Mikaela Shiffrin's Olympic Nightmare Continues

Day 4 of the Winter Olympics started with heartbreak for Team USA, with a medal slipping out of their hands. What went wrong in Mikaela Shiffrin’s race? More on that below. Elsewhere, a national team has filed a complaint with the Olympic committee.

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As you read above, Team Japan has filed a complaint over the Olympic podium surface that chipped the figure skaters’ blades. Many athletes who stepped on, suffered from the mishap. So tell us,

During the biathlon competition at the Winter Olympics, a rare moment of sportsmanship stole the spotlight. Slovenia’s Lovro Planko and Germany’s Philipp Nawrath bumped into each other, causing Nawrath’s pole to be knocked away accidentally.

What happened next has left the everyone smiling. Planko immediately acknowledged his mistake and, without a second thought for his own disadvantage, made a gesture the internet can’t stop admiring. Watch it below…

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