Stephen Arnell

Ten sports films to watch during the winter Olympics

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I, Tonya (Image: Alamy)

‘There’s no such thing as bad snow, just bad skiers’

(Popular skiing saying)

The 2022 Olympics have to an extent been overshadowed by diplomatic boycotts over host nation China’s alleged human rights abuses.

The US, UK, Canada, Australia, Lithuania, Kosovo, Belgium, Denmark, and Estonia will not be sending any ministers or officials. Other countries (New Zealand, Austria, Slovenia, Sweden, and the Netherlands) cite Covid concerns for the lack of official representation.

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