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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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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.
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American Paralympian wins medal in 4th different sport

Oksana Masters has now mastered another event, winning her ninth career Paralympic medal at the Tokyo Games and her first in a new sport.
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Wheelchair rugby smashes stereotypes at the Paralympics

The rules of wheelchair rugby are basic, the pace is quick, and there's not much stoppage playing on the basketball-size court.
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Armless table tennis player who holds paddle in mouth is inspiration at Paralympics

After losing his arms at age 10, Egypt's Ibrahim Hamadtou took up table tennis "as a challenge."
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Blind long jumper envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers

Gillette discovered the long jump through gym class and quickly honed his technique, becoming the world-record holder in the visually impaired category.
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Paralympics Rules of the Game: Goalball

Goalball is a Paralympic sport in which visually-impaired players have to defend their goal against an incoming ball. Here's how it's done.

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2022 Beijing Winter Olympics sports

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

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

American Paralympian Oksana Masters picks up 2nd gold medal

American Paralympian wins medal in 4th different sport

Wheelchair rugby smashes stereotypes at the Paralympics

Armless table tennis player who holds paddle in mouth is inspiration at Paralympics

Blind long jumper envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers

Paralympics Rules of the Game: Goalball

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