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02-15-2018, 11:00 AM
People are getting into snow volleyball at the freezing cold Winter Olympics
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The average temperature Pyeongchang right now is 23° F (-5*°C), but some athletes still thought it the perfect time for a spot of... beach volleyball?
On Valentine's Day, a snow volleyball match took place outside the Austrian Olympic team's lodgings at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
SEE ALSO: Olympic Austrian skier dramatically crashes into cameraman (https://mashable.com/2018/02/13/matthias-mayer-crash-olympics/)
According to Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-snow-volleyball/swapping-sand-for-snow-volleyball-eyes-winter-games-slot-idUSKCN1FY1VT), Wednesday's exhibition match, which featured volleyball players from South Korea, Austria, China, Brazil and Serbia was meant to showcase a sport hoped by organisers to be added to the Winter Olympics. Beach volleyball has been included in the Summer Olympics since Atlanta 1996. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/15/snow-volleyball-winter-olympics/)
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The average temperature Pyeongchang right now is 23° F (-5*°C), but some athletes still thought it the perfect time for a spot of... beach volleyball?
On Valentine's Day, a snow volleyball match took place outside the Austrian Olympic team's lodgings at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
SEE ALSO: Olympic Austrian skier dramatically crashes into cameraman (https://mashable.com/2018/02/13/matthias-mayer-crash-olympics/)
According to Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-snow-volleyball/swapping-sand-for-snow-volleyball-eyes-winter-games-slot-idUSKCN1FY1VT), Wednesday's exhibition match, which featured volleyball players from South Korea, Austria, China, Brazil and Serbia was meant to showcase a sport hoped by organisers to be added to the Winter Olympics. Beach volleyball has been included in the Summer Olympics since Atlanta 1996. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/15/snow-volleyball-winter-olympics/)
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