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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T15:36:37.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Winter Olympics commentator quits job after embarrassing mistakes forced journalists to strike",
    "Winter Olympics coach becomes viral sensation after changing jacket 13 times as reason explained",
    "Winter Olympics team accused of 'deliberate cheating' after athlete disqualified",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA BBC commentator described Polish ski mountaineer Iwona Januszyk as \"having quite a tantrum\" after suffering heartbreak in Italy this morning.\n\nIt followed her elimination from the women's sprint at the Winter Olympics, where she finished last.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMatt Chilton made the remark during live coverage of the ski mountaineering competition as cameras captured the 33-year-old athlete in visible distress after her race.\n\nJanuszyk was shown dropping to the ground and screaming in frustration.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nChilton told viewers: \"There's some emotional scenes right now.\n\n\"Iwona Januszyk is in floods of tears at the end of her heat.\"\n\nThe commentator then added: \"Finished last of the six and is having quite a tantrum here. Iwona Januszyk, Polish athlete.\"\n\nThe Polish competitor had just completed heat three of the women's sprint, where her last-place finish ended her Olympic campaign at the first hurdle.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nJanuszyk crossed the finish line 17.2 seconds behind heat winner Giulia Murada of Italy, placing sixth and last in her group.\n\nThe result meant immediate elimination from the competition, with only the top three finishers from each heat advancing to the semi-finals.\n\nFollowing her race, the Polish athlete was seen lying flat on her back, overcome with emotion and in tears.\n\nFellow competitor Ana Alonso Rodriguez, who had secured second place in the same heat, approached Januszyk to offer comfort and help her back to her feet.\n\n### LATEST SPORT NEWS\n\n\n\n\n  * Winter Olympics commentator quits job after embarrassing mistakes forced journalists to strike\n  * Winter Olympics coach becomes viral sensation after changing jacket 13 times as reason explained\n  * Winter Olympics team accused of 'deliberate cheating' after athlete disqualified\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBBC cameras continued to capture the scene as the distraught skier dropped to the ground once more, prompting Chilton's initial observation about the \"emotional scenes\" unfolding.\n\nMurada, Alonso Rodriguez and third-placed Maria Costa Diez all progressed from heat three into the semi-final round.\n\nThe semi-final races that followed produced gripping competition, with France's Emily Harrop dominating one heat in a time of 3 minutes 5.57 seconds.\n\nSwitzerland's Marianne Fatton claimed second spot in that race, while Alonso Rodriguez secured third to book her place in the final.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nCosta Diez, however, saw her Olympic hopes end after finishing sixth and last in the semi-final.\n\nIn the parallel semi-final, Margot Ravinel took victory ahead of Tatjana Paller in second, with Murada's third-place finish proving sufficient to advance.\n\nThe final is scheduled for 12.55pm GMT this afternoon, featuring Harrop, Fatton, Alonso Rodriguez, Ravinel, Paller and Murada competing for medals.\n\nCosta Diez was the only athlete from Januszyk's original heat to miss out on the showpiece event after her semi-final elimination.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Winter Olympics star has 'quite a tantrum' after finishing last in event and breaking down in tears"
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