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Ukrainian Olympic alpine skier quits Sochi, blames Yanukovych for deaths on EuroMaidan

Feb. 19, 2014, 11:49 p.m. | Mark Rachkevych

Ukrainian alpine skier Bogdana Matsotska and her father said they will not represent their national team in the Sochi Winter Games any longer because of the deaths on EuroMaidan.
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Ukrainian Olympic alpine skier Bohdana Matsotska and her father posted a message on Facebook stating that they no longer will represent their nation’s team in the Sochi Winter Games over the bloody events on EuroMaidan and blamed President Viktor Yanukovych for bloodshed. 

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