How an Olympic skating star born in Russia became a medal contender for Germany
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MILAN, Italy (AP) — Nikita Volodin’s career had stalled in Russia. Then came a move to Germany, which made him an Olympic medal contender. Volodin teamed up with German skater Minerva Hase in 2022, after nearly four years out of elite-level competition skating in ice shows. He’d come close to giving up on dreams of skating success before Hase’s coach arranged a tryout with the German, whose 2022 Olympics had been derailed by a positive COVID test for her previous partner. “I tried to forget it,”
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