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Skier out of Olympics, citing violence in Ukraine

By Washington Examiner
Published February 20, 2014 3:13pm ET
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Skier out of Olympics, citing violence in Ukraine
Ukrainian skier Bogdana Matsotska speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday, Feb. 20, that Matsotska is leaving the Olympics in response to the violence in her country. (AP Photo/Graham Dunbar) | Graham Dunbar

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — A Ukrainian skier has withdrawn from the Olympics to protest the deaths of anti-government protesters in her country.

“I don’t want to participate when in my country people die,” Bogdana Matsotska told The Associated Press on Thursday.

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