Day 11 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Norway won gold in a dramatic finish in the men's biathlon 4x7.5km relay on Tuesday, with a time of 1:19:50.2.

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) looked primed to take gold after taking a commanding lead in the race but Eduard Latypov missed four of his five shots to end their gold medals hopes.

"I am also disappointed and I ask for forgiveness that this happened. We fought for the gold and we were not able to do it," Latypov told reporters after the race. "We all wanted it and the guys did everything that they could to achieve this and on my leg, it did not work out."

Latypov’s costly slip-up allowed Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen to swoop in and claim the win for Norway.

"It was such high pressure. It was the perfect race for me. I was completely blacked out or I don't remember anything, but I woke up and we'd won the gold medal," Christiansen said.

"It didn't look so good after 50% of the race, but anything was possible at that point," Norway's Tarjei Bø said after the race.

Sturla Holm Lægreid's poor first leg looked to take Norway out of gold contention, but Latypov's mistakes allowed for redemption.

"It's been very emotional. When you think you messed up the relay and the gold is out of reach and you just wish you gave it your best and when you know you're performing at the lower level, it's just very hard — especially in the Olympics, when you're disappointing your teammates," Lægreid said.

"But when it was gold in the end, I was just so happy and I couldn't hold my tears back."

With France's silver, Quentin Fillon Maillet makes history as the first biathlete to win five medals in a single Games. According to Beijing 2022, he is also the first male Winter Olympian to win five medals in a single Games since Lake Placid 1980.

The Russian Olympic Committee clinched bronze.

Russian teen figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva has blamed her positive drug test on a mix-up with her grandfather’s medication, a top International Olympic Committee (IOC) official said Tuesday.

Oswald clarified he was not present Monday at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing on Valieva’s case. 

The IOC, International Skating Union (ISU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had appealed a decision by the Russian anti-doping agency to lift a suspension on Valieva competing after she tested positive for a banned heart medication in December.

The CAS decided to allow the 15-year-old figure skater to continue competing at the Olympics.

Trimetazidine, the drug Valieva tested positive for, is used to treat people with angina. It is listed in WADA's 2021 prohibited substances under the category of “hormone and metabolic modulators.”

The IOC has made it clear Valieva's case — and the people surrounding her — will continue to be investigated long after the Olympics closing ceremony.

The Beijing Olympic Committee identified one new Covid-19 case among Olympics-related personnel on Monday, it said in a statement Tuesday.

The new case involved an Olympic stakeholder already inside the “closed loop” system, which keeps Games-related staff and athletes separated from the public.

In total, 433 Olympics-related Covid-19 cases have been reported since Jan. 23, including 183 athletes and team officials who have tested positive.

Teen snowboarder Su Yiming of China won gold in the snowboard big air on Tuesday, adding to his silver medal in the slopestyle event last week.

Su's gold is China's sixth of the Games and means the hosts are now enjoying their most successful Winter Olympics, beating their previous record of five golds at Vancouver 2010.

Age 17, Su is China’s youngest Winter Olympic champion.

Fans took to Chinese social media following his historic win. The hashtag “Su Yiming must be able to fly” trended on the Twitter-like Weibo with nearly 50 million views, and “Su Yiming gold medal” is the No.1 trending topic, with 130 million views.

Su's gold will be even more satisfying after he controversially missed out on top spot in the slopestyle, after judges missed an error from winner Max Parrot that could have impacted the final results.

Before he became a snowboarding sensation, Su was better known in China as a child actor, having starred in the 2014 film "The Taking of Tiger Mountain" by Hong Kong director Tsui Hark, alongside superstars including Tony Leung.

The drug case against Russian teen figure skater Kamila Valieva is ongoing and a final decision has not been made on its merits, a top International Olympic Committee (IOC) official told reporters Tuesday.

“We are in a phase of provisional measures. The question is whether she could continue. The case is still pending," said Denis Oswald, head of the IOC's Disciplinary Commission.

"The B sample has not yet been examined by the laboratory, and therefore, a ban — which would not certainly be a life ban — would only be decided when we have a final decision on the case itself, whether it is doping or not."

Oswald said the 15-year-old's entourage — the adults responsible for Valieva's skating and welfare — will be investigated.

Celebrations on hold: The medal ceremony in the team figure skating event was postponed due to the scandal, and the IOC has said if Valieva wins another medal in her upcoming program then she would not receive it until the drug case has been concluded.

China's 17-year-old snowboarder Su Yiming won the men's big air event on Tuesday, with a total score of 182.50.

It's his second medal of the Beijing Games, adding to the silver he won in slopestyle.

Norway's Mons Roisland took silver, scoring 171.75.

Canada's Max Parrot won bronze, with a total score of 170.25. His medal comes after winning gold in the men's slopestyle last week, and over three years after the Canadian was diagnosed with cancer.

Founding president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Dick Pound, said it could be "time for a time-out for Russia in the Olympics” following the drugs scandal surrounding 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva.

On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled Valieva could continue competing in Beijing, despite testing positive for a banned heart medication in a sample from December.  

"You know, the [Russian] government cannot explain why nobody will play with them. And the answer is, it's because you cheat."

Some background: Monday's decision from CAS only determined whether Valieva could still take part in the Beijing Games. 

The IOC has made it clear that her case — and the people surrounding her — will continue to be investigated long after the closing ceremony. 

Russian athletes are prohibited from competing in the Olympics Games under their country's flag due to sanctions imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and WADA because of the country's "systemic manipulation" of anti-doping rules during the 2014 Sochi Games.

Pound, who is also a former vice-president of the IOC, said the punishments the ROC faced since Sochi have been “lenient” and ineffective, and banning the team from competition would get Russia’s “attention.”

China's Eileen Gu took silver in the freeski slopstyle event on Tuesday, a week after winning gold in the big air, saying it feels "so, so special."

Gu was under huge pressure to nail her third run after falling backward off the rail in her second — a costly mistake that plunged her into eighth place.

Just like she did at last week’s big air finals, Gu managed to come back with a stunning performance that landed her in second place. On Weibo, China’s social media platform, fans pointed at her ability to keep calm and overcome pressure.

Gu said her goal coming into the Olympics was to win one gold and podium in another event. Gu is also competing in the freeski half pipe competition.

"I've already met that goal and I'm going into my strongest event. Feeling really good right now and super excited to see what the next couple of days bring," she said.

However, her "biggest goal" is to inspire young girls in China and worldwide to get into skiing," she said.

Switzerland's Corinne Suter won gold in the women's downhill on Tuesday, with a time of 1:31.87.

Suter came into Beijing on the back of a World Cup win at Garmisch, in Germany.

Sofia Goggia of Italy missed out on becoming the second woman to win back-to-back Olympic golds in the event as she took silver in 1:32.03.

Goggia's compatriot Nadia Delago won bronze with 1:32.44.

US skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who attempted make up for the bitter disappointment of failing to finish in her favored events, slalom and giant slalom, finished 18th.