France’s Winter Olympics team will not travel to the 2018 Games in South Korea if its security cannot be guaranteed, French Sports Minister Laura Flessel said on Thursday, raising the first major doubts by a participating country over the event. CBC | Sports News
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Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin released a statement Thursday night through the NHL team expressing frustration about the league’s decision to skip the Olympics. CBC | Sports News
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It’s the first time the IOC has granted two Summer Olympics at once. CBC | Sports News
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Overarching public support has been a cornerstone of Los Angeles’s bid for the 2028 Olympics, even though there are legitimate questions about whether anyone in L.A. is all that excited about an event that is still 11 years away. CBC | Sports News
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Brazilian and French authorities said Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics. This is the latest allegation to sully the legacy of the Rio Games. CBC | Sports News
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Scott Moir used to be able to blend in during wing night at your typical Ilderton, Ont., establishment. But when the three-time world ice dance champion was back in his hometown a couple of weeks ago, everyone wanted to talk figure skating. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris is flying to Australia Tuesday night to get back on his snowboard and begin his Olympic podium push, five months after suffering a horrific injury in an off-trail crash near Whistler, B.C. CBC | Sports News
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Charles Hamelin qualified for his fourth Olympics on Sunday after finishing second overall at the Canadian short track team selections. CBC | Sports News
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Some are already calling Rio’s 2016 Olympic games the worst ever before the opening ceremony, which is next week. Where do we start? An athlete has already been kidnapped in Rio, drug dealers are selling Olympic branded cocaine and Zika virus fears are making many fans second guess coming to Brazil. Jason Lee, a jiu-jitsu athlete from New Zealand, tweeted ...
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A depleted Russian team departed for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, missing dozens of athletes who were excluded amid the country’s doping scandal. CBC | Sports News
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