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Haitian Special Olympics Delegates Missing in Florida

June 8, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Florida police announced Tuesday that six members of the Haitian delegates for the Special Olympics USA Games have gone since Monday afternoon. The missing Haitians were identified as Antione Joseph...

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Tunisian Olympic Sailor Eya Guezguez, 17, Dies in Training Accident

April 12, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Tunisian Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez died at the age of 17 after a training accident at sea on April 10. The Tunisian Olympic Committee said in a statement on its...

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U.S. Olympic Figure Skater Alysa Liu Retires at Age 16

April 11, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

United States Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu announced on Instagram on April 9 that she was retiring from the sport at the age of 16. “I feel so satisfied with...

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Speedo Cuts Ties with Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Evgeny Rylov for Attending Putin Rally

March 23, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Speedo terminated their sponsorship contract with Russian Gold Medalist Swimmer Evgeny Rylov after he attended a pro-Putin rally in Moscow. Rylov was seen in attendance together with seven other Russian...

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American Jessie Diggins Becomes First Non-European Athlete to Medal in Olympic 30-Kilometer Cross-Country Skiing

February 21, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

American Jessie Diggins on Feb. 20 became the first non-European athlete to win an Olympic medal in the women’s 30-kilometer cross-country skiing. Diggins, the 30-year-old Minnesota native, won silver after...

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Great Britain Wins First Beijing Olympic Gold in Women’s Curling

February 21, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Great Britain won its first gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after its women’s curling team defeated Japan in the final on Feb. 20. Captain Eve Muirhead and her...

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Finland Wins First Olympic Ice Hockey Gold

February 21, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Finland won their first Olympic men’s ice hockey gold after defeat the Russian Olympic Committee at the final on Feb. 20 at the Beijing Games. Finland made Olympic history after...

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Chinese Officials Force Finnish Olympian to Delete Footage of Olympic Village Flooding

February 14, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Finnish Cross-country skier Katri Lylynpera said Chinese officials wanted her to delete photos and videos of the athlete’s village while water was pouring from the ceiling. Lylynpera said she sent...

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U.S. Figure Skater Nathan Chen Wins His First Olympic Gold

February 11, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

United States figure skater Nathan Chen, a three-time world champion, won his first Olympic gold on Feb. 10 at the Beijing Games. Chen, of Salt Lake City, Utah, earned a...

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Five Female Ski Jumpers Disqualified at the Olympics Over Jumpsuits

February 10, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Olympic officials disqualified five female ski jumpers at the mixed team ski jump final in Beijing on Feb. 7 due to uniform violations. The disqualified ski jumpers were Sara Takanashi...

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