the 1988 Winter Olympics

Meet Malaysia’s First Family of Skiing

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A fanciful idea that started out as a joke among young members of one of Malaysia’s most prominent families has snowballed into a fully fledged ski team and dreams of Olympic success. Despite being a tropical, snowless country, Malaysia has created its own alpine ski team — albeit with only two members — which is … Read more

Cool Runnings Too? Tropical Indonesia Makes Ice Hockey Bid

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They come from a tropical country better known for palm-fringed beaches and big-wave surfing than winter sports. But Indonesia’s plucky ice hockey team hopes to defy the odds when they skate into a major international tournament for the first time at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo next week. The players are part of the … Read more