FILE PHOTO: Figure Skating - ISU European Figure Skating Championships - Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn, Estonia - January 16, 2022 Latvia's Deniss Vasiļjevs in action during the Exhibition Gala REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
BEIJING (Reuters) - COVID-19 cases at the Beijing Olympics have sidelined some figure skaters but also rattled healthy competitors who have suddenly found themselves without a coach at the most important competition of their careers.
A day before the opening ceremony, coach Stephane Lambiel from Switzerland said he had tested positive for the virus despite being fully vaccinated and was isolating before he could travel to Beijing.
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