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US: Aspen Acres Fire Rages in Colorado, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations 4

The Aspen Acres Fire broke out on Monday, June 29, near the Aspen Acres Campground in Colorado, burning over 23,000 acres with 0% containment. Multiple homes were lost, and mandatory evacuations were ordered for several areas.

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US: Potawatomi Hotel Casino Evacuated After Roof Fire Sends Black Smoke Into Sky

Potawatomi Hotel Casino in Milwaukee was evacuated on Monday, April 6, after a fire broke out in the HVAC system on the roof of the casino building, sending a massive plume of black smoke into the sky. The fire was brought under control with no injuries reported, and the casino reopened to the public at 6 p.m.

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"Play Winter Zones" offer chance to experience winter sports, culture at Gangwon 2024

STORY: "Play Winter Zones" offer chance to experience winter sports, culture at Gangwon 2024 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: GANGNEUNG, South Korea CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Play Winter Zone" at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games STORYLINE: "Play Winter Zones" near major venues of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games have been offering fans and audience the chance to experience winter sports and culture. The zones lie at five locations in the four cities of South Korea's eastern Gangwon province, including Gangneung, PyeongChang, Jeongseon and Hoengseong, during the two-week winter sports event which runs through February 1. An outdoor ice rink has been set up in front of the Gangneung Hockey Center to allow visitors to skate freely. The Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in PyeongChang and the Welli Hilli Park in Hoengseong have given visitors chances to experience ski jumping and skiing on slopes. In the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation,

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SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER SCENERIES

(240129) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2024 shows mascots of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in front of Gangneung Station in Gangneung, South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province. Boasting beautiful sceneries and a long history, Gangneung is a noted tourist destination in South Korea and one of the hosting cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER SCENERIES

(240129) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2024 shows a seaside scenery of Gangneung in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province. Boasting beautiful sceneries and a long history, Gangneung is a noted tourist destination in South Korea and one of the hosting cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER SCENERIES

(240129) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 28, 2024 shows a seaside scenery near Jeongdongjin, Gangneung in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province. Boasting beautiful sceneries and a long history, Gangneung is a noted tourist destination in South Korea and one of the hosting cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER SCENERIES

(240129) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 28, 2024 shows a seaside scenery near Jeongdongjin, Gangneung in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province. Boasting beautiful sceneries and a long history, Gangneung is a noted tourist destination in South Korea and one of the hosting cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER SCENERIES

(240129) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2024 shows a seaside scenery of Gangneung in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province. Boasting beautiful sceneries and a long history, Gangneung is a noted tourist destination in South Korea and one of the hosting cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER SCENERIES

(240129) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 28, 2024 shows a corner of Seongyojang house in Gangneung in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province. Boasting beautiful sceneries and a long history, Gangneung is a noted tourist destination in South Korea and one of the hosting cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER SCENERIES

(240129) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 28, 2024 shows a seaside scenery near Jeongdongjin, Gangneung in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province. Boasting beautiful sceneries and a long history, Gangneung is a noted tourist destination in South Korea and one of the hosting cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER SCENERIES

(240129) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 28, 2024 shows a seaside scenery near Jeongdongjin, Gangneung in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province. Boasting beautiful sceneries and a long history, Gangneung is a noted tourist destination in South Korea and one of the hosting cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER SCENERIES

(240129) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train pulls in at a railway station in Jeongdongjin, Gangneung in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Province, Jan. 28, 2024. Boasting beautiful sceneries and a long history, Gangneung is a noted tourist destination in South Korea and one of the hosting cities of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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4th Winter Youth Olympic Games open in S. Korea

STORY: 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games open in S. Korea SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: GANGNEUNG, South Korea CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YANG CHANG, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the speed skating venue 3. various of audience STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YANG CHANG, Xinhua reporter "2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games opened here on Friday. The Gangwon 2024 is scheduled to be held from January 19 to February 1, with over 1,800 athletes from 78 countries and regions expected to participate. A total of 56 athletes from the Chinese sports delegation will compete across seven major events, 12 sub events, 50 minor events in the Winter Youth Olympics. This marks Asia's first hosting of the Winter Youth Olympics and South Korea's second Olympic-level event after the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics." The fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games officially opened on Friday night with a grand opening ceremony in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Prov

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGWON PROVINCE-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2024-OPENING CEREMONY

(240119) -- GANGWON PROVINCE, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Yun Sung-bin, men's skeleton gold medalist of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, holds the torch during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung of Gangwon Province, South Korea, Jan. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGWON PROVINCE-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2024-OPENING CEREMONY

(240119) -- GANGWON PROVINCE, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Yun Sung-bin, men's skeleton gold medalist of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, holds the torch during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games in Pyeongchang of Gangwon Province, South Korea, Jan. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGWON PROVINCE-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2024-OPENING CEREMONY

