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Kenya‘s flagbearer Sabrina Simader leads the delegation parade during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 9, 2018. / AFP PHOTO

Wind disrupts competition as organisers push event to Thursday.

Icy winds tore through the mountains at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Sunday, wreaking havoc at a snowboard final that forced postponement of the Alpine skiing for a second successive day, and raising questions about athlete safety.

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