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Some teams have opted for more precautions.
cross-country skiers wear masks at their Olympic press conference and are not staying at the Olympic Village.
Ping Huang, NPR News, Milan.
Olympic curlers take to the ice today and every day for the rest of the Olympic Games.
It's the longest-running event because of how competition is structured.
In mixed doubles, each of the 10 teams plays every other team once over the next six days.
The top teams advance to the semifinals and then the medal events.
Phil Drobnik is the head curling coach for Team USA.
Mixed doubles concludes on February 10th and then come some men's and women's team events in the same format.
has 232 competing athletes at this year's Winter Games.
It's the most of any country, ahead of Canada and host country Italy.
Ping Huang, NPR News, Milan.
It's a brand new set of buildings at an old railway yard in Porta Romana, an artsy neighborhood in southeast Milan.
This Olympic Village will house figure skaters, hockey players, and speed skaters.
There are athletes' rooms, lounges, a substantial gym...
and a 24-7 cafeteria where athletes ignored the steamed cauliflower and spinach and went straight for the pasta.
Daniel Smith runs the Team USA house for the U.S.
Olympic and Paralympic Committee in Milan.