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Enough snow for the resorts to be enticed to build them. so i see that and there are no younger generations coming into lake tahoe that will be able to be home and train in the half pipe and potentially pursue those olympic dreams. >> reporter: hight says that artificial snow as a substitute comes with higher injury risks, less training coupled with increased danger are a worrisome combination for those athletes. environmental advocacy group, protect our winters, warns artificial snow has limitations. >> in order to make artificial snow, there's a temperature threshold. so you can't just -- yo...

Improve endurance and your ability to train and compete and come back stronger. it's not surprising something like this has been used. a lot of russian athletes were using maldonian in years past. always looking to be one step ahead of the testing protocols. >> and so what does this mean for any medals russia would have taken home? what does this mean for the next days ahead? >> that's the $64,000 question. you don't know if they will be kicked out of the olympics, particular athletes, how will this affect the team medals, maybe the u.s. can move up and get the gold in figure skating, as natha...

About with simone biles in tokyo. can you talk about what it was like for you experiencing that? in midair on skis, it's the last place you want to be unsure where you are in the air. ., , want to be unsure where you are in theair. ., , ,, .. , the air. for sure. especially in the half pipe. — the air. for sure. especially in the half pipe. the _ the air. for sure. especially in the half pipe, the margin _ the air. for sure. especially in the half pipe, the margin of— the air. for sure. especially in the half pipe, the margin of error- the air. for sure. especially in the half pipe, the ma...

The 2022 olympic winter games are officially underway in beijing. don, tell us what's happening. >> so bits to get started in a few hours. saturday is the first full day of competition. some big american athletes in competition over the next couple weeks. nathan chen should be fascinating to look out for. never won a medal. can he finally deliver on this stage? mikaela shiffrin on the way to becoming the biggest olympic skier of all time. she could do well here. chloe kim has been to university since she won the half pipe. i think she'll be the favorite to do it. and what about shaun white? a ...

Our top story this lunchtime... the search is on to find a new commissionerfor the uk's largest police force after the resignation of dame cressida dick. and the lost lego still washing up on the shores of cornwall decades after a container ship hit a storm coming up on the bbc news channel, shaun white brings down the curtain on an incredible snowboarding career. the us legend finishes outside the medal spots in beijing after taking part in the half pipe. he said he was proud of his legacy. it's been confirmed that the 15—year—old russian figure skater, kamila valieva, who helped her team...