TOKYO -- As COVID-19 cases crop up at the Beijing Winter Olympics ahead of Friday's opening ceremony, the rules for some events remain unclear on whether other athletes can advance when infected competitors withdraw.
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Who advances if Winter Olympics athletes catch COVID? It depends
Rules on runners-up moving to later rounds remain unclear for many events
Marita Kramer of Austria won a women's large hill ski jump event in Germany on Dec. 11. She will miss the Beijing Olympics due to a positive COVID-19 test. © Reuters
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