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Italian police have used tear gas and a water cannon on protesters near a Winter Olympics venue. The protest that took place on Saturday involved a small group of violent demonstrators at the end of an otherwise peaceful march against the environmental impact of the Games and the presence of U.
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Anti-Olympics protest in Milan turns violent as Italy investigates suspected railway sabotage
Anti-Olympic protesters marched peacefully through Milan on Saturday afternoon, holding signs, marching arm-in-arm, singing and dancing. But when night fell, the demonstration turned violent as some protesters targeted police and their vans,
Several hundred students marched through Milan on Friday in protest against the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Posters reading
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US skier protests women’s exclusion from Olympic sport while cheering for brother at Milan Cortina
TESERO, Italy (AP) — U.S. team skier Annika Malacinski attended the Nordic combined at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday to cheer for her younger brother. And protest. Annika came from her training base in Norway to watch brother Niklas finish 13th in his Olympic debut.
American athletes have spoken out this week on ICE’s actions in Minnesota, joining a long tradition of Team USA using their Olympic platform to speak out.
U.S. team skier Annika Malacinski attended the Nordic combined at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday to cheer for her younger brother. And protest. Annika came from her training base in Norway to watch brother Niklas finish 13th in his Olympic debut.
Niklas Malacinski competed for Team USA’s Nordic combined skiers during the Tuesday, Feb. 17, event
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Criticism by Winter Olympic athletes of Trump policies mirror reaction to iconic 1968 protest
The director of "Fists of Freedom," a documentary about Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, says the reaction to Olympians speaking out has some similarities and differences to 1968.
Ukraine calls a decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the 2026 Paralympics under their nations' flags, "disappointing and outrageous."
A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics over his “helmet of remembrance."
As U.S. athletes and staff arrived in Italy for the Winter Olympics, they were greeted by protesters opposing ICE's planned security role at the Games.