‘I felt tears welling in my eyes’: our readers’ Winter Olympics highlights

The magic, joy, tension, camaraderie and superhuman composure on show in Italy captivated our readers My favourite moment of the Winter Olympics was Johan Olav-Botn winning gold in the men’s individual biathlon, just a month after the death of his teammate and close friend, Sivert Bakken. Olav-Botn displayed superhuman composure – a prerequisite for anyone competing in biathlon – and he did not shut out the thought of his friend when under the highest pressure. Olav-Botn said that he “felt I ...

By Guardian readers and Alfie Packham