Mikaela Shiffrin and Jessie Diggins are skiing unicorns. American skiing wants to make sure the next stars don’t have to be.
Tag: Olympic Games (2022)
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Mikaela Shiffrin Breaks Ingemar Stenmark’s World Cup Record With 87th Victory
Shiffrin has now won 87 World Cup races, passing Ingemar Stenmark’s record that stood for 34 years. Her ski racing career has been a master class in evading common pitfalls.
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Kamila Valieva’s Doctor Has Long Worked in the Shadows of Sport
Dr. Filipp Shvetsky was listed as Valieva’s supervising physician at the Beijing Games, where it was revealed she had tested positive for a banned drug before the event. He says he didn’t administer it.
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In Sarah Nurse, a Found Voice for Hockey
Nurse, 27, is the first Black woman to win Olympic gold in women’s hockey. Before she set the single-tournament points record in Beijing, she faced years of underestimation.
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Kamila Valieva, a Sensation in Beijing, Was an Exploding Star
The Russian teenager was the star of the Beijing Olympics, but disappeared in a flash.