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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympics- Alpine Skiing- Cold Food Riles Germany Coach, US Bring Own Pasta

2022 Beijing Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Men's Downhill - National Alpine Ski Center, Yanqing district, Beijing, China - February 6, 2022. FIS race director Markus Waldner is seen after the event was postponed. (Reuters)

It's not only the wind whipping the pistes that is cold up on the mountains hosting the Beijing Olympics.

After high winds on Sunday forced organizers to postpone the Alpine flagship event, the men's downhill race, Germany's coach lamented there was no hot food available for athletes racing on the brand new course nicknamed "The Rock".

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