(240119) -- GANGWON PROVINCE, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Yun Sung-bin, men's skeleton gold medalist of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, holds the torch during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games in Pyeongchang of Gangwon Province, South Korea, Jan. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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China's booming winter sports industry attracts professionals worldwide

STORY: China's booming winter sports industry attracts professionals worldwide DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ski resort 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAX BLOUIN, Ski instructor from Canada 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DONG DONG, Head of marketing department, Beidahu ski resort 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HAMISH BARKER, Ski instructor from New Zealand STORYLINE: Over one year after the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Chinese people's passion for winter sports continues to grip the country. According to a recent report by the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee, the market value of China's winter sports industry is expected to surpass 1 trillion yuan (about 145.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025. The huge market potential has attracted many professionals worldwide to get involved. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAX BLOUIN, Ski instructor from Canada "I'm a snowboard coach. I first came here in (the 2018-2019 season). I've seen the mo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 4 Kyodo - A wooden art object inspired by the sun is displayed at a beach in Gangneung on Feb. 4, 2018, at the venue of a Cultural Olympiad event of the Pyeongchang Winter Games.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Students take a selfie in front of a display of the Olympic rings set up at Gangneung Station in South Korea on Jan. 9, 2018, a month ahead of the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Guangneung city will be the venue for the indoor sports of the Winter Games.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Women take a selfie in front of a display of the Olympic rings set up at Gangneung Station in South Korea on Jan. 9, 2018, a month ahead of the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Guangneung city will be the venue for the indoor sports of the Winter Games.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan. 11 Kyodo - A woman stands in front of a display of the Olympic rings set up on the beach of Gangneung, South Korea, before sunrise on Jan. 9, 2018, a month ahead of the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Guangneung city will be the venue for the indoor sports of the Winter Games.

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Olympics: IOC not ruling out S. Korea, N. Korea collaboration at Pyeongchang

TOKYO, Japan, June 29 Kyodo - The International Olympic Committee's Executive Director Christophe Dubi gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 29, 2017, about South Korea and North Korea potentially competing as one at the Pyeongchang 2018 winter games. The IOC is not ruling out a proposed joint Korean team nor North Korea's hosting of the some Olympic events in 2018.

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Sri Lanka girl dreams of becoming Olympic ski jumper

TOKYO, Japan - Oshadi Thilakarathna, an 11 year-old Sri Lankan girl, has a dream of competing in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games as a ski jumper after seeing Noriaki Sakai's performances at the Sochi Winter Olympics, and Japanese supporters have begun collecting donations via cloud funding to help her. Sri Lanka has never participated in winter Olympics.

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New sled project for 2018 Winter Games

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the "Shitamachi Bobsleigh" (downtown bobsleigh) project promotion committee pose for photos in Tokyo on June 4, 2014. The committee announced a plan the same day to develop a new sled for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Olympic flag arrives in Pyeongchang for 2018 Winter Games

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - The Olympic flag arrives Feb. 28, 2014 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where the next Winter Games is scheduled to be held in 2018, as local residents gather to take a glimpse.

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Figure skater Kim holds Olympic flag at Incheon airport

SEOUL, South Korea - Sochi Olympics women's figure skating silver medalist Kim Yu Na (C) and other South Koreans hold the Olympic flag at Incheon International Airport west of Seoul on Feb. 25, 2014, brought home from Sochi, Russia, for the 2018 Winter Games to be held in Pyeongchang.

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Sochi Olympics venues set to be used as facilities

SOCHI, Russia - The Fisht Olympic Stadium (lower C) in Sochi, Russia, at which the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Games were held, is slated to be used for the 2018 World Cup soccer tournament, while the Bolshoy Ice Dome (center L) is to be used as a sports and concert stadium. The photo was taken in December 2013.

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Sochi pays tribute to next Winter Games host city

SOCHI, Russia - Tribute is paid to Pyeongchang, South Korea, the host city of the 2018 Winter Games, during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Next Winter Games host city introduced at Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - South Korean figure skating silver medalist Kim Yu Na (C) and her compatriots participate in a performance to introduce Pyeongchang in her home country, the host city of the 2018 Winter Games, during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Next host city's logo shown at Sochi Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - The logo for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is unveiled during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Games at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014. (Pool Photo)

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Russian, Greek, S. Korean flags hoisted at Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - The national flags of Russia (L), Greece (C) and South Korea are hoisted during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014. South Korea's Pyeongchang is the host city of the next Winter Games in 2018.

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Olympic flag handed over to mayor of Pyeongchang, S. Korea

SOCHI, Russia - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (R) hands over the Olympic flag to Lee Seok Rai, mayor of Pyeongchang, South Korea, which is the host city of the 2018 Winter Games, during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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2018 Games organizing comm. head Kim at press conference

SOCHI, Russia - Kim Jin Sun, president of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, gives a press conference in Sochi on Feb. 22, 2014.

