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Beijing 2022

Pekin to Beijing: Beijing 2022 comes to a close as Poland plays the same record one last time on Day 16

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It was another day of tough conditions and unfortunate circumstances as Poland’s alpine and cross-country skiers took to the snow for one last time In the alpine skiing mixed team parallel, Poland lost out in the head to head to eventual bronze medallists Norway. This event is a mixed team competition which sees four skiers…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Beijing 2022 comes to a close as Poland plays the same record one last time on Day 16

Beijing 2022

Pekin to Beijing: Marcisz and Skinder ski and make-up

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Izabela Marcisz and Monika Skinder were the stars of Day 12, as they put their rumoured differences behind them, finishing 9th in the women’s team classic sprint The cross-country skiers finished their semi-final in 6th place, and qualified to the final as “lucky losers”. Two hours later, and they were back on the snow finishing…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Marcisz and Skinder ski and make-up

Beijing 2022

Pekin to Beijing: Poland look to keep the heat on as temperatures drop on Day 9

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It was a record finish for Monika Hojnisz-Staręga at the Olympic Games, but it could have been much more, as she struggled to keep her cool in the biathlon Falling temperatures and heavy snow in Beijing pushed the challenge of all outdoor events to another level, even extinguishing the Olympic flame in the process! One…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Poland look to keep the heat on as temperatures drop on Day 9

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Pekin to Beijing: Poland builds for a medal charge on Day 5

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Records were broken in the luge and on the short track skate rink, as Polish athletes put their best foot forward in a bid for more medals Wojciech Chmielewski and Jakub Kowalewski wore the red and white for Poland as they twice hurtled down the course at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre, achieving an impressive…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Poland builds for a medal charge on Day 5