Winter Olympics
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‘The life of an Olympian is unknowably grueling’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Winter Olympics end with US men’s hockey gold
Speed Read The US men’s hockey team beat Canada to win their first Olympic gold medal since 1980
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The Olympic timekeepers keeping the Games on track
Under the Radar Swiss watchmaking giant Omega has been at the finish line of every Olympic Games for nearly 100 years
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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‘The forces he united still shape the Democratic Party’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Nordic combined: the Winter Olympics sport that bars women
In The Spotlight Female athletes excluded from participation in demanding double-discipline events at Milano-Cortina
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The price of sporting glory
Feature The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off this week. Will Italy regret playing host?
By The Week US Published
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What to watch out for at the Winter Olympics
The Explainer Family dynasties, Ice agents and unlikely heroes are expected at the tournament
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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‘No one is exempt from responsibility, and especially not elite sport circuits’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The US Olympic figure skating team might be the ‘greatest’ ever
In the Spotlight The team will take to the ice in February
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Kirsty Coventry: the former Olympian and first woman to lead the IOC
In the Spotlight Coventry, a former competitive swimmer, won two Olympic gold medals
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The 'secretive and strange' battle for the most powerful role in sport
Under The Radar Sebastian Coe among the contenders as the International Olympic Committee gathers to choose its next president
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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And the gold goes to the wackiest events of Olympics past
The Explainer Prior games have included contests like pigeon shooting and hot air ballooning
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Salt Lake City named host of 2034 Winter Olympics
Speed Read The Winter Games are returning to the US for the first time in 32 years
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Zoo moves parrots that swore at guests
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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