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Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Winter Paralympics under their flags and with their national anthems following a decision by the International Paralympic Committee General Assembly, its President Andrew Parsons said Monday. CBC | Sports News
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Some of the special athletes who elevated these Olympics
The Olympics has many issues, but what always remains true as every Olympics concludes — the athletes save the Games every time. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russian athletes have sporting ban lifted at Paralympics with anthem allowed to be played
Russian athletes have been forced to compete under a neutral flag since the invasion of Ukraine. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Russia is still waging war in Ukraine, but door opening for more of its athletes to compete
Twenty athletes from Russia and Belarus are competing at the Winter Olympics as neutral. Moscow has asked for its athletes to be fully reinstated in international competition, and sporting bodies are beginning to open the door to those once completely banned from participating. CBC | World News
Read More »Fact check: Fake CBC video on Ukrainian athletes at Olympics
A fake video featuring CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault is spreading misinformation about Ukrainians at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games. The CBC’s fact-check team breaks down how a real video was altered to create the fake. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukrainian skeleton racer at Olympics says his helmet tribute to fallen athletes won’t be allowed by IOC
Vladyslav Heraskevych showed up for the Milan Cortina Olympics with a new helmet, one featuring the images of some fellow Ukrainian athletes killed in Russian attacks. And Heraskevych wanted to offer a tribute. The International Olympic Committee, he said, won’t let it happen. CBC | World News
Read More »Olympic Games: Opening ceremony pays tribute to Italy after athletes’ parade
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Read More »Milan. Cortina. Antholz-Anterselva? Athletes, fans wrap their heads around wide spread of 2026 Olympic venues
Travelling between venues at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games should be listed as its own sport. It would take a single journey of about 850 kilometres to visit the eight Olympic hubs hosting the ceremonies and 16 disciplines featured at this year’s Winter Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Free from ‘sports prison,’ winter athletes get chance to enjoy Olympics without a COVID lockdown
In some ways, the goals Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris set for the Milano-Cortina Olympics are the same ones he set in his three previous appearances at the Games. However, he listed one other element that no Olympian on the ground four years ago in China will ever take for granted again: “To enjoy it with my friends.” CBC | Sports ...
Read More »Milano-Cortina Games are the most spread-out Olympics ever. What this means for fans and athletes
Milano Cortina 2026 will span over 22,000 square kilometres across eight locations, posing challenges for spectators wishing to catch the action. CBC | Sports News
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