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What's it like to become the first Olympian for your country in the sport of skeleton? Israeli athlete AJ Edelman tells us about his experiences in the sport of skeleton and his current work in building up Israel's bobsled and skeleton team in hopes of competing at the Beijing 2022 Olympics.
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- Tom Scott was profiled by the World Karate Federation
- Marnie McBean's speaking this weekend
- Kikkan Randall on retiring from sport
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