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Alessandro Trovati

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, Sarah Lewis, Secretary General and Gian Franco Kasper, President of the FIS, the International Ski Federation, right, visit the finish area of the Aline ski course ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Lewis has declared herself a candidate on Tuesday April 6, 2021, to become the first woman president of the International Ski Federation.(AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, FILE)

Apr. 06, 2021 05:31 AM EDT
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Julio Cortez

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2014, file photo, Kacey Bellamy of the United States, right, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against Sweden during the first period of the 2014 Winter Olympics women's semifinal ice hockey game in Sochi, Russia. Three-time U.S. Olympian Kacey Bellamy is retiring a month after the women's world hockey championships were postponed. Bellamy, who turned 34 in April, announced her decision Tuesday, May 18, 2021, to retire after 15 years with the U.S. women's national team.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

May. 18, 2021 11:24 AM EDT
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Matt Slocum

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014, file photo, hockey pucks bounce off the wall during the warm up session before the USA vs Finland men's bronze medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. National Hockey League players are set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials. The league, NHLPA, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation struck a deal Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, that will put the best players in the world back on sports' biggest stage in February after skipping the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Sep. 03, 2021 11:05 AM EDT
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Julio Cortez

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2014, file photo, Canada forward Sidney Crosby, left, scores a goal past Sweden goaltender Henrik Lundqvist during the second period of the men's gold medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. National Hockey League players are set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials. The league, NHLPA, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation struck a deal Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, that will put the best players in the world back on sports' biggest stage in February after skipping the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, Pool, FIle)

Sep. 03, 2021 11:05 AM EDT
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Charlie Riedel

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 file photo, People stand under a set of Olympic Rings as they watch the sun set over the Black Sea a day after the close of the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a groundbreaking new policy announced Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Sep. 22, 2021 06:56 PM EDT
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Gero Breloer

FILE - A Sochi 2014 logo of the 2014 Winter Olympics standing amid mud and rubble in front of snow-covered mountains is reflected in a puddle, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia on Feb. 3, 2014. How did Beijing land the Winter Olympics, so soon after it was host to the Summer Olympics in 2008? Potential cities in Europe dropped out of the bidding in the wake of the scandal-ridden 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The widely advertised price tag for Sochi of $51 billion also frightened away bidders. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File)

Dec. 06, 2021 08:41 PM EST
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Mark Humphrey

FILE -Russia forward Yevgeni Malkin seals off the puck from USA defenseman Ryan McDonagh in the first period of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. NHL players will not take part in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after all. A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the league is going to withdraw from the Olympics after the regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Dec. 21, 2021 05:32 PM EST
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Julio Cortez

FILE -Canada defenseman Shea Weber, left, trips over USA forward David Backes during the third period of a men's semifinal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. NHL players will not take part in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after all. A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the league is going to withdraw from the Olympics after the regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Dec. 21, 2021 05:33 PM EST
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Mark Humphrey

FILE - Russia forward Vladimir Tarasenko wraps the puck around the goal against Slovakia forward Branko Radivojevic in the first period of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. A handful of NHL players are voicing frustration over the decision not to allow them to go to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. Tarasenko said on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, he would have gone if given the choice. Keeping the season going while allowing individual players to choose whether to go was not something that was ever considered.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Dec. 29, 2021 11:22 AM EST
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David Goldman

FILE - Women's slalom gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States celebrates during the medals ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Shiffrin is hoping to enter all five individual Alpine skiing races at the Beijing Olympics and add to her career total of three Winter Games medals. The 26-year-old American could be the star of the show but she will be challenged by Slovakia's Petra Vlhova and Italy's Sofia Goggia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Jan. 10, 2022 09:57 AM EST
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Dmitry Lovetsky

