The Swedes are kicking butt on snow, and what the Norwegian biathlete said
Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.
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US Olympians rally around skier after Trump jab fuels free-speech spat
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Medal-winning athlete reveals affair on live television at Winter Olympics
A Norwegian biathlete confessed to having an affair on live television moments after winning a medal at the Milan and Cortina Olympics.
Olympics OKs armband, but Ukrainian athlete pushes for helmet - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych said Tuesday he still wants to compete at the Milan Cortina Olympics wearing a helmet that commemorates athletes from his country who were killed in the war with Russia even though the IOC won't allow it.
Olympian Heraskevych: Forced to focus on fighting IOC, not on competitions
Ukrainian national skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from wearing a helmet with portraits of deceased Ukrainian athletes at the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, said that using the helmet does not violate IOC rules and it deserves to be at the Olympic Games.
Ukrainian trains with helmet honouring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said Tuesday he still wants to compete at the Milan Cortina Olympics wearing a helmet that commemorates athletes from his country who were killed in the war with Russia even though the IOC won't allow it.
IOC's decision on Heraskevych is 'profoundly wrong', says Ukraine PM
KYIV, Feb 10 : The International Olympic Committee's decision banning Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from using a helmet with images of Ukrainian sportspeople killed during the war was "profoundly wrong", Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Tuesday.
Director Balich says athletes' parades made ceremony run long
MILAN, Feb 10 : The opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics was a uniquely complex show staged across four locations and its length can be put down to the exuberance of parading athletes, creative director Marco Balich said.