Simari Birkner News Today

The Bocock sisters have always done pretty much everything together. They ski powder in the backcountry together. Hike together. Learned pickleball, spikeball and tennis together. Even shared the same room for a long time.

Some competitors have been able to make it to the Olympics in part because of a change in qualifying criteria aimed at producing a more diverse field — a change that has garnered scrutiny.

Several skiers representing countries with little snow are making their Olympic debut in Beijing, partly because of a diversity initiative that has generated controversy.