‘Team Avalanche’ unites cross-country skiing Olympic hopefuls from small countries

Indian skier Bhavani Thekkada’s lower leg was a mess at a race weekend in Finland — think blisters and blood. She turned to “Team Avalanche” on WhatsApp in search of ointments. “I couldn’t find anything in the shop, so I just put a message in the group and there was this guy who said, ‘Hey I’m in R...

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