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‘Grandma’ Claudia Pechstein skates into 8th Olympics

By BETH HARRISJanuary 14, 2022 GMT

Decades into a decorated speedskating career, Claudia Pechstein is still achieving firsts.

The 49-year-old German will become the oldest woman to compete at a Winter Olympics in Beijing and the second athlete — and only woman — to compete in eight Winter Games.

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