsay, Matias Grez, Patrick Sung, Rhea Mogul and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN

Updated 3:53 p.m. ET, February 12, 2022
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10:17 a.m. ET, February 12, 2022

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron break their own rhythm dance world record

From CNN's George Ramsay

French ice skating duo Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis compete in the ice rhythm dance event on February 12.
French ice skating duo Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis compete in the ice rhythm dance event on February 12. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)

There’s been a new world record in figure skating’s ice dance rhythm dance event and it belongs to Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France.

The four-time world champions got a standing ovation from onlookers as they scored 90.83 points for their routine, beating their own previous record of 90.03 points.

No medals are up for grabs at this stage with the top 20 couples qualifying for the free dance portion, but it’s an early statement of intent from Papadakis and Cizeron.

The couple are competing in their first full season together in almost two years having taken a break from competition.

10:13 a.m. ET, February 12, 2022

From chirp to roof: Explaining the ice hockey jargon you might not understand

From CNN's Ben Morse

Switzerland's Mirco Muller skates with the "biscuit" away from Denmark's Frans Nielsen during a preliminary round men's hockey game on Saturday, February 12.
Switzerland's Mirco Muller skates with the "biscuit" away from Denmark's Frans Nielsen during a preliminary round men's hockey game on Saturday, February 12. (Petr David Josek/AP)

From brushing ice in curling to flying down an ice track headfirst in skeleton, the Winter Olympics is home to some interesting sports. 

And with new sports comes new terms or nicknames for tactics, maneuvers or objects that beginner fans might not be familiar with. 

Even in ice hockey -- a sport that is extremely popular around the world -- there are terms used by commentators or pundits that you might not be accustomed to hearing. 

So below, we look at some of the key ones and explain what they mean so you'll be ready to impress your friends and follow the action in Beijing. 

Bar down: when the puck strikes the crossbar from a shot and ends up in the goal.

Biscuit: the puck.

Celly: a celebration after a goal.

Cherry picker: a player who stays in the middle of the ice rink while play is back near their defensive end, in case a breakaway attack becomes possible. 

Chirp: to trash talk the opposing team.

Deke: a skill where a player feints to draw an opposing player out of position or to skate by an opponent while maintaining possession and control of the puck.

Lid: a player's helmet.

Roof: to score a goal by shooting the puck in the upper part of the net.

Find out more hockey terms to sound the part of an expert here.

9:09 a.m. ET, February 12, 2022

"It's pretty sick": Marius Lindvik wins gold medal No. 8 for Norway

From CNN's Matias Grez

Norway's Marius Lindvik competes in the men's ski jumping large hill on February 12.
Norway's Marius Lindvik competes in the men's ski jumping large hill on February 12. (Odd Anderson/AFP/Getty Images)

Marius Lindvik clinched Norway's eighth gold medal of Beijing 2022 with victory in the men's ski jumping large hill.

The 23-year-old edged out Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi – who was going for the ski jumping double after gold in the normal hill earlier this week – with a huge second jump to take his total score to 296.1.

Karl Geiger of Germany took the bronze.

"It was probably two of my best jumps," Lindvik said. "It's pretty sick that I managed to perform two good jumps when it counts."

Lindvik dedicated his medal to "everyone who supported me and helped me to be where I am today."

Norway is top of the medal table in Beijing, boasting 17 medals in total after the Bø brothers bagged an additional gold and bronze in the biathlon earlier on Saturday.

9:00 a.m. ET, February 12, 2022

Picture perfect synchronicity

From CNN Sport staff

Double might be trouble, but treble makes you tremble.
Double might be trouble, but treble makes you tremble. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images)

After me: left, right, left, right...

Japan's Miho Takagi leads her team off in perfect harmony in the women's speed skating team pursuit quarterfinals at the National Speed Skating Oval.

It did the trick, too, as Japan set a new Olympic record of 2:53.61 and qualified fastest for the semifinals ahead of Canada, the Netherlands and the Russian Olympic Committee.

For the best photos from the Winter Olympics so far, head here.

8:00 a.m. ET, February 12, 2022

Hear Shaun White reflect on the "crazy ride" that’s been his snowboarding career

From CNN's George Ramsay

US snowboarding great Shaun White called time on his Olympic career earlier in the Games as he finished fourth in the men’s halfpipe following a fall on the final run.

White, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and a man widely credited with revolutionizing the sport of snowboarding, has been speaking to CNN’s Coy Wire about the emotions of his retirement.

“It’s been this crazy ride and I’ve loved every bit of it,” he said. “Sad to hang up the competitive side of my life, but I’m so excited for the rest of it.”

