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fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

IOC rejects extra Winter Games spot for skeleton's Uhlaender

IOC rejected the US request to award Katie Uhlaender a discretionary Olympic spot and accepted the IBSF investigation upholding the qualification results.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

What to know about skeleton at the Winter Olympics: Hurtling head first down an icy chute on a sled

Not everyone can skate, not everyone has been on skis, very few would dare to try ski jumping, but anyone who has ever played in the snow probably knows the feeling of what skeleton athletes get on race day. It's the thrill of being on a sled, picking up speed, trying to figure out how to steer without having anything to steer with, then getting up and doing it all over again.
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fromwww.npr.org
8 months ago

That zing in your teeth from a cold treat? Blame this ancient armored fish

Teeth sensitivity in modern vertebrates traces back to ancient fish exoskeletons, linking evolution of our skeletons to prehistoric organisms.
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