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UNE professor to serve as US women's hockey team trainer during upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics

The 2022 Beijing Olympics are scheduled to run from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20, 2022.
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US luge star breaks foot after hitting piece of ice at 75 mph

It's the latest blow for the U.S. sliding programs going into the Olympic season.
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Winter Olympics athletes face 3-week quarantine if they aren't vaccinated

Residents of China should be able to attend the 109 medal events at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but foreign spectators will be banned once again.
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USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine

Team USA hopefuls will have to show proof of vaccination by Dec. 1.
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North Korea barred from competing at 2022 Winter Olympics

North Korea withdrew its team from the summer Olympics citing a need to protect athletes from the “world public health crisis caused by COVID-19.”
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Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics

NBC has paid $7.75 billion for the rights to the next six Olympics. Those payments are estimated to account for about 40% of the IOC's income.
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U.S. women's sitting volleyball defeats Brazil in semifinals at Paralympics

Emma Schieck of Statesville is representing Team USA.
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Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi gets her chance in taekwondo

The Afghan athletes arrived in Tokyo days after the Paralympics opened, both fleeing Kabul for Paris, and then on to Tokyo.
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American Lora Webster: 5 months pregnant and after 5th medal

This is the second Paralympics in which she’s been pregnant, and the third time during a competition.
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Suni Lee's dad receives electric wheelchair from Simone Biles on TODAY Show

John Lee, who cheered his daughter on at the Olympics from St. Paul, has been using a manual wheelchair to get around since an accident two years ago.
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American Paralympian Oksana Masters picks up 2nd gold medal

The latest win brings her career total to four gold and 10 medals overall in both summer and winter events.

Jay woman dies in fire during smoking incident

Embden home explosion injures woman, officials investigating.

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2022 Beijing Winter Olympics sports

UNE professor to serve as US women's hockey team trainer during upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics

US luge star breaks foot after hitting piece of ice at 75 mph

Winter Olympics athletes face 3-week quarantine if they aren't vaccinated

USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine

North Korea barred from competing at 2022 Winter Olympics

Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics

U.S. women's sitting volleyball defeats Brazil in semifinals at Paralympics

Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi gets her chance in taekwondo

American Lora Webster: 5 months pregnant and after 5th medal

Suni Lee's dad receives electric wheelchair from Simone Biles on TODAY Show

American Paralympian Oksana Masters picks up 2nd gold medal

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