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  Associated Press

  Salt Lake City Winter Olympics bid more likely for 2034

  Recent meetings with the IOC have led U.S. officials to believe all signs point toward Salt Lake City bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics, though they say Utah's capital will be ready if asked to host the 2030 Games, too. U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chair Susanne Lyons said she views Salt Lake City as the leading candidate for the 2034 Olympics. “We will figure this out, but if we have a preference, it would be better for us to do 2034,” Lyons said in an interview with The Associate

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  Associated Press

  Winter Olympics may not include Nordic combined for 1st time

  It is the only Olympic sport without women and the International Olympic Committee is due to make a decision later this month about whether to allow women to compete in Nordic combined at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Games. There is the possibility, however, that Nordic combined is dropped entirely from the Olympics, according to athletes and advocates. “What I heard loud and clear in back channels is that the solution to take care of the gender equity dirty secret is to take men out of th

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  Spain unable to reach deal for 2030 bid on Winter Olympics

  The Spanish regional governments of Catalonia and Aragón have not been able to reach an agreement on a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the Pyrenees, the Spanish Olympic Committee said on Monday. The committee said the local governments met but could not come to terms on a bid to host the Games near Barcelona. The Aragón government had been complaining recently that the bid was not well balanced and Catalonia would be getting most of the events in its region.

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  The Independent

  Kamila Valieva ‘happy to be on the ice’ after first skate since Winter Olympics

  The Russian figure skater finished second behind Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova

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  The Independent

  Kamila Valieva makes successful return in first event since Winter Olympics

  The teenager was given a standing ovation by the home crowd at the Russian-only Channel One Cup in Saransk.

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  PA Media: Sport

  Kamila Valieva makes a successful return following drama at Winter Olympics

  The teenager was given a standing ovation by the home crowd at the Russian-only Channel One Cup in Saransk.

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  Associated Press

  Sapporo shows strong support for 2030 Winter Olympics

  The Japanese city of Sapporo has no plans to conduct a public referendum on holding the 2030 Winter Olympics, Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto said Wednesday. The northern Japanese city, which held the 1972 Winter Olympics, has expressed interest in being the host again and is believed to be the favorite. The International Olympic Committee has not said when it will announce its choice.

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  The Independent

  China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Winter Olympics, say US officials

  War began just four days after closing ceremony in Beijing

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  The Telegraph

  China 'asked Putin to delay invasion of Ukraine until after Winter Olympics'

  China asked Vladimir Putin to delay any invasion of Ukraine until after the Winter Olympics in Beijing, according to a Western intelligence report.

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  The Independent

  Winter Paralympics: Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at Beijing 2022

  The British government has condemned the move by the International Paralympic Committee to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete

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