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[OLYMPICS] Men’s Downhill Race Recap: Beat Fuez Wins First Swiss Downhill Olympic Title In 12-Years

Forty control gates, two training runs, nearly a kilometer of vertical descent (2933ft), no test event, and a postponed race day. This was the story of the buildup to the first Alpine Skiing event of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China. The Men’s Downhill is one of the most popular events in the Winter Olympics, and this year’s […]
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Olympic Snowboarder Trevor Jacob’s Plane Crash: Public Stunt or Good Cause?

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Former Olympic Snowboarder Trevor Jacob was making a vlog of his trip to the Sierra Nevada Mountain range in which he subsequently uploaded a video to YouTube titled “I Crashed My Plane.” Since that video has been released, the comments have been removed and controversy has sparked on the internet. In the vlog, Trevor Jacob stated, “that he’s going to […]
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The Body of Olympic Ski Medalist Missing for 2-Weeks has Been Found

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The body of former Spanish Olympic alpine ski medalist Blanca Fernandez Ochoa was found on Wednesday in a mountainous area near Madrid after days of searches for her by hundreds of police and volunteers, the AFP is reporting. Related: Fears Rising for Former Olympic Skier Missing for Nearly 2-Weeks in Popular Hiking Area “Solidarity, support and human warmth have been […]
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Fears Rising for Former Olympic Skier Missing for Nearly 2-Weeks in Popular Hiking Area

Blanca Fernandez Ochoa, Spanish, skier, Spain, missing, Europe

Fears are rising for a former Olympic skier who has been missing almost 2-weeks. Blanca Fernandez Ochoa, 56, was last seen on August 23 in Madrid and her car has just been found in an area popular with hikers. Madrid-born Ms. Ochoa, who won the bronze medal in slalom at the 1992 Olympics at Albertville, France, is understood to have planned holidays […]
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Former Olympic Skier Alleges Alpine Canada Didn’t Protect Female Athletes from Sexual Assault

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A retired Canadian Olympic skier has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Alpine Canada didn’t protect its female athletes from the sexual assaults of a former coach, reports the Globe and Mail. Related: Canadian Ski Coach Found Guilty of 37 Counts of Sexual Assault of Underage Ski Racers Allison Forsyth alleges in a statement of claim filed in British Columbia […]
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Thursday 22nd February | Today’s Olympic Schedule… When and Where to Watch

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Today’s original schedule is below, all times are PST. Don’t forget, these are the times you can watch them on your TV, not necessarily the times they are happening live. For live streaming, head to NBC. Curling: Men’s & Women’s Tiebreaker – 12:15am NBCSN Men’s Nordic Combined, Women’s Biathlon Relay – 2:20am NBCSN Short Track Speed Skating: Men’s 500m Finals, Women’s […]
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When is it Too Cold to Ski? Temperatures are Causing Olympic Racers to Throw Out Skis after Each Training Run

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The 2018 Winter Olympics have already begun in PyeongChang, and it’s possible they’re on track to be one of the coldest Olympic games yet, reports Bustle.com. Many skiers will claim that it’s never too cold to hit the slopes, so long as the skier in question is properly dressed for the cold. But there have already been reports from PyeongChang […]
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Colorado is the Highest Represented State in Team USA for the 2018 Olympics

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Last Friday morning, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced its entire team for the Olympics that will be heading to PyeongChang and of the record 242 participants, 31 are from Colorado, making it the highest-represented state of the group, reports 9news. The next closest state is California, which has 22 athletes represented, followed by Minnesota (19), New York (18) and Utah […]
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