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Olympic curling cheating scandal, explained. The concussion risk in sliding sports

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The cheating and cussing scandal that rocked the curling world. A report on the sustainability — or lack thereof — at the 2026 Olympic Games. Plus, there’s a little-known head injury risk with sliding sports, including skeleton, bobsleigh and luge. Join host A Martínez along with NPR’s Pien Huang, Ruth Sherlock and Emily Kwong for all that and more. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games.”

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