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  • Minimum age for Olympic figure skating raised to 17

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  • Nathan Chen, Erin Jackson and Mikaela Shiffrin talk handling the pressure

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  • How to keep kids safe around water: Olympians share tips

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  • Nathan Chen talks Olympic pressure: I just wanted to go home

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  • Allyson Felix announces retirement following 2022 track season

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  • Polish and Ukrainian Olympians go from rivals to roommates

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  • China faces international scrutiny as Paralympic Games begin

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  • Paralympic athlete affected by Chornobyl disaster wins gold medal

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  • Team USA Paralympic athletes arrive in Beijing

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  • Nathan Chen thanks mom after Olympic gold: ‘This medal is largely hers’

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  • Olympian Nathan Chen reunites with mom live on TODAY

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  • Sports officials consider raising minimum age in figure skating

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  • US men's curling team on how the beloved sport led to Olympic glory

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Madeline Manning Mims recalls influential conversation with Athing Mu years ago

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In 1968, Olympian Madeline Manning Mims became the first American woman to win gold in the 800-meter race. Team USA runner Athing Mu joined her in the history books this week during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Mims recalls the skill she saw in Mu before the Games. “I don’t see anyone in the world with that potential,” she says.