Olympic Games – Page 5

Paris Bookstalls Are Told to Relocate During Next Year’s Olympics

The “bouquinistes” along the River Seine have objected after being told that most of them will have to move temporarily for security reasons.

By Juliette Gueron-Gabrielle and Jenny Gross

Cross-Country Skiing Diggins, Jessica (1991- ) Norway Olympic Games

Skis, Songs and Shots at a Supremely Norwegian Sports Festival

Holmenkollen celebrates cross-country skiing and other winter sports in a nation that reveres them. Even the competitors admit the fun is infectious.

By Nathaniel Herz and David B. Torch

Heraskevych, Vladyslav Kyiv (Ukraine) Olympic Games Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Skeleton (Sport)

Vladyslav Heraskevych: A Ukrainian Olympian in a Time of War

Vladyslav Heraskevych, the Ukrainian skeleton racer whose simple antiwar plea went viral at the Beijing Olympics, has tried to figure out how he can best serve his country. It hasn’t been easy.

By Matthew Futterman

Deaths (Obituaries) Doctors Knees Olympic Games Skiing Sports Injuries Steadman Philippon Research Institute Steadman, J. Richard (1937-2023) Surgery and Surgeons United States Ski Team Vail (Colo)

J. Richard Steadman, 85, Dies; Saved Knees of Countless Skiers

A renowned orthopedic surgeon, he developed innovative techniques for alpine Olympians. He also treated soccer, tennis and baseball stars.

By Clay Risen