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In OlymPicks, we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics.
Jamaica's two-man bobsleigh team is back at it, and if their new training regiment doesn’t land them in 2022's top 15, we don’t know what will (apart from a major change of climate that turns Jamaica into a winter wonderland).
Stephens has a hearty laugh while Turgott flexes his bobsled-pushing muscles
"We had to come up with our own ways of replicating the sort of pushing we need to do. So that's why we thought: why not go out and push the car?" said team member Shanwayne Stephens. Now, Stephens and his partner Nimroy Turgott are spending their days pushing the vehicle from various positions and performing the exercises with and without their helmets, despite the scorching weather.
Ligety shreds a Colorado mountain
Ted Ligety recently told NBC Sports (olympics.nbcsports.com) that he will wrap up a 16-year Olympic career after he competes in Beijing 2022. Ligety has had a string of strong performances since joining the Olympic stage at the age of 21. He took the gold in the combined event at Turino 2006, and another gold in the Giant Slalom event at Sochi 2014. However, by the time the Beijing games roll around, he will be 37 years old, making him the oldest Olympian ever to compete for the alpine skiing medal.
Paralympic athletes in China have cause to celebrate as their training bases have finally reopened after more than four months of closure.
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Images: Jamaica Bobsled (via Instagram), the Denver Post
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