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Winter Olympic Sports Crossword Puzzle

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This grid has been created to meet a crossword "Hot Topics" challenge, although this appears to be an 'oxymoron?' Some of the answers are also slightly off-piste.
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. The 1992 Winter Olympics are commonly known as "___ '92", relating to their location (11)
      7. Luge, skeleton and bobsleigh are all categorised as ___ events (7)
      8. Host city of the Olympic Games in both 1932 and 1984, ___ Angeles (3)
      9. "People, Hopes, Medals", a documentary of the 1960 Winter Olympics, directed by Heribert ___ (6)
      10. Bjorn ___, Swedish modern pentathlete who won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games (4)
      12. In 2008 Benjamin Boukpeti was the first athlete from ___ to win an Olympic medal (4)
      13. In yachting render motionless owing to lack of wind (6)
      16. American champion high jumper Vashti Cunningham was born in ___ Vegas in 1998 (3)
      17. Daniel ___, South African athlete who won gold in the Discus at the 1964 Paralympics (7)
      18. Results are displayed here: 'Do racers sob?' (anagram) (5-6)

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      1. Birthplace of Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain, winner of a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics (5)
      2. Two clues here, the host cities of the Winter Olympics in (i) 2022 followed by (ii) 1952 (7,4)
      3. Maria-Luise ___ was the winner of the Women's Luge World Cup in 1985-86 (6)
      4. Santiago ___, flag bearer for Chile at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games (4)
      5. The 1994 Winter Olympics were hosted in this Norwegian municipality (11)
      6. Birth place of British bobsledder Nick Gleeson, who competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics (5)
      11. Didier ___ Swiss skier, winner of the Men's Downhill Gold medal at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics (6)
      12. A large bone forming part of the ankle joint (5)
      14. Edwin ___, winner of the 400m hurdles at both the 1976 and 1984 Olympic Games (5)
      15. Shelda ___ Brazilian beach volleyball player, won silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics (4)