Taiwanese Winter Olympic luge athlete Lien Te-an reacts as he works out at a gym room in Taipei, Taiwan September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
TAIPEI (Reuters) - When Lien Te-an sets off on his luge for practice runs there is no biting cold or sound of blades scraping the ice, only a swoosh before he disappears down a steep mountain road into the shimmering heat of eastern Taiwan's Yilan County.
Although his practice environment fails to evoke visions of winter sports, Lien will soon be heading towards the ice at next month's Pyeongchang Olympics as one of the few Taiwanese athletes to have qualified.
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