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dateline: 05 April 2017
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NHL Won’t Participate in 2018 Olympics
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- accommodation: a place to live or stay
- disruptive: causing trouble and disorder
- commissioner: the authority figure of an organization or group
- compressed: shortened
- fatigue: tiredness
- negotiations: discussions in order to come to an agreement
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NHL Won’t Participate in 2018 Olympics
Comprehension Questions
- What announcement did the NHL make this week?
- Which organization offered to cover the costs to send NHL players to the 2018 Olympics?
- Why does the report mention player injuries?
Discussion Questions: Do professional athletes belong at the Olympics? Why or why not? Do you think NHL players will ever compete in the Olympics again?
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NHL Won’t Participate in 2018 Olympics
The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced that its players will not be participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics Games in South Korea. In the past, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had paid for the NHL players’ travel, accommodation, and insurance costs, but has decided not to cover these costs anymore. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said that the break for the Olympics is disruptive and sometimes causes player injuries. The compressed schedule in Olympic years also causes fatigue in players and can affect the outcome of the playoffs. Though the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) had stepped up to cover the NHL’s Olympic costs, the league declined and said negotiations were no longer on the table. Many of the players disagreed with the owners’ decision.
- The NHL announced that its players would not participate in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea.
- The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) offered to cover the costs to send NHL players to the 2018 Olympics, but the league declined.
- The report mentions player injuries because this was one reason given for the NHL not sending its players to the Olympics.
Written and recorded by Tara Benwell for EnglishClub
Tara Benwell is a Canadian freelance writer and editor who specializes in materials and articles for the ELT industry.
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