After six and a half hours of action and 254 slalom runs, Adam Hofstedt and Emma Sahlin kept it simple on Tuesday by topping the men’s and women’s slalom podiums for Sweden.

To discover when canoe slalom appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1972 to our days.

To discover when canoe slalom appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1972 to our days.

Thabo Rateleki had never skied outside South Africa before. Before these Youth Olympic Games (YOG), he’d never even taken a plane before. But, standing at the slalom finish line, he was absolutely delighted to have completed the two runs on the icy slope at Les Diablerets. He and his team-mate Hanle Van der Merwe are Africa’s sole representatives at these YOG.

To discover when alpine skiing appeared on the programme of the Olympic Winter Games and how the different events evolved from 1936 to our days: inclusion of downhill, slalom, super-G, etc.

To discover when alpine skiing appeared on the programme of the Olympic Winter Games and how the different events evolved from 1936 to our days: inclusion of downhill, slalom, super-G, etc.

To discover when snowboard appeared on the programme of the Olympic Winter Games and how the different events evolved from 1998 to our days: inclusion of parallel giant slalom event, cross, etc.

To discover when snowboard appeared on the programme of the Olympic Winter Games and how the different events evolved from 1998 to our days: inclusion of parallel giant slalom event, cross, etc.

London 2012 - Italy's Daniele Molmenti celebrated his 28th birthday as he snatched gold in the Kayak Slalom. The current European champion, who could only manage 10th in Beijing, won in a time of 93.43, ahead of the Czech Republic's Vavrinec Hradilek in silver and Germany's Hannes Aigner, who claimed bronze. Watch highlights of the race.