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Lyon ‘best solution’ to replace Nice for ice events at 2030 Winter Games
Organisers of the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps said on Friday that Lyon was now "the best solution" to host ice events in place...
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/ 2 months agoJapan’s Olympic pairs skating champions announce retirement
Miura and Kihara claimed their country's first Olympic pairs medals in dramatic style at the Milan-Cortina Games in February, recovering from...
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/ 3 months agoIOC calls for ‘support’ for Paralympians from war-affected nations
The International Olympic Committee appealed for “support” for athletes travelling to the Milan-Cortina Paralympics from war-affected countries, but refused to explicitly...
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Hockey
/ 3 months agoUS women’s ice hockey captain responds to ‘distasteful’ Trump remark
Hilary Knight, captain of the victorious US women’s Olympic ice hockey team, said Wednesday it was unfortunate that a “distasteful joke”...
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/ 3 months agoItalian biathlete Giacomel has heart surgery after Olympic withdrawal
Italian biathlete Tommaso Giacomel has undergone heart surgery and must rest for two weeks after dropping out when leading the mass...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 months agoMilan-Cortina hailed as ‘new kind’ of Winter Olympics at closing ceremony
International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry lauded Milan-Cortina 2026 as a “new kind of Winter Games” as she declared them closed...
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/ 3 months agoCzechs to snub Paralympic opening over Russian participation
The Czech Paralympic Committee said Friday Czech athletes will join Ukraine in boycotting the opening ceremony at the Paralympic Games over...
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/ 3 months agoSkier Vonn’s Italian hospital a hotbed of men, sister says
An Italian doctors’ association on Friday praised US ski star Lindsey Vonn’s sister for recognising the “beauty” of Italian emergency room...
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Winter Olympics
/ 3 months agoLiu captures Olympic figure skating gold as US seal hockey glory
Alysa Liu saw off her Japanese rivals to claim America’s first Olympic women’s figure skating gold in a generation on Thursday...
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/ 3 months agoItalian state broadcaster sports boss quits after Olympic gaffes
Italian public broadcaster RAI said Thursday its head of sport has resigned, days after a gaffe-filled commentary of the Winter Olympics...