FILE - Germany's Tim Tscharnke falls in front of Russia's Nikita Kriukov, right, after making contact with the skis of Finland's Sami Jauhojaervi in the men's classical-style final of the cross-country team sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Olympic and World Cup race organizers are already used to needing snow-making equipment to create a ribbon of white through the forests as natural snowfall becomes less reliable. Skiers and experts say manmade snow has a higher moisture content, making it ice up quickly.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Jan. 11, 2022 11:49 AM EST
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Sergei Grits

FILE - Switzerland's Patrizia Kummer competes in her women's snowboard parallel giant slalom semifinal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Three weeks alone in a hotel room is hardly an ideal setting for a snowboarder preparing for the Olympics. Kummer, a Swiss competitor who won a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, is unvaccinated against the coronavirus by choice, so she is spending 21 days in isolation in China before the Winter Games begin in Beijing on Feb. 4.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Jan. 21, 2022 11:21 AM EST
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Andy Wong

FILE - Women's snowboard parallel giant slalom gold medalist Switzerland's Patrizia Kummer celebrates at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Three weeks alone in a hotel room is hardly an ideal setting for a snowboarder preparing for the Olympics. Kummer, a Swiss competitor who won a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, is unvaccinated against the coronavirus by choice, so she is spending 21 days in isolation in China before the Winter Games begin in Beijing on Feb. 4.(AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Jan. 21, 2022 11:21 AM EST
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Gregorio Borgia

FILE - A waxing technician works on a ski during the cross-country sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The on-again, off-again ban on high-end waxes that help cross country skis glide smoothly over the snow, but are toxic to your health and the environment, is on in some places, but not the cross country ski World Cup circuit or 2022 Beijing Olympics because the tester isn't ready. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Jan. 26, 2022 01:00 AM EST
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Mark Humphrey

FILE - Canada players and coaches sing the national anthem after being awarded their gold medals after they beat Sweden 3-0 in the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Four years after walking away with a bronze medal after the NHL did not participate, Canada's team in Beijing has remnants of the ones that won gold in 2010 and 2014 and a roster that looks capable of doing it again. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Jan. 27, 2022 10:33 AM EST
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Robert F. Bukaty

Robotic mascots perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Jan. 28, 2022 06:02 AM EST
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Natacha Pisarenko

FILE - The team from Latvia LAT-1, piloted by Oskars Melbardis, take a curve during the men's four-man bobsled training at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Jan. 31, 2022 10:00 PM EST
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Andy Wong

FILE - Shaun White, of the United States, hits the edge of the half pipe during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The Beijing Olympics will be the fifth Olympics for the three-time gold medalist. And the last Olympics for the 35-year-old — get this — elder-statesman who is now more than double the age of some of the riders he goes against. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Feb. 01, 2022 03:00 AM EST
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Andy Wong

FILE - Shaun White of the United States takes a jump during a snowboard slopestyle training session at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The Beijing Olympics will be the fifth Olympics for the three-time gold medalist. And the last Olympics for the 35-year-old — get this — elder-statesman who is now more than double the age of some of the riders he goes against. (AP Photo/Andy Wong File)

Feb. 01, 2022 03:00 AM EST
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Sergei Grits

FILE - Gold medalist Pierre Vaultier of France, left, leads, from second left to right, silver medalist Nikolai Olyunin of Russia, Paul­Henri de le Rue of France, and bronze medalist Alex Deibold of the United States, in the men's snowboard cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Deibold suffered a head injury in a crash during qualifying at a World Cup event just days before his arrival in China. His absence hit his teammates’ hard. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Feb. 05, 2022 06:05 AM EST
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Sergei Grits

FILE - Bronze medalist Alex Deibold of the United States walks to a flower ceremony after the men's snowboard cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Deibold suffered a head injury in a crash during qualifying at a World Cup event just days before his arrival in China. His absence hit his teammates’ hard. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Feb. 05, 2022 06:05 AM EST
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Patrick Semansky

