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Gangwon 2024: Key athletes to watch on Day 1

In biathlon, Lola Bugeaud of France stands out as one of the favorites in the women’s 10km individual competition.

The French biathlete claimed a silver medal in the 6km sprint and gold in the 4x6km mixed relay at the 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).

At the same event, Slovakia’s Michal Adamov was a silver medallist in the men’s competition, and he will be aiming for more success in the Republic of Korea.

Italy arrives with a strong team in luge, where men’s doubles pairs Manuel Weissensteiner/Philipp Brunner and

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Madison Chock and Evan Bates lead after ice dance rhythm dance

Ice dance: Top 3 showcase longevity in discipline

There were no great surprises in the rhythm dance standings, with the top three teams also having finished in that order at the Grand Prix Final in December.

It was a first experience coming in as defending champions, however, for Chock/Bates, but the Americans said they were handling the situation on their own terms.

“It’s a new year… we’re coming in and giving our best,” said Chock.

Asked if they were viewing it as defending a world title or attacking, she said: “We’re doing both. I would say we’re doing less defending.

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New Zealand adds two Paris 2024 Olympic spots at Oceania qualifier

New Zealand has become the 29th country to book at least one archery quota place at the 2024 Olympic Games, following Ben McLean and Nuala Edmundson’s wins at Oceania’s continental qualifying tournament last weekend in Auckland.

Archers from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga also competed, with Australia having already booked two individual spots by winning the mixed team event at the Pacific Games.

“I’m proud and honored to have made it through to the final. I feel really humbled to have won,” said 19-year-old Edmundson after beating compatriot Julia Harrison, 10-7 in a tiebreaker. “I have big goals and I’m going

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Queensland government rejects Victoria Park Olympic stadium proposal and will instead upgrade Lang Park

The Queensland government has rejected an independent Olympic infrastructure review’s call to build a new multi-billion-dollar stadium in Brisbane’s Victoria Park.

Premier Steven Miles appointed former lord mayor Graham Quirk to spearhead the 60-day review in January amid concerns about the cost of some venues, including the $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild.

The review — released on Monday — has recommended replacing the Gabba rebuild plan, which is likely to cost $3 billion, with a new “greenfield” stadium at Victoria Park at a “marginally” higher cost of up to $3.4 billion.

But following a cabinet meeting on Monday, Premier Steven Miles

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