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Despite statements by U.S. government officials casting doubt on the participation of the U.S. Olympic team, the decision is in the hands of the country's Olympic committee.

With Russia out of the competition in Pyeongchang, it seems incomprehensible that the U.S. team will stay home. And two recent developments show how the world of elite sport continues to revolve around the United States.

Play-by-Play: Looking Ahead and Looking Back

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In the wake of November's test launch of a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile, more joint exercises by the U.S. and South Korean militaries, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s semi-regular prodding of North Korea's leaders on Twitter, it was unsurprising when Olympic security concerns, which Austin Duckworth had examined in a September column, made the U.S. headlines earlier this month.

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