FILE - Hossein Saveh Shemshaki of Iran carries the national flag as he leads the team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 7, 2014. Iran’s only male athlete at the Beijing Olympics has tested positive for an anabolic steroid in the first confirmed doping case at the Games. The International Testing Agency says Alpine skier Hossein Saveh Shemshaki failed a drug test on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 in Beijing, before competing. He is provisionally suspended and cannot compete at what was to be his third Olympics. The 36-year-old raced in slalom and giant slalom at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and four years later at Sochi. He carried Iran’s flag at the opening ceremony in Sochi. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Feb. 09, 2022 12:45 PM EST
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Mark Humphrey

FILE - Alexander Zubkov of Russia carries the national flag as he leads the team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 7, 2014. Doping and other controversies involving Russian athletes have played a significant role at the Games for over a decade. Among those eventually banned was two-time bobsled champion Zubkov. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Feb. 18, 2022 05:14 AM EST
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Darron Cummings

FILE - Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia, center, waits for her results after competing in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool, File)

Feb. 19, 2022 06:01 PM EST
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Matthias Schrader

FILE - The Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 23, 2014. The International Olympic Committee has made a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Feb. 28, 2022 11:07 AM EST
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David Goldman

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. The International Olympic Committee has always been political, from the sheikhs and royals in its membership to a seat at the United Nations to pushing for peace talks between the Koreas. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago exposed its irreconcilable claims of “political neutrality.” (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool, File)

Mar. 15, 2022 12:01 AM EDT
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Darron Cummings

FILE - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, third from left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, third from right, wave to spectators during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says Russian athletes and officials who have been banned from international sporting events because of the war in Ukraine are being protected rather than punished. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

May. 20, 2022 09:36 AM EDT
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David J. Phillip

FILE - Men's free skate figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, poses with his medal during the medals ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Japan’s two-time Olympic gold-medal figure skater is expected to step away from competitive figure skating. Hanyu is expected to confirm his plans late on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at a press conference in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Jul. 18, 2022 09:08 PM EDT
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David Goldman

FILE - Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano speaks with a reporter as members of the U.S. delegation meet with the media ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 7, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Boitano, an Olympic gold medalist, a two-time world champion and the winner of four national titles, also has a flair for food and bringing people together. Boitano’s Lounge opened in 2019 in Lincoln, Neb., and the Hall of Fame skater brought the experience to the SAP Center for a special activation during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January 2023. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Jan. 29, 2023 04:55 PM EST
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Ivan Sekretarev

FILE - Russia's gold medal winner Alexander Legkov, center, with compatriots silver medal winner Maxim Vylegzhanin, left, and bronze medal winner Ilia Chernousov stand on the podium during the medals ceremony for the men's 50-kilometer cross-country race during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. The governments of more than 30 nations released a letter Monday calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and, ultimately, next year's Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Feb. 20, 2023 02:26 PM EST
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Christophe Ena

FILE - United States' Travis Ganong gestures after finishing the men's downhill at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Ganong announced Thursday, March 2, 2023, his journey on ski racing’s World Cup carousel ends after the season. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Mar. 02, 2023 11:01 AM EST
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Petr David Josek

FILE - Brianna Decker of the United States celebrates her goal against Sweden during the third period of the 2014 Winter Olympics women's semifinal ice hockey game at Shayba Arena, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Olympic gold medalist and six-time world champion Brianna Decker announced her retirement from the U.S. Women’s National Team, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Mar. 02, 2023 11:28 AM EST
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Andy Wong

FILE - Canada's Alex Bilodeau celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's moguls final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians, including Bilodeau, urged the Canadian Olympic Committee Wednesday, March 8, 2023, to reject the idea of allowing Russians to participate in next year's Paris Games. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Mar. 08, 2023 09:00 PM EST
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Matthias Schrader

FILE - The Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 23, 2014. Track and field leaders signaled Thursday, March 23, 2023, that it will be nearly impossible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics next year if the war in Ukraine continues. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

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