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That prompted a fierce backlash from international literary luminaries who dropped out of the event, ultimately leading to the festival’s cancellation. 0.950

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Simplified: Backlash from international literary luminaries prompted the festival's cancellation

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3 months ago
The skier Lindsey Vonn, a three-time Olympic medalist, was asked by a Canadian journalist on Tuesday about “everything going on in Minnesota.” 1.000

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Simplified: Lindsey Vonn was asked by a Canadian journalist on Tuesday about everything going on in Minnesota

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3 months ago
She responded that the state is “where I grew up, and my heart is incredibly heavy for everyone at home.” 1.000

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Simplified: She responded that the state is where she grew up and her heart is incredibly heavy for everyone at home

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3 months ago
She added: “We are more than what’s happening right now.” 1.000

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Simplified: She added we are more than what's happening right now

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3 months ago
The furor drove the American figure skating, hockey and speedskating federations to hastily rename a hospitality venue for athletes in Milan from “Ice House” to “Winter House.” 1.000

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Simplified: The furor drove the American figure skating hockey and speedskating federations to hastily rename a hospitality venue for athletes in Milan from Ice H...

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3 months ago
Inside the rechristened venue on Saturday, Annie White, the chief marketing officer for U.S. Figure Skating, said she never “thought the surface we skate on would potentially become a polarizing word.... 1.000

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Simplified: Annie White said she never thought the surface they skate on would potentially become a polarizing word

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3 months ago
Ms. Shiffrin said it was “an honor and privilege” to compete for her country but then read from prepared remarks quoting Nelson Mandela, and said she wanted to represent “values of inclusivity, values... 1.000

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Simplified: Ms Shiffrin said it was an honor and privilege to compete for her country

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3 months ago
Asked a similar question by a Norwegian journalist at a news conference in Cortina on Saturday, the skier Mikaela Shiffrin, a three-time Olympic medalist, was quiet for a few seconds. 1.000

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Simplified: Mikaela Shiffrin was quiet for a few seconds

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3 months ago
He and his family attended a figure skating team event in Milan, where Evan Lysacek, a 2010 Olympic champion skater who was traveling with the vice president, said Mr. Vance’s daughter enjoyed the fas... 1.000

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Simplified: He and his family attended a figure skating team event in Milan

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3 months ago
“I just stay focused on the fact that there are a lot of really good people at home who I am proud to represent,” Summer Britcher, a luger from New York, said in an interview inside the Olympic Villag... 1.000

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Simplified: Summer Britcher said she stays focused on the fact that there are a lot of really good people at home who she is proud to represent

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3 months ago
The International Olympic Committee casts the Games as a neutral ground where athletes can compete “without being held back by the politics or divisions of their governments,” Kirsty Coventry, the I.O... 1.000

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Simplified: The International Olympic Committee casts the Games as a neutral ground where athletes can compete without being held back by politics

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3 months ago
But the athletes, wearing the colors and emblems of their countries, can’t help but appear as symbols of their nations’ values. 1.000

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Simplified: Athletes can't help but appear as symbols of their nations' values

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3 months ago
“I just try and block all that out,” he said. 1.000

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Simplified: He said he just tries and blocks all that out

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3 months ago
At a protest of several hundred people on Friday, some demonstrators carried a large anti-ICE banner that read, “Milan despises you.” 1.000

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Simplified: Some demonstrators carried a large anti-ICE banner that read Milan despises you

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3 months ago
At first, Phillip DiGuglielmo, who coaches the U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu and was seated in the stands, thought the boos were for the athletes. 1.000

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Simplified: Phillip DiGuglielmo thought the boos were for the athletes

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3 months ago
Zach Werenski, a defenseman on the U.S. men’s hockey team, was in the stadium but said he saw news of the boos only later on social media. 1.000

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Simplified: Zach Werenski saw news of the boos later on social media

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3 months ago
“He’s a proud American and he wants all the athletes here to show well for our country and that’s our goal,” Mr. Werenski said. 1.000

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Simplified: Mr Werenski said he's a proud American and he wants all the athletes to show well for our country

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3 months ago
But he said he still worried that some athletes had heard the jeers instead of the applause. 1.000

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Simplified: He said he still worried some athletes had heard the jeers instead of the applause

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3 months ago
The president’s remarks came two days after the opening ceremony of the Games in Milan on Friday, when jeers and boos rippled through the San Siro stadium as Vice President JD Vance briefly was shown... 1.000

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Simplified: The president's remarks came two days after the opening ceremony of the Games in Milan on Friday

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3 months ago
“It was supposed to be the pinnacle of my life to see my athlete walk into the stadium, but it turned into a really sad moment for me,” said Mr. DiGuglielmo, whose grandparents immigrated to the Unite... 1.000

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Simplified: Mr DiGuglielmo said it turned into a really sad moment for him

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3 months ago