Watch the interview here:

7:13 a.m. ET, February 12, 2022

Bø brothers win gold and bronze for Norway in men's biathlon 10km sprint

From CNN's Matias Grez

From left, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Bø looks at his brother, Tarjei Bø, during the flower ceremony following the men's biathlon 10km sprint on February 12.
From left, Norway's Johannes Thingnes Bø looks at his brother, Tarjei Bø, during the flower ceremony following the men's biathlon 10km sprint on February 12. (Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/Getty Images)

Saturday turned out to be a brilliant day for the Bø family, as brothers Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei won gold and bronze respectively in the men's biathlon 10km sprint.

Johannes Thingnes, the younger sibling by five years, picks up his second gold of Beijing 2022 after victory in the mixed relay.

Tarjei was also part of that mixed relay team, taking the Bø brothers' medal tally in Beijing to five – Johannes Thingnes also won a bronze in the 20km individual – a total most countries would be delighted to have all Olympics!

"I'm so proud. I'm more proud of him than I am of myself," Johannes Thingnes said of his older brother. "A bronze medal means gold to him."

As kids, Johannes Thingnes said Trjei "was a pain in the butt until he moved out when he was 16."

"The first years, I promise you (he was a pain), that's why I can race so hard here because there's been a lot of fighting with him.

Biathlon is easy compared to all the competitions I've had with him."

France's Quentin Fillon Maillet claimed the silver to add to the gold he won in the 20km individual event.

6:51 a.m. ET, February 12, 2022

CAS to hold Kamila Valieva hearing on Sunday, with a decision expected on Monday

From CNN's Wayne Sterling and George Ramsay

A general view of the entrance to the Court of Arbitration for Sport's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
A general view of the entrance to the Court of Arbitration for Sport's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced that a hearing regarding Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's positive drug test will be held on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. Beijing time (7:30 a.m. Eastern time).

This comes after CAS received a third application, filed by the International Skating Union (ISU), regarding the case of the 15-year-old Valieva, who tested positive for heart drug trimetazidine in December.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) – on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the ISU – said on Friday they would be appealing the Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s (RUSADA) decision to lift a provisional suspension on Valieva.

According to CAS, a decision on what sanctions Valieva could face will be made on Monday afternoon.

Valieva helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) win gold in the figure skating team event earlier this week, a day before reports of the positive test emerged.

She is due to compete in the short program of the women's singles event on Tuesday.

6:35 a.m. ET, February 12, 2022

CNN's guide to Winter Olympic events: Bobsled

From CNN's Sana Noor Haq

Dutch bobsledders slide during training for the two-man event on February 11.
Dutch bobsledders slide during training for the two-man event on February 11. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

A form of transport for centuries, the bobsled was introduced at the first Winter Olympics in 1924 in Chamonix, France, where it started off as a four-man event. 

Teams of two or four compete by zooming down an icy track four times over two days in a curved, cone-like sled, with the fastest cumulative time earning the gold. The sport is a bit like Formula One on ice because it involves turbulent speeds, consistent pacing and high power, according to the Olympics website

The addition of a two-man competition was made at the Winter Games in 1932 in Lake Placid, and the two-woman event was added at Salt Lake City 2002. Since then, the sport has found a place in popular culture, largely due to the film "Cool Runnings," which followed the Jamaican bobsled team as they trained to compete at the 1988 Winter Olympics. 

This year, there will be 12 medals up for grabs across four events including the two-man, two-woman and the four-man. For the first time, there will also be a women's monobob event. The track has 16 curves and a maximum gradient of 18%. At 1,615 meters (one mile) in length, it will be the first track of its kind in the world to feature a 360-degree turn.

The event is set to take place from February 13 until February 20.

Find out more about every Winter Olympic event in CNN's guide.

6:28 a.m. ET, February 12, 2022

After testing positive for Covid-19, athletes must "hope for a miracle"

From CNN's George Ramsay, Selina Wang and Sandi Sidhu

Norway's Jarl Magnus Riiber tested positive for Covid-19 in Beijing.
Norway's Jarl Magnus Riiber tested positive for Covid-19 in Beijing. (CNN)

It’s the biggest fear of every athlete at the Winter Olympics: you arrive in Beijing for the pinnacle of your sporting career, only to test positive for Covid-19 and be whisked away to an isolation facility.

That was the case for Norway’s Jarl Magnus Riiber, who competes in the Nordic combined and won a silver medal in the men’s team event at the 2018 Games.

The 24-year-old Riiber resorted to running laps of the room he was confined to in order to stay in shape as he held out hopes of still competing in Beijing. To do so, he would need to produce two negative PCR tests 24 hours apart.

“I hope for a miracle. It destroys a lot because you have tuned your shape so much into this event,” Riiber told CNN’s Selina Wang.

He’s one of a number of people whose Olympics have been derailed by Covid-19 – either before or after arriving in Beijing. See how positive tests are affecting athletes in the video below: