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(ATR) If the Olympics can be considered a gathering of nations, then Publisher Sheila S. Hula traveled the world during the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang.
Several leaders of international sport and the Olympic Movement were often spotted around PyeongChang taking in the culture and of course the elite sporting events.
In this collection of photos, she introduces us to a few of the people she met along the way.
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