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U.S. winter Olympians — whose sports can defy gravity and involve breakneck speeds on snow and ice — share some of their most common nightmares in a special NPR Up First podcast from Pyeongchang.

In his third and final criminal sentencing, the judge told Nassar, who has admitted to molesting girls, that he will likely never be reformed.

A dramatic video of the incident shows the man suddenly rushing at the former USA Gymnastics doctor during Nassar's third sentencing hearing. The man's three daughters say they were abused by Nassar.

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, who is training for the 2020 Tokyo Games, said on Monday it would break her heart to return to the training facility where she says she was abused.

The two countries will also form a unified women's hockey team to compete in the Winter Olympics in February. The North will send a cheering squad to support its delegation.

The IOC's Olympic Athlete from Russia Implementation Group released guidelines for uniforms, accessories and equipment two weeks after the Russian team was effectively banned.

The decision by the International Olympic Committee follows last year's McLaren report, which said more than 1,000 Russian athletes were involved in manipulating doping controls.

The decision to award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games simultaneously is a first for the International Olympic Committee and the result of a trying bidding process.

Paris and Los Angeles are the only remaining contestants for 2024 after four other cities dropped out. The committee's decision means the 2024 loser can avoid mounting an arduous new bid for 2028.

The Olympic Channel, which launched as a digital outlet after this summer's Rio Games, will become an American TV network in the second half of 2017.