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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

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Pekin to Beijing: Relentless conditions take their toll on Day 15

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Poland struggled on the snow and ice as the conditions pushed everyone to the limit Cross-country skiers Dominik Bury and Mateusz Haratyk raced the men’s 50km mass start over a reduced distance of 30km, due to high winds reaching 37mph making the -17°C temperature even chillier for the competitors. Whilst some athletes took the change…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Relentless conditions take their toll on Day 15

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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

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Pekin to Beijing: Defiant athletes put their bodies on the line

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Snowboarders Aleksandra Król and Oskar Kwiatkowski led the charge for Poland’s best chance of a medal on Day 4, both crashing out in the quarter-finals Król and Kwiatkoski were competing in the women’s and men’s parallel giant slalom, respectively, and were both bidding to earn a medal in the knock-out competition. Both had comfortably made…… Continue reading Pekin to Beijing: Defiant athletes put their bodies on the line