The Winter Olympics 2022 got underway on February 4 in Beijing. On day two of the action-packed games, Zoi Sadowski Synnott won New Zealand’s first gold medal in Winter Olympics history. Australia also earned its first gold medal at the games since 2010, with Jakara Anthony winning the freestyle skiing women’s moguls. Nils van der Poel gave Sweden its first Olympic speedskating medal since 1988, pulling off a stunning comeback to win gold in the 5,000 meters at the Beijing Olympics, while Johannes Ludwig of Germany bagged gold in the men’s singles luge. Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi won Olympic ski jumping gold on the normal hill. Alexander Bolshunov won the men’s 30 km skiathlon for the athletes of the Russian Olympic Committee.
Meanwhile, the men’s downhill Alpine skiing was postponed due to adverse weather conditions.

Players from China celebrate after defeating Japan in a shoot-out during a preliminary round women’s hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Australia’s Jakara Anthony celebrates during the award ceremony after winning a gold medal in the women’s moguls finals at Genting Snow Park at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Johannes Ludwig, of Germany, slides during the luge men’s single round 3 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
China players celebrate after defeating Japan in a shoot-out during a preliminary round women’s hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Ryoyu Kobayashi, of Japan, celebrates after his jump during the men’s normal hill individual ski jumping first round to win gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Silver medal winner, Manuel Fettner, of Austria, left, and bronze medal winner Dawid Kubacki, of Poland, right, pose with gold medal winner Ryoyu Kobayashi, of Japan, after the men’s normal hill individual ski jumping event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden celebrates after winning the gold medal and setting an Olympic record in the men’s speedskating 5,000-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)