In the midst of crisis, Greenlandic biathletes head to the Olympics

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In the midst of crisis, Greenlandic biathletes head to the Olympics
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Greenlanders Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark have been selected for the Olympics in Italy next month. The biathlon siblings, who compete for Greenland in the World Cup, will take their places in the Danish Olympic squad.

Due to the political tensions in the world - where US President Donald Trump has expressed increasingly aggressive demands to "take over" Greenland - Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark have been sought-after interview subjects during the Biathlon World Cup.

And they are not afraid to say what they think about Trump.

"I hate him. He is a terrible person," Ukaleq Slettemark told Dagens Nyheter during the World Cup in Ruhpolding last week.

"Trump plays with people, he plays with whoever he wants. I've heard people in Greenland say it feels like psychological torture."

The Olympic biathlon competitions will be held in Antholz and will begin on February 8th.

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