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Uno Shoma leads after men’s short program, ahead of Kagiyama Yuma, Ilia Malinin

Uno Shoma leaning back on the ice, pumping his fists in celebration after what would be scored as one of his best short programs ever.

The two-time and reigning world champion had reason to be happy, his 107.72 vaulting him to the lead after the men’s short at the World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday (21 March) in Montreal, ahead of rivals Kagiyama Yuma and Ilia Malininrespectively.

But Kagiyama and Malinin were just two points back from Uno, scoring 106.35 and 105.97, respectively, setting up for a must-see men’s free skate Saturday night (23 March).

He was chilling in

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Will the Olympics open with Russian athletes?

The Olympic flag is pictured at the entrance of the IOC, International Olympic Committee headquarters

“A single incident would be enough to turn the Olympic Games into a platform for supporting the war”, states a letter from the Baltic National Olympic Committee to the IOC.


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A next round of debate about Russian athletes at the Summer Games is starting. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is faced with the question of whether Russia’s athletes should also be allowed to take part in the Olympic opening ceremonies.

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March 18, 2024 – 11:41

Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, is facing the next complex decision in the ongoing Olympic debate about Russia’s

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Paris Olympics: 300,000 condos available for Olympic athletes

The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Photo / AP

The intimacy ban has been lifted for the Paris Olympics later this year with a reported 300,000 condoms to be available in the Olympic Village.

Sky News UK reports that equates to almost two condoms per day for every athlete attending the 2024 Olympics.

An ‘intimacy ban’ was introduced at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 due to strict Covid-19 restrictions during the event.

Sky News inspected the Olympic Village which will host the 9000 athletes in July-August.

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