There is often not much elite competition but purity elevates what were once derided as ‘useless’ sports
It was the Olympics of politics and penises, of JD Vance being jeered and of Ukrainian bobsled…
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House of ice on a warming planet: Italy’s turn for the Olympics winter mirage ⊕⊕
There will be twists, flips and turns to savour in a Games whose financial and environmental costs nonetheless continue to spiral out of control
Pierre de Coubertin never wanted a Winter Olympics. He …
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Inside Chamonix's ski patrol: What really goes on behind the scenes to keep pistes safe at a resort in the French Alps… from avalanche bombs to dog rescues ○
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Tom Chesshyre joins the ski patrol in the Grands Montets area for a day and takes part in a mock avalanche rescue with Utah the retriever.
Five skiers killed in French Alps after avalanches hit off-piste areas ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Four Norwegians and one Swiss person died in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions
An avalanche in the French Alps has killed four Norwegian skiers who were swept away by an off-piste torrent of snow an…
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