Oksana Masters: drawn by Chernobyl, dumped in orphanage, now a Paralympic figurehead | winter games
Oksana Masters was born Oksana Alexandrovna Bondarchuk almost 33 years ago in Ukraine. Three years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded, she was scarred by the nuclear disaster as a baby. She was born with a laundry list of physical defects: fused fingers, no thumbs, 6 toes on each foot, and deformed legs. Young Oksana […]
Olympic stars visiting King Philippe and Queen Mathilde | winter games
The athletes who had obtained a medal or an Olympic diploma at the Winter Games in Beijing were allowed to visit the royal couple. Swings, Desmet and Hendrickx also each brought someone from their training staff. “This is a unique experience and it was really just nice to talk to them,” said figure skater Loena […]
Andreas Wellinger: Corona takes defending champion’s last Olympic chance
Sport Andreas Wellinger Corona robs the defending champion of what is probably his last Olympic chance As of 5:52 p.m | Reading time: 2 minutes First injured, now tested positive: Andreas Wellinger struggles Source: dpa/Daniel Karmann Two weeks before the opening of the Olympics, ski jumper Wellinger tested positive for the corona virus. This robs […]