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"I think you can either laugh about it, or you can cry about it," American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins says.
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The athletes were caught up in a blanket ban imposed on many Russian athletes after a systematic and state-sponsored doping effort was uncovered at the Sochi Games in 2014.
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Biathlon is the only winter sport in which the U.S. has never won an Olympic medal. But hopes are high for Pyeongchang. "I've never seen our team in such high spirits," says biathlete Lowell Bailey.
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Matt and Becca Hamilton will compete in PyeongChang as mixed doubles curling makes its debut at the Olympics. The brother and sister from Wisconsin say their family bond helps drive their success.
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If they pass scrutiny, some Russian athletes will be able to compete in a handful of sports, under a neutral flag. The Russians dominated at the last Winter Paralympics, held in Sochi.
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The skier, who came out in 2015, secured a spot on the U.S. team on Sunday. A vocal advocate of LGBTQ visibility in sports, Kenworthy took silver at the 2014 Sochi Games.
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"We oppose, we oppose, we oppose," shouted protesters as North Korea's advance team arrived. Thousands signed petitions against a joint women's hockey team. The president's approval rating has fallen.
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In his annual New Year's address, North Korea's leader said his country had completed its nuclear weapons and that the "entire area of the U.S. mainland is within our nuclear strike range."
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The IOC's Olympic Athlete from Russia Implementation Group released guidelines for uniforms, accessories and equipment two weeks after the Russian team was effectively banned.
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The decision comes one week after the International Olympic Committee suspended Russia's national team over a system of doping.