Winter Olympics Day 6: Ukrainian slider disqualified from Games over helmet, Chloe Kim goes for halfpipe three-peat
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It’s a busy Day 6 of the Winter Olympic Games in Milan Cortina as Chloe Kim and Breezy Johnson go for gold and the fallout of the Ukrainian slider disqualification continues. Follow for CNN for live updates.
• Ukrainian DQ’d: Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from Olympic competition over his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine. IOC President Kirsty Coventry met with the Ukrainian early Thursday in an attempt to break the impasse, but he stood his ground, resulting in the disqualification. • Americans going for glory: US stars Chloe Kim and Breezy Johnson are going for gold today in a busy Day 6 of the Games for the Americans. • Medal events to watch: There are a slew of medals to be awarded today. The first ones we’re watching are women’s super giant slalom (super-G), men’s moguls freestyle skiing and women’s 10 km cross-country skiing. CNN Sports has all of the greatest feats of achievement – and funny anecdotes – from the Games, so sign up for our “Milano Memo” newsletter. One sport which won’t feature at Milan Cortina is the fun and furry practice of sled dog racing. After debuting as a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, the sport never returned, but 94 years later it’s still alive and barking as dogs pull their harnessed drivers, or mushers, around courses across the globe.
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It is a uniquely female athlete’s quandary, the presumption that parenthood means the end of competition. This month, six American women will cart their baby gear along with their Team USA kits to Milan Cortina, pulling the double duty as mom and Olympian.
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