Very good dog invades course but falls short of medal glory at Winter Olympics

Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left

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Nazgul makes unexpected entry in team sprintOwner says two-year old looking for companyA local dog has missed out on a historic cross-country medal at the Winter Olympics despite a lung-bursting surge in the homestretch.Nazgul, who according to NPR lives at a nearby hotel in Tesero, broke on to the course on Wednesday morning and sprinted for the line behind Croatia’s Tena Hadzic as she came to the end of the qualifying race for women’s team cross-country sprint. Even if he had completed the entire race, Nazgul’s time would not have counted as he is male. And a dog. Continue reading...

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Very good dog invades course but falls short of medal glory at Winter Olympics
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Very good dog invades course but falls short of medal glory at Winter Olympics

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Nazgul makes unexpected entry in team sprintOwner says two-year old looking for companyA local dog has missed out on a historic cross-country medal at the Winter Olympics despite a lung-bursting surge in the homestretch.Nazgul, who according to NPR lives at a nearby hotel in Tesero, broke on to the course on Wednesday morning and sprinted for the line behind Croatia’s Tena Hadzic as she came to the end of the qualifying race for women’s team cross-country sprint. Even if he had completed the entire race, Nazgul’s time would not have counted as he is male. And a dog. Continue reading...