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S. Korea to host 2018 Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Children cerebrate in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on July 7, 2011, after the International Olympic Committee selected the city as host of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

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S. Korea to host 2018 Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - People celebrate in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in the early hours of July 7, 2011, after the International Olympic Committee selected the city as host of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

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S. Korea to host 2018 Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - People cerebrate in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in the early hours of July 7, 2011, after the International Olympic Committee selected the city as host of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. A man is seen holding South Korea's national flag.

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2018 Winter Olympics candidate city

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - People release dove-shaped balloons in Pyeongchang on July 6, 2011, in hope of the South Korean city winning its bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

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Gold medalist Katarina Witt at promotional event in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Katarina Witt, chairwoman of the Munich 2018 Winter Olympic Games bid committee, attend a promotional event in Vancouver on Feb. 15, 2010, to invite the 2018 Olympics to the German city.

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(SP)FILES-FIGURE SKATER-HANYU YUZURU

(220719) -- BEIJING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2018 shows Hanyu Yuzuru of Japan reacts during the medal ceremony of men's singles figure skating event at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games at the Medal Plaza in PyeongChang, South Korea. Japan's two-time Winter Olympic gold medalist Hanyu Yuzuru announced his decision to retire from competitive figure skating at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIOLINIST (CN)

(220316) -- YINCHUAN, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Yifei plays the piano during a music class in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 16, 2018. For Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, the violin piece of the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, that she played in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, is her best gift for Paralympians across the globe. Ma, a sophomore in Ningxia Special Education High School in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lost her eyesight at the age of two through illness. With the hope that music would serve as an extra way to reach out to the world, she started to learn to play the piano at five and violin at nine. "It took a few thousand times for her to play a piece correctly as she always played the wrong notes because she could not see the keyboard." said Ma's mother. "Sadness or joy, each piece is different," Ma said, adding that although Snowflake is related to winter, she can feel "warmth,

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIOLINIST (CN)

(220316) -- YINCHUAN, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Yifei plays the piano during a music class in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 16, 2018. For Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, the violin piece of the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, that she played in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, is her best gift for Paralympians across the globe. Ma, a sophomore in Ningxia Special Education High School in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lost her eyesight at the age of two through illness. With the hope that music would serve as an extra way to reach out to the world, she started to learn to play the piano at five and violin at nine. "It took a few thousand times for her to play a piece correctly as she always played the wrong notes because she could not see the keyboard." said Ma's mother. "Sadness or joy, each piece is different," Ma said, adding that although Snowflake is related to winter, she can feel "warmth,

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torsongan Bullik participates in a high-altitude cycling race in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2018. Born in a herdsman's family in the pastoral area of Wenquan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 27-year-old Torsongan Bullik has many identities: shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier. He now works as a trial skier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Long before the start of the cross-country skiing game of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the trail skiers had already buckled down on ski slopes to test skiing and its related training on a daily basis. "This is the Winter Olympic Games. The cross-country skiing track is the most important track to me," said Bullik. "I will make my best efforts to serve the athletes from all over the world and try to give them a boost for the compet.....

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Xinhua Headlines: Excitement running high with one month to go until Beijing 2022

(220105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- John Shuster (C) of the United States competes during the men's curling final against Switzerland at the 2018 Pyeong Chang Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Curling Centre, Gangnueng, South Korea, Feb. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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Japan into 2018 Winter Games ice hockey final qualifiers

Japanese ice hockey players celebrate after beating Ukraine 2-1 in Sapporo on Feb. 14, 2016, to advance to the final qualifiers for the Pyongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan into 2018 Winter Games ice hockey final qualifiers

Daisuke Obara of Japan (L) scores his side's second goal during the third period of a game against Ukraine in Sapporo on Feb. 14, 2016. Japan won 2-1 to advance to the final qualifiers for the Pyongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan into 2018 Winter Games ice hockey final qualifiers

Japanese ice hockey players celebrate after beating Ukraine 2-1 in Sapporo on Feb. 14, 2016, to advance to the final qualifiers for the Pyongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourists at ski resort to be used in 2018 Winter Olympics

Tourists visit a ski resort planned as the venue of the alpine skiing competitions in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 10, 2015. Concern is growing over a possible delay in preparations due to financial difficulties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Groundwork underway at figure skating venue for 2018 Winter Olympics

Groundwork is underway at the venue of figure skating and other events in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening, closing ceremony venue for 2018 Winter Olympics

Construction of facilities has yet to start at the planned venue of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of sled courses underway for 2018 Winter Olympics

Work is underway to build bobsled, skeleton and luge courses for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 12, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo