Olympics
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Sports doctor Larry Nassar, who sexually assaulted athletes, stabbed at Florida prison
Nassar is serving decades in prison for abusing athletes when he worked at Michigan State University and at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2023
Issue of Russian athletes competing looms for Paris Olympics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky advocates a blanket ban, which was resisted when demanded by others in the past decade.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
Cannabis to remain banned in international sporting events
The World Anti-Doping Agency declines to remove marijuana from its list of prohibited substances, calling it 'against the spirit of sport.'
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2022
Former Olympian returns to Maine for 10th Pond Hockey Classic in Sidney
Maine native Marc Pelchat participated in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics, and returned to his home state for this weekend's 10th annual Maine Pond Hockey Classic.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Lewiston’s Rancourt & Co. makes third Olympic appearance
The Lewiston shoemakers are part of Ralph Lauren's official Team USA ceremony uniform for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, this time with red and white leather boots.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Yarmouth native Sophia Laukli earns spot on U.S. Olympic Nordic ski team
The 2018 Yarmouth High grad has made a rapid ascent on the World Cup circuit in the past year.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2021
Commentary: A boycott of the Olympics won’t force China to change
Neither a diplomatic boycott, nor refusing to send American athletes, will improve Beijing’s human rights record.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2021
U.S. officials won’t attend Beijing Winter Olympics, in ‘diplomatic boycott’
American athletes would still compete under such a boycott, taken to protest human rights abuses.