SOCHI SCENE: ‘Went for the 1-hander’

By The Associated Press

Published February 8, 2014 10:45am ET

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SOCHI SCENE: ‘Went for the 1-hander’ — Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway carries the national flag as he leads the team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) | Mark Humphrey

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Accustomed to racing down the side of a mountain with a ski pole in each hand, Alpine skiing star Aksel Lund Svindal was fired up about using only one mitt to carry Norway’s flagpole while walking in the opening ceremony for the Olympics.

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