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On the eve of the men’s 50 k, Russia may invade Ukraine near Bolshunov’s home

Pasha KahnFebruary 18, 2022

Alexander Bolshunov, the Russian skier who is the odds on favorite to win Saturday’s 50-kilometer freestyle marathon at the Beijing Olympics, may have more on his mind than a momentous ski race: A potential Russian invasion of Ukraine will likely pass near to his childhood home in the rural village of Podyvot’e, in Russia’s Bryansk region. Bolshunov grew up in Podyvot’e where his father taught him to ski on a pair of green wooden Malyshokas...

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Five Questions for President Bach and the IOC Executive Board (Editorial)

BrainspiralJuly 25, 2016

The IOC Executive Board ruled Sunday against a blanket ban on Russian athletes entering the Olympics following the biggest doping scandal in decades. More than the conclusion itself, the guidelines are confusing and unclear -- not to mention unfair to Russian athletes and to clean athletes around the world.

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From Biathlon to the Black Sea–A Reporter’s Trip to the Sochi Coast

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 13, 2014

At the water below Sochi's mountain venues, the temperature was 60 degrees--which helped a FasterSkier reporter better grasp the idea of putting the Olympics in this strange part of the world.

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Sochi Warmup: What You Need to Know Fewer Than 200 Days Out

Alex KochonJuly 23, 2013

We’re 199 days and counting if you’re keeping track of how much time remains until the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and we know many of you are. In case you haven’t been reading every ounce of pre-Olympic coverage, we’ll do our best to stay on it and provide relevant nordic updates throughout the next sixth months.