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IOC reprimands athletes for commemorating the dead

By Staff The Associated Press

Posted February 10, 2014 5:11 am

Updated February 10, 2014 9:58 am

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Norway's Marit Bjoergen celebrates winning the Women's Cross-Country Skiing 7,5km + 7,5km Skiathlon at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014 in Rosa Khutor. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

SOCHI, Russia – The International Olympic Committee is reprimanding athletes for wearing items commemorating the dead.

IOC spokesman Mark Adams said Monday the Olympic body sent a letter to the Norwegian Olympic Committee after its female cross-country skiers wore black armbands Saturday in honour of a teammate’s brother, who died on the eve of the Sochi Games.

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Adams did not give details of the IOC letter, saying that was “the end of the matter.”

In other disciplines, the IOC banned helmet stickers in tribute to the late Canadian skier Sarah Burke. Adams said athletes should find “a better place” to express their grief.

WATCH: IOC panel comments on sticker ban honouring Sarah Burke

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