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OLYMPICS

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MULTIMEDIA
Nov 11, 2021
Uniqlo keeps Swedish athletes warm at the 2022 Beijing Olympics
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 11, 2021
China’s Winter Olympic medal forecast clouded by pandemic
China can expect a host nation bump in the medal standings at next year's Winter Olympics, but predicting exactly how well the country will do in Beijing is proving to be an unprecedented challenge for Simon Gleave and his team.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 10, 2021
Luge federation boosts safety measures after crash at Beijing venue
The FIL said additional safety measures had been put in place with immediate effect on Tuesday, including the 'set-up of blockades at a start height once training moves to the other start.'
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Nov 10, 2021
Coaches warn of scary times facing China's hockey team at Games
A 'group of death' featuring the United States, Canada and Germany is expected to show no mercy to the host nation, whose Olympic preparations have floundered in the wake of the pandemic.
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OLYMPICS
Nov 9, 2021
Polish luger says Beijing crash could have been 'tragedy'
Mateusz Sochowicz said the track team had been slow to react and that he had spent half an hour on the ice before being transported to hospital for surgery.
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OLYMPICS
Nov 7, 2021
Pentathletes ask sport's board to quit after horse riding removed
The body decided on Thursday to remove horse riding from the 2028 Games after a broad outcry when a German coach punched a horse that refused to jump a fence at this year's Tokyo Olympics.
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OLYMPICS
Oct 28, 2021
Australia's Winter Olympic team reassured by nation's experience at Tokyo Games
Australia's Chef de Mission for the Winter Olympics says the team's experience at the Tokyo Summer Games has reassured him that the health protocols in place in Beijing will keep his athletes safe.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 27, 2021
Team GB expects fully vaccinated team for Beijing Games
While Team GB is yet to select most of its winter athletes, most of those on the long list of candidates are vaccinated according to chef de mission Georgie Harland.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021
Beijing marks 100 days to Winter Olympics amid COVID-19 and rights concerns
Beijing is promising a 'simple and safe' 2022 Games — although preparations are anything but simple as China battles COVID-19 flare-ups and calls from human rights groups for a boycott.
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OLYMPICS
Oct 26, 2021
Beijing Games competitors to face daily COVID-19 tests in closed loop
Games participants will need to be tested for COVID-19 before arrival, and athletes and team officials must be vaccinated to avoid 21 days in quarantine.
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OLYMPICS
Oct 20, 2021
Shaun White wears age as 'badge of honor' in pursuit of fifth Games
Now 35 years old and hoping to compete in the 2022 Beijing Games, the three-time Olympic champion says he's adapting to his status as the elder statesman of his sport.
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Figure Skating
Oct 19, 2021
Nathan Chen says he has grown since disappointing Pyeongchang Games
The reigning world champion said he now realizes that every competition is an opportunity to show the work he has been putting into his craft.
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OLYMPICS
Oct 19, 2021
Team USA to have plenty of mental health support in Beijing
Licensed mental health officers will be made available to U.S. athletes competing in Beijing along with therapists and psychiatrists at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Oct 18, 2021
Mikaela Shiffrin hoping to play right cards during World Cup season and Olympics
The 2021-22 campaign is shaping up as a season of big dreams for the 26-year-old American, who is eager to reassert herself as the sport's dominant athlete.

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