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09.08.2023

IOC will not investigate Sotnikova doping comments, South Korean official claims

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not investigate comments by Russia's Sochi 2014 Olympic figure skating champion Adelina Sotnikova despite calls to do so in South Korea, it has been claimed.

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Olympic Games

04.05.2023

How Winter Olympics Have Dealt With Snow Shortages

Olympic organizers through history have hired snow dancers, called in the military and helicoptered in snow to ensure the Games go on.

There are two essentials for staging a Winter Olympics—snow and ice. Old Man Winter can be fickle, however, and mild temperatures and a lack of snow have threatened to derail the Winter Games multiple times, particularly before the advent of climate-controlled arenas and artificial snow.

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Olympic Movement

11.04.2023

India at Winter Olympics - Jeremy Bujakowski to Arif Khan

At Beijing 2022, Arif Mohammad Khan became India's 16th Winter Olympian across 11 editions.

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Olympic Games

20.02.2023

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Hirshland vows "we'll get the Games back" but reiterates 2034 preference for Salt Lake City

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chief executive Sarah Hirshland has reiterated that its preference for staging a future Winter Olympics and Paralympics would be the 2034 edition, but has pledged "we'll get the Games back".

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Olympic Movement

15.02.2023

Sweden weighs up whether to bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

Sweden’s Olympic leaders are weighing up whether to bid for the Winter Games in 2030.

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Olympic Games

16.02.2022

Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to 'selected' spectators because of pandemic

Only "selected" spectators will be permitted at next month's Beijing Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said.

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The 2023 World Figure Skating Championships Conclude in a Blaze of Glory for Japan

This Championship was pretty amazing! And it showed that without Russians it didn’t become less interesting. The public doesn’t need quads by 15 year olds to enjoy the competition

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Elena Anikina: "We hope, especially considering the position and strategy which IOC has now, that very soon the situation will be changed"

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Alexander Tkachev: "We make sure that our athletes get the most important thing - the opportunity to compete"

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Israeli gymnastics hit by allegations parents were asked to bribe judges

A great case, it seems tha now we need an analogue of WADA, who will investigate attempts to bribe judges, etc. It will be very interesting.

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Sport and politics: my experiences as an athlete

Все это лишь еще раз доказывает, что спорт должен оставаться вне политики. К сожалению, чаще всего это просто слова.

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Olympian, Nassar survivor Tasha Schwikert Moser on USA Gymnastics' board of directors

Очень круто, когда человек уверен, что именно он может что-то изменить, а особенно когда человек знает спорт изнутри. Уважать!

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Disqualified for running in a hijab, Noor Alexandria Abukaram turned pain into action

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Suni Lee finds support at Auburn after Olympics 'impostor syndrome'

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'Anesthetic injections are....' - WADA chief on doping accusation on French Open winner Rafael Nadal

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Give us a chance

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Sport and Politics. Instead of afterword

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“Oh, come on, where’s the medals?” or Do the media force athletes too hard?

I am pleased to announce that the British duck has been broken. Team GB will win at least one silver by the end of the Games on Sunday following their win in the Men's Curling semi

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